Netflix has shared the first trailer for the new Terminator Zero anime series, and it promises to unleash Judgment Day!
The Terminator franchise centers around Judgment Day. In 1997, the world was on the brink of destruction until a courageous team of protagonists took on the challenge to prevent it. Among them were Sarah Connor, John Connor, and a reprogrammed cyborg from the future. James Cameron’s iconic sequel narrated the epic saga of averting Judgment Day and thwarting Skynet’s nefarious scheme. Little did we know, the battle was far from over…
Enter Terminator Zero. The hotly anticipated anime series, created by Mattson Tomlin, will explore a world devastated by Judgment Day and introduce us to a new breed of heroes. The new series is bringing the fight to Netflix on Aug. 29, and today, the streamer has unleashed the first trailer. Check it out below.
Keep reading if you want to live … or if you want to know everything there is to know about the new anime series so far.
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’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children.
CAST
The upcoming series has gathered an outstanding ensemble to portray the compelling characters in this exciting new storyline. The talented cast features Rosario Dawson, Timothy Olyphant, André Holland, Sonoya Mizuno, and Ann Dowd. Fans are eager to know which roles these remarkable performers will be taking on, and thankfully, Netflix Tudum has provided all the details, leaving no question unanswered.
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Timothy Olyphant (Justified, Deadwood) as The Terminator: Some things about The Terminator haven’t changed. The Terminator is still out there. It still can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you’re dead. Yet as Tomlin tells Tudum, this incarnation of The Terminator and Olyphant’s interpretation isn’t like any we’ve seen before. “It feels fresh and new and wholly its own thing.”
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Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka, Common Ground) as Kokoro: An advanced AI and Japan’s answer to Skynet, if brought online, Kokoro will be endowed with the same power as Skynet. Kokoro must calculate for itself: Is humanity the plague Skynet believes it to be? Or are human beings worth saving?André Holland (Moonlight, The Knick) as Malcolm Lee: A genius computer programmer and father of three, Malcolm Lee is haunted by prophetic nightmares of an apocalyptic future. He’s spent the last decade creating a secret artificial intelligence that he believes will be humanity’s last hope.
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Sonoya Mizuno (House of the Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians) as Eiko: Coming from a post-Judgment Day 2022, Eiko is a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop Malcolm from launching Kokoro.
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Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, MASS) as The Prophet: In the future, The Prophet is the philosophical guide for the human resistance, a light shepherding survivors in the darkness of the unknown future ahead. “There were a couple of people that I wrote characters for,” says Tomlin, “and The Prophet was always Ann Dowd. So her dialogue was written for her cadence of voice … Her performance just rocks.”
CREATIVES
The highly anticipated anime series is set to have Skydance, Production I.G., and creator Mattson Tomlin as executive producers. Tomlin, who is also the showrunner and writer for the series, has an impressive track record. He previously penned the script for Netflix’s “Project Power,” which featured Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Additionally, he is currently working on the script for “The Batman II.”
RELEASE
Prepare for your fate when Terminator Zero arrives on Netflix on the anniversary of Judgment Day, Aug. 29.
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