The “Terminator” franchise isn’t what it used to be, sadly. After multiple attempts to do a soft reboot, the film series just hasn’t been able to come close to the incredible first two movies from James Cameron. Perhaps things can be different in animation.
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As seen in the teaser, “Terminator: Zero” is the new animated series that brings a new look to the long-running franchise. Not much is given away in the teaser, as it mainly just shows some out of context scenes, but it clearly has all the hallmarks of a ‘Terminator’ project—warnings about the end of the world, scary robots, and plenty of hard-hitting, somewhat gory action.
The ensemble voice cast includes Timothy Olyphant, André Holland, Rosario Dawson, Ann Dowd, and Sonoya Mizuno. The series is created by Mattson Tomlin, who is probably best known as a co-writer on both “The Batman” and its upcoming sequel.
“Terminator: Zero” debuts on Netflix on August 29. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the 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 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.