Terminator Zero is a science fiction action anime series developed by Mattson Tomlin for Netflix.

[3] The show further developed with the working title Terminator: The Anime Series as revealed by Netflix in its 2023 Geeked Week when it announced the premise of following new characters in the year 1997.

The decision was made to set the story in Japan, which introduces cultural differences, such as lesser availability of firearms to civilians.

The website's consensus reads: "Shedding the skin of past Terminator incarnations to tell a sophisticated sci-fi saga of its own, this visceral anime proves its mettle.

"[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.