Netflix is partnering with renowned Japanese anime studio Production IG for an animated TV series set Terminator universe. The company is charging the project as a team of Matt Tomlin, the writer of the Netflix superhero movie Project Power, and the studio best known for producing legendary manga TV adaptations Ghost in the Shell, although little is known about the show or when in the complex Terminator schedule in which it may occur.
This is not the first time that Netflix has worked with Production IG beyond its Ghost in the Shell work, the studio is known as the animator of the Psycho-Pass Series and the popular sports anime Haikyu !! But with Netflix, Production IG produced an original series called B: The beginning (originally released under the name Perfect Bones), which debuted in 2018 with a long-awaited second season coming to Netflix next month.
The scariest killing machine in the history of science fiction is back, exactly as promised. Project Power’s Mattson Tomlin and the legendary anime studio Production IG are teaming up for an animated series set in the Terminator universe.
– NX (@NXOnNetflix) February 26, 2021
“Terminator is one of the most iconic sci-fi stories ever created – and it has only become more relevant to our world over time, ”said John Derderian, Netflix vice president for Japan and anime, in a statement to Variety. “The new animated series will explore this universe in a way never done before. We can’t wait for fans to experience this incredible new chapter in the epic battle between machines and humans. ”In addition to Production IG, Netflix reportedly brought Skydance Media, also, the producer behind the last two Terminator films.
Netflix is no stranger to anime. The comprehensive anime umbrella, which includes animated works from various styles and genres, has been one of the hottest streaming service content categories in the last half decade.
Numerous platforms have spent a lot of money in recent years to acquire the rights to broadcast existing anime series and also to develop new and exclusive ones that can attract new subscribers, with Netflix arguably leading the pack, as longtime anime distributors like Funimation and Viz The media has become a major player in the streaming licensing business. At the end of last year, Sony paid nearly $ 1.2 billion to acquire AT&T’s Crunchyroll anime streaming service, further evidence of the entertainment industry’s fervor around anime.
It’s also paying off: over 100 million families watched at least one episode of an anime on Netflix between October 2019 and September 2020, Variety reported last fall.