TERMINATOR ZERO
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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’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children. (Source: Netflix TUDUM)
TERMINATOR ZERO is a ona with 8 episodes, from Summer 2024, produced by Production I.G, rated 7.0/10 on AniList.
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’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children. (Source: Netflix TUDUM)
Main Characters
Tags
- Robots — Prominently features humanoid machines.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Artificial Intelligence — Intelligent non-organic machines that work and react similarly to humans.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Cyborg — Prominently features a human character whose physiological functions are aided or enhanced by artificial means.
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Real Robot — Prominently features mechanical designs loosely influenced by real-world robotics.
- War — Partly or completely set during wartime.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Cyberpunk — Set in a future of advanced technological and scientific achievements that have resulted in social disorder.
- Time Manipulation — Prominently features time-traveling or other time-warping phenomena.