Terminator Zero (originally known as Terminator: The Anime Series) is an upcoming science-fiction action anime series developed by Mattson Tomlin and set in the Terminator universe. The eight-episode show was produced for Netflix by animation studio Production I.G and Skydance Television under the direction of Masashi Kudō.

It is set to be released on August 29, 2024, on Netflix.

Premise[edit]

In Japan, Malcom Lee has been developing another AI system that is intended to compete with SkyNet. As Judgement Day approaches in 1997, Lee finds himself and his three children pursued by an unknown robot assassin, and a mysterious soldier from the year 2022 has been sent to protect him.^[1]

Characters[edit]

• The Terminator (voiced by Timothy Olyphant)^[2] – A cybernetic assassin sent back in time to eliminate Malcolm Lee.
• Malcolm Lee – A scientist developing an AI that competes with SkyNet.

Production[edit]

An anime series set in the Terminator universe was first announced in February 2021. The anime was produced for Netflix by animation studio Production I.G and Skydance Television, coming from showrunner Mattson Tomlin and director Masashi Kudō.^[3] The show further developed with the working title Terminator: The Anime Series as revealed by Netflix in its 2023 Geeked Week when it announced the premise of following new characters in the year 1997.^[4]

Tomlin has stated that the series treats all of the prior films as canon, and Production I.G. requested that it have some kind of Japanese component. The decision was to set the story in Japan, which then precluded using any guns as weapons in the show.^[5]

Casting[edit]

In June 2024, it was announced that Timothy Olyphant would be voicing The Terminator for the series.^[2]

Release[edit]

The show is set to run for eight episodes, releasing on August 29, 2024—Judgement Day.^[6]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Terminator Zero at IMDb