First Images From Upcoming Netflix Anime 'TERMINATOR ZERO' Promise Slasher Flick Vibes
Summer is just around the corner and with that comes new programing from many of our favorite streaming companies. Netflix being one of those companies, released news about a new anime in the world of Terminator back in 2021. The show has now been officially titled “TERMINATOR ZERO” and Entertainment Weekly has the first look at the series below.
“Terminator Zero” comes from Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer Mattson Tomlin (Project Power, The Batman II), and Tomlin explains to Entertainment Weekly that the upcoming series will return to the horror vibe of James Cameron’s original sci-fi slasher.
Tomlin explains, “There’s a completely valid version of the Terminator franchise where the Terminator is synonymous with Jason and Freddy, where he is this unrelenting serial killer. There’s a little bit of Friday the 13th in here. There’s a little bit of Michael Myers in here.”
The outlet’s preview piece today also makes it clear that “Terminator Zero” is in-canon with every previous film in the franchise, and that the Connor family is not part of the storyline. So sorry Sarah Connor fans, you’ll have to wait for another film…if that even happens any time soon.
All episodes of “Terminator Zero” will be unleashed on Netflix August 29, 2024.
The anime hails from Japanese animation studio Production IG (Ghost in the Shell). The eight-episode series is part of the Terminator universe but will center around new characters.
Here’s the official synopsis…
“2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity. Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children.”
Head over to Entertainment Weekly for more insights into the new series.
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