| Lazarus | |
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| LAZARUS | |
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| Created by | Shinichirō Watanabe |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | ShinichirōWatanabe |
| Produced by | Masato Matsunaga |
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| Music by | |
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| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Television |
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| Original run | 2025 – scheduled |
| Episodes | 13 [1] |
Lazarus [a] is an Japanese upcoming original animation television series produced by MAPPA and Sola Entertainment that is set to premiere in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in 2025.
In the utopian year 2052,Dr. Skinner discovered a miracle drug. In 2055,Skinner announces that the drug has a three-year half-life and soon everyone who took it will die.
A task force of five agents is assembled to locate Skinner and create a vaccine. [2] [3] Its name is "Lazarus". [4]
The series was announced by Adult Swim in July 2023,and will be directed by ShinichirōWatanabe,most notable for directing the Cowboy Bebop anime television series. [2] Chad Stahelski,who is notable for directing the John Wick film franchise,is designing the action sequences. [6] For music composition,the series will feature a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington,and producers,DJs,and musicians Bonobo and Floating Points. [6] Animation for the series will be done by MAPPA while Sola Entertainment handles general production. [2] [7]
A teaser trailer for the series was shown at Adult Swim's "Toonami on the Green" panel at San Diego Comic-Con two days later on July 22. [8] During the presentation,the production staff stated that the project is planned to be completed by 2024,but did not promise that the series would release in that year. [9] In July 2024,it was announced that the series will air in 2025. [10]
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