
Terminator Zero
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationsci-fi & fantasyactionfantasyadventurefastwholesomelightimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeA fantastical animated series that is accessible, wide-ranging and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 166 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Terminator Zero in the US right now.
Season
Season 1
· 2024 · 8 episodes2022: 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…
Episodes (8)
1Model 10129 Aug 2024
In 1997, a haunted scientist brushes his family aside for an all-consuming project. In 2022, a renegade fighter battles a powerful robot for vital data.
2Model 10229 Aug 2024
Eiko and the Terminator arrive in 1997 with identical missions: find Dr. Malcolm Lee. Meanwhile, Lee's three children sneak out of their apartment.
3Model 10329 Aug 2024
Malcolm confides in Kokoro about his recurring nightmare. The three children continue their underground trek, unaware of looming danger.
4Model 10429 Aug 2024
As a desperate Eiko attempts to elude the police, Misaki's mysterious past comes into focus. Malcolm wrestles with the nature of fate.
5Model 10529 Aug 2024
Malcolm brings Kokoro online. The boys disagree about Misaki's motivations. Eiko realizes she's entering unknown territory.
6Model 10629 Aug 2024
The Prophet debates the paradox of time travel with Eiko. Malcolm shares a painful memory with Kokoro as the children hope to reunite at Cat Town.
7Model 10729 Aug 2024
Malcolm recalls past efforts to thwart the machines — and his desire to build a god. With Kenta captured, the Terminator prepares for the endgame.
8Model 10829 Aug 2024
Kenta wrestles with a brutal choice and the Terminator reveals a shocking truth as the future of humankind hangs in the balance.
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What lines up
- Originality: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- No Brakes
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











