Netflix has released the first official images for its Pacific Rim anime spinoff, Pacific Rim: The Black.
The images debuted on Twitter and feature a brother and sister team of Jaeger pilots, as well as a massive Kaiju wreaking havoc in the ruins of a city. The official synopsis for Pacific Rim: The Black places the series sometime after the events of the first film, and is set in Australia.
Long ago, humanity defeated the Kaiju. Now, they’re evacuating Australia. In 2021 join a pair of siblings and their battered, long-abandoned Jaegar as they battle across a continent of danger in Pacific Rim: The Black. @Legendary @POLYGONPICTURES pic.twitter.com/P5ZHZYv9OQ
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020
"Long ago, humanity defeated the Kaiju," the synopsis reads. "Now, they’re evacuating Australia. Join a pair of siblings and their battered, long-abandoned Jaegar as they battle across a continent of danger."
Pacific Rim: The Black has been in development since 2018. Legendary Entertainment, who produced Pacific Rim and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, will return to produce Pacific Rim: The Black. Craig Kyle and Greg Johnson will serve as showrunners, while Polygon Pictures handles animation duties.
Pacific Rim features a world where massive alien beasts known as Kaiju emerge from an interdimensional rift in the Pacific Ocean. To combat them, mankind built giant war machines called Jaegers that are driven by two pilots who share a mental bond. Guillermo del Toro directed and co-wrote Pacific Rim, and served as producer on Pacific Rim: Uprising.
Pacific Rim: The Black will premiere on Netflix sometime in 2021.
Source: Twitter
