Terminator Zero is based on the popular Terminator film franchise. Eight episodes were produced for Mattson Tomlin's anime series.
Netflix revealed more about the series in the press release below:
Today, Netflix released the first footage of Terminator Zero, premiering worldwide on August 29, 2024.
The anime comes from the Japanese animation studio Production IG. The eight-episode series is part of the Terminator universe, but revolves around new characters. It will be the very first animated version of the franchise.
The story:
2022: A future war has been raging for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gains self-awareness and begins 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 is working 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 a ruthless killer from the future who changes the fates of his three children forever.”
You can check out more first photos of Terminator Zero below.