Jack is back. New images have surfaced from Adult Swim’s upcoming fifth season of Samurai Jack.
Created by Genndy Tartakovsky, the animated series originally aired on Cartoon Network between 2001 and 2004, earning four Emmy Awards and six Annie Awards. After more than a decade off the air, Cartoon Network decided to reboot the series.
At a recent French animation festival, new details and images of the upcoming season were revealed. According to reporter Alexandre Loos, the reboot will find Samurai Jack 50 years after his last battle with the evil demon Aku.
Take a look at some images below:
It's official #SamuraiJack first look, darker, better, more adult but still funny ! pic.twitter.com/A71EbSkyYc
— Midou (@MidouMir) June 15, 2016
Samurai Jack : 10 épisodes pensés comme un film de 5h. Plus noir. Plus adulte. Ca clôturera l'histoire. pic.twitter.com/lrULXeBWOM
— Alexandre Loos (@AlexLoos) June 15, 2016
The new season of Samurai Jack is expected to premiere later this year.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Samurai Jack? Will you watch the new season?
I am so worried that I will not be able to get Samurai Jack on the Cartoon Network here. I have Direct tv. I started watching that show a few years ago, they aired it two shows back to back early in morning hours so I recorded a few up at a time and I was hooked. I am 64 now and would like to see Jack make it home. I know everyone else must feel the same way as I do. I have been disabled for a long time but when I first started watching Jack’s story it became… Read more »
I’m 64 and I am sick with worry that I will not get Samurai Jack on the cartoon network here. When will they give the exact date for the first show?
As long as he still has his straw hat I’ll be happy
Cant wait one question though, wont Jack be like a really old man if its set 50 years later?