Scripted series · Cartoon Network
Samurai Jack
Death is failure.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Phil LaMarr
Samurai Jack (voice)
60 eps
Mako
Aku (voice)
50 eps
Greg Baldwin
Aku (voice)
10 eps
Tara Strong
Ashi (voice)
11 eps
John DiMaggio
Ezekiel Clench / Alien Guard (voice)
3 eps
Grey DeLisle
The High Priestess (voice)
15 eps
Dee Bradley Baker
Bully #1 / Robot (voice)
1 eps
Joe Alaskey
General / Alien # 3 (voice)
1 eps
Jess Harnell
Ringo / Waitress (voice)
1 eps
Maurice LaMarche
Boss / Bouncer # 2 (voice)
1 eps
Keegan-Michael Key
Da' Samurai (voice)
1 eps
Brock Peters
Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
1 eps
Jennifer Martin
Ikra (voice)
1 eps
Mark Hamill
Guiness / Other Fisherman (voice)
1 eps
Larry Cedar
Mr. Pibbles / Doorman (voice)
1 eps
Rob Paulsen
High Voice Guy / Taxi Driver / Cop #1 (voice)
3 eps
André Sogliuzzo
Stitches / Taxi Driver (voice)
1 eps
Gary LeRoi Gray
A Kid / Pig #2 (voice)
1 eps
Anndi McAfee
Girl / Wee Bear / Pig #1 (voice)
1 eps
Josh Peck
S Kid / Pig #3 / Alien Kid (voice)
1 eps
Tim Curry
Worm 1 (voice)
1 eps
Danny Mann
Elder (voice)
2 eps
Jeff Bennett
Ringmaster / Lil Aqualizer / Slave #2 (voice)
11 eps
Tom Kenny
Scaramouche (voice)
9 eps
Patrick Pinney
Clansman #2 / Old Clansman / Angus (voice)
1 eps
Ruth Williamson
Scotsman's Wife (voice)
1 eps
Sab Shimono
Emperor (voice)
2 eps
Corey Burton
Monk #1 / Goatman (voice)
1 eps
Richard McGonagle
Villiage Leader / Water Creature (voice)
3 eps
Kevin Michael Richardson
Well / Lil Guy / Alien #1 (voice)
15 eps
George Takei
Warrior #4 (voice)
1 eps
Clyde Kusatsu
Old Man / Dad (voice)
3 eps
Daran Norris
Man #2 / Man #3 / Hunch Bishop / Prince (voice)
2 eps
Brian George
Brotok (voice)
1 eps
Brian Tochi
Kid B / Boy (voice)
1 eps
Jennifer Hale
Waitress (voice)
6 eps
Mike Bell
Man (voice)
2 eps
Clancy Brown
Dragon (voice)
1 eps
Kath Soucie
Olivia (voice)
2 eps
John Kassir
Scissorsmith (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Samurai Jack actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Samurai Jack reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 60 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201622 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200113 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E01 I
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200213 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S02E12 XXV
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200211 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S03E09 XXXV
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200313 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S04E04 Birth of Evil
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201710 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S05E10 CI
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S05E10
CI
The fate of the entire universe hangs in the balance as Samurai Jack faces Aku.
S03E09
XXXV
When Jack enters a spooky, old mansion and gets locked inside, he catches sight of a figure and sets after it to find out what is going on. As Jack is led further and further in, he discovers that the house and its inhabitants have an evil plan that involves…him.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers
- Written by Chris Reccardi
S01E01
I
When Aku is reborn to set forth his reign of terror, the Emperor's son is sent off to learn the ways of the samurai. That boy becomes a man and attempts to slay Aku with a mighty sword, but Aku banishes him to the future.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish
S04E01
XL
Aku sends a Ninja to destroy Jack who is busily helping a port town in distress.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez
- Written by Brian Larsen, Bryan Andrews
S05E02
XCIII
Jack's will to survive is pushed to its absolute limits after a deadly, unseen foe launches a relentless surprise attack.
S05E03
XCIV
Samurai Jack is gravely injured, but still decides to face one of the deadliest foes he's ever faced, Assassins from the Cult of Aku.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E20
Genndy's Roundtable
S00E18
Pitch Movie XCIX
S00E17
Pitch Movie XCVIII
S00E15
Pitch Movie XCIV
S00E16
Pitch Movie XCVI
S00E19
Pitch Movie C
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Genndy Tartakovsky
Showrunner
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Mike Lazzo
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Chris Mitchell
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Erik Wiese
Writer
Amy Keating Rogers
Writer
Brian Larsen
Writer
Charlie Bean
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Carey Yost
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Mike Manley
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Don Shank
Writer
- Photo unavailable
David Krentz
Writer
Bryan Andrews
Writer
Jim Smith
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Aaron Springer
Writer
Chris Reccardi
Writer
Mark Andrews
Writer
Paul Rudish
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Genndy TartakovskyExecutive Producer
- Genndy TartakovskyProducer
- Mike LazzoExecutive Producer
- Brian A. MillerProducer
Writing
- Chris MitchellWriter
- Erik WieseWriter
- Amy Keating RogersWriter
- Brian LarsenWriter
- Charlie BeanWriter
- Genndy TartakovskyWriter
Direction
- Genndy TartakovskyDirector
- Robert AlvarezDirector
- Chris SavinoDirector
- Rob RenzettiDirector
- Randy MyersDirector
Music
- James L. VenableOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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