Love Death + Robots Volume 2 trailer: Netflix’s NSFW animated series sets May return
Netflix has finally released the official trailer for the upcoming second season of Tim Miller and David Fincher’s NSFW animated anthology series Love Death + Robots, which is scheduled to make its return on May 14, two years after the first season had made its debut. The video provides us a preview of different stories involving naked giants, Christmas demons and robots gone wild that will be featured in the new episodes. It also highlighted the visually stunning animation styles that we should expect to see this new season.
In addition, the streaming service has also confirmed that they have officially given the series an early third season renewal which will be available in 2022. Check out the Love Death + Robots Volume 2 trailer in the player below!
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Love Death + Robots is described as a re-imagining of the 1981 animated sci-fi film Heavy Metal which is based on the characters by Richard Corben, Angus McKie, Dan O’Bannon, Thomas Warkentin, and Bernie Wrightson. It is aimed towards adults with stories that go across every genre from science fiction, comedy, fantasy and horror, including imaginative characters such as sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers and robots gone wild.
The first season, which consisted of 18 episodes, featured the voices of Gary Cole, Chris Parnell, Omid Abtahi, John DiMaggio, Christine Adams, Josh Brener, Jill Talley, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Nolan North, Elain Tan, Aaron Himelstein, and Samira Wiley with Topher Grace and Mary Elizabeth Winstead appearing in live-action roles.
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Love Death + Robots has been in development since the late 2000s. It hails from David Fincher (Mindhunter) and Tim Miller (Deadpool), along with Jennifer Miller and Joshua Donen, who are all executive producing.
Miller, who previously was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 2004 animated short Gopher Broke, returned to his animation roots with the series, utilizing his animation company Blur Studio, while the team also consisted of filmmakers from around the world and featured various animation styles including traditional 2D and photorealistic CGI.