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Mattson Tomlin Explains the Main Reason Behind Cancellation of 'Terminator Zero': 'Netflix Was really...'
Despite strong critical praise, Terminator Zero was canceled due to low viewership and high production costs, failing to enter Netflix's global Top 10 or U.S. Nielsen streaming rankings.
- On February 13, 2026, Mattson Tomlin announced on his official X account that Netflix cancelled Terminator Zero after one season.
- Low viewership data shows `not nearly enough people watched it`, as it failed to reach Netflix's global Top 10 and Nielsen's U.S. streaming rankings.
- Tomlin had already prepared all of the season two scripts and outlined much of season three while developing the eight-part series and executive-producing with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger.
- Tomlin said the season-one finale 'left things in a good place,' refused the offer of '2, maybe 3 more episodes to wrap up the story,' and may return in a different form.
- Produced by Skydance Television and Netflix Animation, Terminator Zero premiered on August 29, 2024, as the franchise's first anime with animation by Production I.G under Masashi KudM.
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Terminator Zero Cancellation: Creator Mattson Tomlin Shares Unfinished Plans
In 2024, the animated series Terminator Zero premiered on Netflix and did the seemingly impossible: it presented a thoughtful, well-structured story set in the Terminator universe that vastly outdid many of the live-action sequels. Positive reviews soon poured in for the eight-episode show, which was developed by The Batman Part II writer Mattson Tomlin and featured animation by the esteemed Japanese studio Production I.G., but fans of the show …
More Details On Cancelled "Terminator Zero"
Late last week came the news that Netflix had officially cancelled the 2024 anime series “Terminator Zero” after one season. Creator Mattson Tomlin, who is co-writing the upcoming “The Batman Part II,” revealed the news on social media. At the time, he said the “critical and audience reception to it was tremendous”, but just not enough people watched it. Though relatively self-contained, he also hinted that he had planned out at least two furthe…
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