Highlights
- Netflix revealed a teaser trailer for an upcoming Terminator anime adaptation, which is being produced by Production I.G. and Skydance Entertainment.
- Not much information about the cast, staff, or release date has been shared yet, but the project joins other big adaptations on Netflix, including the Scott Pilgrim anime series.
- The idea of a Terminator anime series was initially met with skepticism, but Production I.G. is putting their heart and souls into creating it and hopes that fans will enjoy it.
On Saturday, Netflix revealed a short teaser trailer that revealed the upcoming anime adaptation of the legendary Terminator film franchise, currently in development. The upcoming Terminator anime project is under production by staff at Production I.G., the prolific studio behind the groundbreaking Ghost in the Shell anime film franchise and series, in collaboration with Skydance Entertainment.
Not much in terms of cast, staff, or broadcast information has been made available as yet, but the upcoming Terminator anime project joins the company of other huge adaptations championed by Netflix in recent years, including the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime series dropping on Friday, November 17; the Devil May Cry anime by Castlevania showrunner Adi Shankar and many others.
The upcoming Terminator anime was originally ordered by Netflix a few years ago and announced back in February 2021, with Mattson Tomlin (The Batman) announced as showrunner and executive producer. The title formed part of Netflix's Geeked Week 2023.
Production I.G founder and chairperson Mitsuhisa Ishikawa talked about his long-time friend and colleague Mamoru Oshii, who responded "Ishikawa, are you out of your mind?" when he asked the legendary director what he thought about the prospect of turning the Terminator franchise into an anime series. "At that instant, I was confident we should get onboard. As huge fans, our team at Production I.G is putting their heart and souls into creating this series. We hope fans will enjoy it!", continued Ishikawa.
The holders of the rights to the Terminator franchise originally planned a collection of animated shorts titled "Termination", which would focus on Judgment Day, the major day of significance in the Terminator universe when Skynet destroys the majority of humanity. The project was set to be created by various prolific Japanese and European directors in 2008 for release in 2009, but it was not released.
While that project did not make the light of day, the iconic T-800 time-traveling robot that has served as a protagonist and antagonist throughout the Terminator franchise has been featured in anime before, with the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger making an official cameo in a June 2009 episode of the Doraemon anime, which many know is a legendary anime series about a boy and his time-traveling cat. Forming part of an exciting set of upcoming anime adaptations of highly popular IPs being developed through Netflix, not much else about the Terminator anime project has been shared as yet.
Source: ANN