Animated Series ‘gen:LOCK’ Sets Adult Swim Premiere Date
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WarnerMedia cable network Adult Swim has set the linear television premiere date for mecha-anime series “gen:LOCK.” The show, from WarnerMedia’s Rooster Teeth, will debut on Adult Swim’s anime block Toonami on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Starring Michael B. Jordan, “gen:LOCK” is set 50 years in the future, where an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.
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In addition to Jordan, the show features the voices of actors Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, Kōichi Yamadera, Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Kate Dillon, and David Tennant. Hailing from Rooster Teeth, “gen:LOCK” is a half-hour series co-produced with Jordan’s Outlier Society.
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