Following the show’s global premiere at Anime NYC, Netflix has uploaded the red band trailer for Terminator Zero — a new story set in the iconic Terminator universe rendered as an adult action anime, produced by Skydance Animation and animated by Japan’s Production I.G.
The eight-episode series will stream worldwide on “Judgement Day,” Thursday, August 29.
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 the past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity (voiced by Sonoya Mizuno). She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee (André Holland) who works to launch a new AI system (Rosario Dawson) 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 (Project Power, The Batman II) is showrunner, executive producer and writer on the series, which is directed by Masashi Kudo (Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas). The voice cast also features Timothy Olyphant as Terminator and Ann Dowd as The Prophet.
Watch the new Red Band Trailer for Terminator Zero here.
In addition to the next Skynet resistance, Netflix is also spotlighting two other highly anticipated titles at Anime NYC: Sakamoto Days and Leviathan.
The latest Sakamoto Days merchandise will be on display at the Bandai booth (Booth #721).
Synopsis: The new anime series, Sakamoto Days follows legendary ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto as he bands with comrades to face off against the looming thread of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family. The long-awaited anime adaptation of Sakamoto Days will be coming to Netflix globally in January 2025.
Meanwhile, Friday night’s Leviathan WIP Panel offered a behind-the-scenes look at the anime adaptation of the Scott Westerfeld book. Qubic Pictures executive producer Justin Leach and Orange producers Yoshihiro Watanabe and Daigo Ikeda were joined by the New York Times bestselling author and series creator to discuss the project.
Synopsis: In 1914, on the eve of war, a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise meet aboard a bioengineered airship, the HMS Leviathan, and change the course of history.
The show marks the directorial debut for animator and comics artists Christophe Ferreira (Napping Princess, MFKZ, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood).
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