Michael B. Jordan's Animated Sci-Fi Series GEN:LOCK is Headed To HBO Max For Season 2
Rooster Teeth launched Michael B. Jordan’s animated sci-fi mecha series gen:LOCK in January 2019, but HBO Max ended up snatching it up. The second season of the series will now premiere on WarnerMedia’s streaming service and they will have an exclusive 90-day run on HBO Max. After that, the series will be available on Rooster Teeth’s own subscription-streaming service.
The half-hour animated series is set in the near-future and focuses on a dystopia undergoing a new, technologically driven world war. Here’s the synopsis:
Fifty years in the future, gen:LOCK tells the story of an oppressive authoritarian force that threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.
The second season will also see the return of Dakota Fanning (The Alienist, Twilight Saga), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, Early Man, New Mutants), Golshifteh Farahani (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), and David Tennant (Jessica Jones, Dr. Who), who are all set to return to the series along with Jordan.
Billy Wee, senior vice president original animation, HBO Max, said in a statement:
“We are proud to bring gen:LOCK’s bold vision, inventive style, and extraordinary cast to HBO Max, and to build on the success that our partners at Rooster Teeth and Outlier Society have crafted so skillfully.”
Matt Hullum, co-founder and Chief Content Officer at Rooster Teeth added:
“We’re beyond excited to be producing a second season of gen:LOCK for HBO Max. Billy Wee and the team at HBO Max have been incredibly supportive in the development process, and we’re thrilled to be working closely with them on this project. We were blown away by the response to the first season of this show, both by the Rooster Teeth community and the Adult Swim audience, and cannot wait to bring it to more fans of action, sci-fi, and mecha animation.”
If you haven’t watched Season 1 yet, you should check it out! It’s actually a pretty solid animated series.