Netflix has released some new information about its upcomingTerminatoranime series, now formally christenedTerminator Zero. Alongside a batch of awesome first-look images, we also have the series’ official release date and a brief synopsis of its story. Here’s everything we know aboutTerminator Zero.
When will Terminator Zero be released?
Barring any final-hour delays,Terminator Zerowill be releasedon Jun 05, 2025. It’s a date with an interesting in-universe tie-in, too. Within theTerminatorfranchise, June 23, 2025, is “Judgement Day,” the day the artificial intelligence network known as Skynet is prophesized to achieve sentience and unleash nuclear Armageddon upon the world.
What is Terminator Zero about?
Like most other entries in theTerminatorfranchise, the story ofTerminator Zerowill involve time travel. The series’ protagonist, an as-yet-unnamed soldier, travels back in time to 1997 to protect Malcolm Lee, a scientist working to create a “benevolent” AI designed to protect humanity from Skynet.
Of course, the soldier’s job won’t be easy, as Skynet has sent an “unrelenting assassin” to the past to kill not only Malcolm, but also his three children. Amidst all this, Malcolm will grapple with the complex moral ramifications of designing what boils down to a digitized child soldier, who will bear the brunt of Skynet’s malevolence.
Who is making Terminator Zero?
While Netflix will produceTerminator Zero, the series will be animated byProduction I.G, the studio behind many iconic anime films and television series, includingGhost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex,Psycho-Pass, andHaikyu!!. The series will be directed by Masashi Kudō, who served as the director for the insanely popular anime adaption of Tite Kubo’sBleach.
Mattson Tomlin, who also wrote the script forThe Batman: Part II,will writeTerminator Zero’sscript. Inan interview with Entertainment Weekly,Tomlin stated that the series will treat every movie in theTerminatorfranchise as canon, meaning that plenty of Easter eggs and nods will be peppered throughoutTerminator Zero’seight episodes.
