Limited series · Netflix
Terminator Zero
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yuuya Uchida
Malcolm Lee (voice)
8 eps
Hiro Shimono
Kenta (voice)
8 eps
Saori Hayami
Misaki (voice)
8 eps
Toa Yukinari
Eiko (voice)
8 eps
Atsumi Tanezaki
KOKORO / KOKORO SPIRIT / KOKORO MIND / KOKORO HEART (voice)
8 eps
Yuka Keicho
Natsuko (voice)
3 eps
Hiroshi Iwasaki
1NNO (voice)
5 eps
Motoki Sakuma
Soldier (voice)
1 eps
Chiko Mizumori
Girl (voice)
1 eps
Riho Sugiyama
Woman (voice)
2 eps
Masayuki Oshita
Detective (voice)
2 eps
Satoru Ito
Security Guard (voice)
4 eps
Saima Nakano
Child (voice)
2 eps
Ayaka Shimoyamada
Ani (voice)
4 eps
Miho Hayashi
Radio Personality (voice)
1 eps
Taiki Yamashita
SAT Officer (voice)
2 eps
Cho
Fujino (voice)
1 eps
Wataru Tsuyuzaki
Scientist (voice)
2 eps
Yohei Azakami
Shiraki (voice)
1 eps
Shohei Kajikawa
Driver (voice)
3 eps
Wakana Kowaka
Reporter (voice)
1 eps
Aya Gomazuru
Female Police Officer (voice)
1 eps
Shoumaru Zouza
Man (voice)
4 eps
Yuuki Sanpei
Detective (voice)
1 eps
Satsuki Kokubu
Office Worker (voice)
2 eps
Takahiro Shibano
Police Officer (voice)
1 eps
Koichi Kuroda
Doctor (voice)
1 eps
Seiyuu Fujiwara
Man (voice)
2 eps
Rika Hayashi
Child (voice)
1 eps
Mizuki Minamori
Child (voice)
1 eps
Kosuke Echigoya
Paramedic (voice)
1 eps
Junichi Yanagita
Paramedic (voice)
1 eps
Kousuke Oonishi
Paramedic (voice)
1 eps
Takayuki Ishii
RESISTANCE (voice)
1 eps
Tetsurou Miyata
RESISTANCE (voice)
2 eps
Oto Kudo
Baby Malcolm (voice)
1 eps
Miyuki Satou
Reika (voice)
8 eps
Shizuka Ishigami
Hiro (voice)
8 eps
Taro Kiuchi
RESISTENCE (voice)
2 eps
Yuuki Hoshi
RESISTENCE (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Terminator Zero actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Terminator Zero reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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 warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20248 episodes
6.3IMDb2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity. Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet's impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children.
Best episode · S01E08 Model 108
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Model 108
Kenta wrestles with a brutal choice and the Terminator reveals a shocking truth as the future of humankind hangs in the balance.
- Directed by Masashi Kudo
- Written by Mattson Tomlin
S01E05
Model 105
Malcolm brings Kokoro online. The boys disagree about Misaki's motivations. Eiko realizes she's entering unknown territory.
- Directed by Masashi Kudo
- Written by Mattson Tomlin
S01E04
Model 104
As a desperate Eiko attempts to elude the police, Misaki's mysterious past comes into focus. Malcolm wrestles with the nature of fate.
- Directed by Masashi Kudo
- Written by Mattson Tomlin
S01E07
Model 107
Malcolm recalls past efforts to thwart the machines — and his desire to build a god. With Kenta captured, the Terminator prepares for the endgame.
- Directed by Masashi Kudo
- Written by Mattson Tomlin
S01E03
Model 103
Malcolm confides in Kokoro about his recurring nightmare. The three children continue their underground trek, unaware of looming danger.
- Directed by Masashi Kudo
- Written by Mattson Tomlin
S01E02
Model 102
Eiko and the Terminator arrive in 1997 with identical missions: find Dr. Malcolm Lee. Meanwhile, Lee's three children sneak out of their apartment.
- Directed by Masashi Kudo
- Written by Mattson Tomlin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David EllisonExecutive Producer
- Mattson TomlinExecutive Producer
- Don GrangerExecutive Producer
- Dana GoldbergExecutive Producer
- Rui KurokiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Mattson TomlinWriter
Direction
- Masashi KudoDirector
Music
- Michelle BirskyOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin HenthornOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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