'Terminator Zero' Courtesy of Netflix Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Netflix has canceled its anime series Terminator Zero, the show's creator says. Mattson Tomlin, who developed the series and served as its showrunner, wrote on X that Terminator Zero was canceled after a single season. "The critical and audience reception to it was tremendous, but at the end of the day not nearly enough people watched it," Tomlin wrote. "I would've loved to deliver on the Future War I had planned in seasons 2 and 3, but I'm also very happy with how it feels contained as is." The news of the show's cancellation is not much of a surprise, given that it's been almost 18 months since Terminator Zero debuted on Aug. 29, 2024 and there had been no word on the show's future since then. The series didn't make Netflix's top 10 global series chart in the weeks after its release, nor did it show up in Nielsen's streaming rankings for the United States. Related Stories TV All Apologies in Teaser for Duffer Brothers Netflix Series 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen' TV 'Bridgerton' Part 2: Benedict Risks All for True Love in New Season 4 Trailer In another post, Tomlin added that Netflix offered him and the show's team "2, maybe 3 more episodes to wrap up the story, which I declined. I felt the story I wanted to tell was much longer, and the finale of season one actually left things in a good place. But they didn't have to offer that. Good partners here." Terminator Zero is set in 1997 Tokyo, where a scientist named Malcolm Lee is developing an artificial intelligence system meant to compete with Cyberdyne Systems' Skynet. He's then pursued by a Terminator sent from the future, while a soldier follows the cyborg in an attempt to protect Lee and his family. The show's English-language cast features Andre Holland, Sonoya Mizuno, Sumalee Montano, Armani Jackson, Gideon Adlon, Carter Rockwood, Rosario Dawson and Timothy Olyphant. Skydance Television and Netflix Animation Studio produced the series. Tomlin executive produced with Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Masashi Kudo directed. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed Elisabeth Moss Books Return to Hulu in 'Conviction' Legal Drama Sports How to Watch NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2026 Live Online With Sling TV Live Feed 'Bridgerton' Part 2: Benedict Risks All for True Love in New Season 4 Trailer Live Feed 'The 'Burbs' Star Paula Pell Is In Her Prime Sony Netflix Takes U.S. Rights to Sony Pictures Television's 'Lord of the Flies' united kingdom Loyle Carner's Traded the Mic for a Script (and Is Admittedly Extremely Nervous) Live Feed Elisabeth Moss Books Return to Hulu in 'Conviction' Legal Drama Sports How to Watch NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2026 Live Online With Sling TV Live Feed 'Bridgerton' Part 2: Benedict Risks All for True Love in New Season 4 Trailer Live Feed 'The 'Burbs' Star Paula Pell Is In Her Prime Sony Netflix Takes U.S. Rights to Sony Pictures Television's 'Lord of the Flies' united kingdom Loyle Carner's Traded the Mic for a Script (and Is Admittedly Extremely Nervous)