Soldier from Terminator Zero trailer
(Netflix)

Time travelers are already looking for ‘Terminator Zero’ season 2

Terminator Zero hasn’t premiered yet, but you’re already looking for season two? I can’t blame you for thinking in advance. The trailer looks like we’ll be in for a season filled with gruesome suspense.

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As someone who generally loves seeing blood in shows and movies, all I hope for is that the story will be just as captivating as its animation. Production I.G., the studio responsible for Terminator Zero, has produced other gruesome hits like Solo Leveling and Vinland Saga. It wouldn’t be surprising to see this man vs. AI series take off based on the animation alone.

Despite these expectations, Terminator Zero isn’t confirmed for season two yet. It’s too early to tell, but the sneak peek is raising viewer expectations for the series.

This trailer had me counting bodies

One minute into the trailer, and I’m sure you’ll run out of fingers to count with. Finish the trailer, and you’ll have seen the many ways robots can kill people.

Terminator Zero is set in Tokyo in 1997, where Skynet’s AI gained sentience. A warrior is sent back into the past to prevent doomsday by protecting a scientist named Malcolm Lee. It’s a simple time-travel plot with a lot of brutal action. All I’m hoping for is that it’ll live up to expectations.

We’d already seen Ninja Kamui pull through with gritty animation, but the story didn’t live up to the expectations of viewers. Additionally, fans hated the fight scenes found in the later episodes of the series. The integration of mecha suits in fights made the animation look awkward on screen. But Terminator Zero has us hopeful!


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Vanessa Esguerra (She/They) has been a Contributing Writer for The Mary Sue since 2023. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, she (happily) rejected law school in 2021 and has been a full-time content writer since. Vanessa is currently taking her Master's degree in Japanese Studies in hopes of deepening her understanding of the country's media culture in relation to pop culture, women, and queer people like herself. She speaks three languages but still manages to get lost in the subways of Tokyo with her clunky Japanese. Fueled by iced coffee brewed from local cafés in Metro Manila, she also regularly covers anime and video games while queuing for her next match in League of Legends.