Netflix’s ‘Terminator Zero’ Anime Reveals August Release Date and First Look Photos

“Terminator Zero” has set its premiere date at Netflix.

The eight-episode animated series, which revolves around new characters in the “Terminator” universe, will premiere globally on Aug. 29.

The official synopsis reads, “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 this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system 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.”

“Terminator Zero” is created and executive produced by Mattson Tomlin (“Project Power,” “The Batman II”), who also serves as showrunner. Japanese animator Masashi Kudo directed the series.

Additional executive producers include David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger via Skydance. Production IG (“Ghost in the Shell,” “Psycho-Pass”) is the animation studio.

The “Terminator” franchise currently spans six films, a television series, novels, comics, video games and web shows. The film series began with James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi actioner “The Terminator,” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). “Terminator Zero” marks the first anime series in the franchise.

See first look photos of “Terminator Zero” below.

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