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Season 1 – Terminator Zero

2024 Action Adventure Sci-Fi TRAILER for List
86% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.
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Terminator Zero — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Shedding the skin of past Terminator incarnations to tell a sophisticated sci-fi saga of its own, this visceral anime proves its mettle.

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Esther Zuckerman New York Times Through a mixture of stunning animation, extravagantly bloody action and heady philosophical questions, "Terminator Zero" breathes new life into a franchise that has often seemed stuck in a time loop of its own. Sep 5, 2024 Full Review Rendy Jones RogerEbert.com The freshly styled anime series takes a particularly long time to boot up an engaging new spin on the Terminator formula. Sep 2, 2024 Full Review Ben Travers indieWire Terminator Zero deserves some credit for not trying to start over. It’s not a John Connor story, and there’s no Arnold cameo lurking in the finale. But it’s still the shell of a Terminator, rather than the real thing. Rated: C Aug 30, 2024 Full Review Josh Bell New Scientist The animation, from veteran anime director Masashi Kudō, is often dynamic and striking, but it can't make up for the shortcomings in narrative and character development. Sep 19, 2024 Full Review Nuha Hassan Nuha Hassan Terminator Zero provides a promising, exciting story with fascinating characters and incredible visuals. It explores the consequences of human choices that turn sour and change the world’s trajectory. Sep 6, 2024 Full Review Jorge Rivera Rubio QiiBO Constantly referencing superior productions like Evangelion and Ghost in the Shell - apart from the original films - doesn't mean your product will turn out just as good. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Sep 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W A feast for the eyes and the brain. As a life long Terminator fan I must say that this fresh and quite cerebral take was both bold and inventive. That's not to say that there's no action, far from it, but it punctuates the story rather than simply being one long gunfight against the terminator. I very much enjoyed this and fervently hope that more seasons are commissioned. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Ben F This anime series definitely surpassed all my expectations I would definitely recommend it to anyone that likes terminator and anime Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Lee C The idea of re-imagining the Terminator story is a good one, but the story moved slowly and was often hard to follow, and in the end I didn't care about any of the characters. If there is a season 2, I won't be watching it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review David D Maybe in the twilight of Hollywood, its time to just turn off their latest thin offerings, indulge in the availabilty of a golden past and turn on what Asia is offering. It is Japan and Korea that is maintaining the skill of story telling. Let's support great story telling. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Rocks B Shocking that this was given a green-light. At no point did the series stand out, it was rehashed old content that we are used to from this series. Lacking in tone, cant commit to violence and just bland. I really feel like this may be content released to satisfy some contractual obligation because no effort or soul is carried in this product. It is just that another product that serves no purpose. Stay away. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review STAR K I mean, this isn't the first time they've rehashed something into a anime adaptation. Sadly it's nothing really worth the watch, aside from liking anime in general yea it's cool. Pacing is way off, the brief character development let alone story wasn't truly enough to keep me invested. I just like to see things through, and wasn't really willing to here, the eldest son n father probably were the worst. The nanny second. Nothing really made complete sense but cept them trading skull faced robots for these "BIG Hero 6" versions.... Oh... N they're not in America, didn't really make it anymore interesting disappointingly. It did make me wanna rewatch some Terminators though, simply to appreciate what they tried to go for here. Hope there's no season 2, let this be it Netflix. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 29, 2024 In 1997, a haunted scientist brushes his family aside for an all-consuming project; in 2022, a renegade fighter battles a powerful robot for vital data. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Eiko and the Terminator arrive in 1997 with identical missions: find Dr. Malcolm Lee; Lee's three children sneak out of their apartment. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Malcolm confides in Kokoro about his recurring nightmare; the three children continue their underground trek, unaware of looming danger. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 29, 2024 As a desperate Eiko attempts to elude the police, Misaki's mysterious past comes into focus; Malcolm wrestles with the nature of fate. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Malcolm brings Kokoro online; the boys disagree about Misaki's motivations; Eiko realizes she's entering unknown territory. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 29, 2024 The Prophet debates the paradox of time travel with Eiko; Malcolm shares a painful memory with Kokoro as the children hope to reunite at Cat Town. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Malcolm recalls past efforts to thwart the machines and his desire to build a god; with Kenta captured, the Terminator prepares for the endgame. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Kenta wrestles with a brutal choice; the Terminator reveals a shocking truth as the future of humankind hangs in the balance. Details
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Season Info

Director
Masashi Kudo
Executive Producer
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Rui Kuroki
Screenwriter
Mattson Tomlin
Network
Netflix
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Aug 29, 2024
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