The Terminator franchise is set to return to the small screen courtesy of Netflix this August with the anime series Terminator Zero, the first ever animated iteration of the iconic sci-fi action franchise, and the streamer has unveiled a selection of first look images from the upcoming series as well as announcing a premiere on Judgment Day – August 29th.
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.
Mattson Tomlin (The Batman) serves as writer and showrunner on Terminator Zero, with Masashi Kudo directing and Production IG (Ghost in the Shell) handling the animation.
Terminator Zero will premiere on Netflix on August 29th 2024.
