<div><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Poster for Terminator: Dark Fate featuring the film's main cast." data-format="jpg" data-height="1082" data-hide="false" data-id="9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Poster for Terminator: Dark Fate featuring the film's main cast." data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="true"><p><span><div><picture><source media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></source><source media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Poster for Terminator: Dark Fate featuring the film's main cast." data-alt="Poster for Terminator: Dark Fate featuring the film's main cast." data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c" data-format="jpg" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c.jpg"></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Image: Paramount/20th Century Films</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Poster for Terminator: Dark Fate featuring the film's main cast." data-format="jpg" data-height="1082" data-hide="false" data-id="9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://9a3b72fba97cd663a7829cffe15d4c6c" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><div><p>The <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/terminator-reboot-james-cameron-ai-avatar-2-smartless-1849915032&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/terminator-reboot-james-cameron-ai-avatar-2-smartless-1849915032"><em>Terminator</em></a></span><em> </em>franchise is making a comeback, but as <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/the-terminator-universe-is-back-in-a-new-netflix-anime-1846375613&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/the-terminator-universe-is-back-in-a-new-netflix-anime-1846375613">an anime series</a></span> for Netflix. </p><div><div><div><div data-current="195501" data-playlist="195501,194938,196007"><div><div><div data-monetizable="true" data-position="sidebar" data-video-blog-id="4" data-video-duration="141" data-video-id="195501" data-video-network="gizmodo" data-video-title="What Did the Actors Bring to Their Back to the Future: The Musical Performances? "><div><p>What Did the Actors Bring to Their Back to the Future: The Musical Performances? </p></div><video crossorigin="anonymous" disablepictureinpicture="" height="100%" muted="" playsinline="" preload="none" width="100%"><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/195501/195501_240p.mp4" label="240p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/195501/195501_480p.mp4" label="480p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/195501/195501_720p.mp4" label="720p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/195501/195501_1080p.mp4" label="1080p" type="video/mp4"></source><track kind="captions" label="English" src="https://kinja.com/api/videoupload/caption/20978.vtt" srclang="en"></track></video></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>During the streamer’s Geeked Week event, it showed a small teaser for the upcoming series. Heading up production will be <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/the-batman-2-title-release-date-robert-pattinson-dcu-1850053257&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/the-batman-2-title-release-date-robert-pattinson-dcu-1850053257"><em>The Batman Part II’s</em></a></span><em> </em>Mattson Tomlin leading writing duties, while Masashi Kudo (a character designer on <em>Bleach</em> will direct the eight-episode series. Production I.G ( which worked on <em>Star Wars Visions</em> and the upcoming <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/kaiju-no-8-2024-anime-trailer-2-1850710568&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/kaiju-no-8-2024-anime-trailer-2-1850710568"><em>Kaiju No.8</em></a></span>) will handle the show’s animation. </p><p>Like other entries in the sci-fi series, the <em>Terminator </em>anime will focus on a soldier from the Human-Machine War being sent back in time to prevent it. In this case, an unnamed female soldier from the dystopian future of 2022 is blasted back to 1997 in order to protect Malcolm Lee, a scientist working on a new AI system meant to compete with Skynet, the series’ original AI threat that’s already working on how to start Judgment Day and attack humanity. As Lee and the soldier run from the Terminator that’s also been sent back in time to kill him, the events will take a noticeable toll on his three children. </p><p><em>Terminator </em>has been all over the place as a franchise ever since the second film all the way back in 1991. Some sequels have been stronger than others, but the underperformance of 2019's <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/terminator-dark-fates-post-judgment-day-future-is-fema-1839256091&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/terminator-dark-fates-post-judgment-day-future-is-fema-1839256091"><em>Terminator: Dark Fate</em></a></span><em> </em>made it more clear than ever the series needed to be retired, or at the very least, shelved until it could do more than just be merely watchable. This is the first animated venture for the franchise, and its second TV series overall; some may recall Fox’s short-lived <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/sarah-connors-story-is-really-over-producer-tells-io9-5271481&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/sarah-connors-story-is-really-over-producer-tells-io9-5271481"><em>Terminator: Sarah Chronicles</em></a></span><em> </em>show, which was wiped from canon after either <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/terminator-genisys-the-spoilyr-faq-1716548070&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/terminator-genisys-the-spoilyr-faq-1716548070"><em>Terminator: Genisys</em></a></span><em> </em>or <em>Dark Fate </em>came out. </p><p>The <em>Terminator </em>anime will hit Netflix in the near future. If this ends up being not your cup of tea, good news: James Cameron is taking a break from his <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/avatar-3-way-of-water-sequel-fire-james-cameron-1849993680&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/avatar-3-way-of-water-sequel-fire-james-cameron-1849993680">busy Na’vi schedule</a></span> to pen a full-on reboot for the franchise...just as soon as he figures out what <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-terminator-7-ai-1850483740&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-terminator-7-ai-1850483740">recent AI trends and events</a></span> to use to inform his script.</p><hr></hr><p>  <em>Want more io9 news? 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