Show Guide: 'Terminator Zero'

Synopsis: 2022: 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. (Courtesy Netflix, 2024)

The Cast:
Andre Holland as Malcolm Lee
Armani Jackson as Kenta
Carter Rockwood as Hiro
Gideon Adlon as Reika
Sumalee Montano as Misaki
Sonoya Mizuno as Eiko
Rosario Dawson as Kokoro/Kokoro Spirit/Kokoro Mind/Kokoro Heart
Anne Dowd as The Prophet

Production Credits:
Executive producer: Mattson Tomlin
Executive producer: Rui Kuroki
Executive producers: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger
Animation studio: Production I.G
Music by: Michelle Birsky and Kevin Henthorn

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (Netflix)
1-01 Episode 1--
In 1997, a haunted scientist brushes his family aside for an all-consuming project. In 2022, a renegade fighter battles a powerful robot for data.

1-02 Episode 2-
Eiko and The Terminator arrive in 1997 with identical missions: find Dr. Malcolm Lee. Meanwhile, Lee's three children sneak out of their apartment.
Written by: Mattson Tomlin
Directed by: Masashi Kudo
Guest stars: Yuka Keicho as Natsuko; Ayaka Shimoyamada as Ani; Satoru Ito as Scientist; Shohei Kajikawa as Scientist; Wataru Tsuyuzaki as Scientist; Shoumaru Zouza as Man; Seiyu Fujiwara as Man; Riho Sugiyama as Woman; Saima Nakano as Child and Miho Hayashi as Radio Personality.

1-03 Episode 3--
Malcolm confides in Kokoro about his recurring nightmare. The three children continue their underground trek, unaware of looming danger.

1-04 Episode 4--
As a desperate Eiko attempts to elude the police, Misaki's mysterious past comes into focus. Malcolm wrestles with the nature of fate.

1-05 Episode 5--
Malcolm brings Kokuro online. The boys disagree about Misaki's motivation. Eiko realizes she's entering unknown territory.

1-06 Episode 6--
The prophet debates the paradox of time with Eiko. Malcolm shares a painful memory with Kokoro as the children hope to reunite at Cat Town.

1-07 Episode 7--
Malcolm recalls past efforts to thwart the machines - and his desire to build a God. With Kenta captured, the Terminator prepares for the endgame.

1-08 Episode 8--
Kenta wrestles with a brutal choice and the Terminator reveals a shocking truth as the future of humnakind hangs in the balance.