In 2013, director Guillermo del Toro gave fans of monster films a new one to look out for with his film ‘Pacific Rim.’ The film revolves around the constant struggle of humans in a Kaiju infested world. At the same time, the government continues to build Jaegars, robotic war machines, to fight off the monsters. The film was received quite well because of its themes of action and sci-fi combined with Toro’s good reputation of making fantasy films that all age groups of people love. This film even got a sequel in 2017 titled ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ which Steven S DeKnight directed.
What we can expect from the series
Now, Netflix will breathe life back into this franchise with its upcoming animated series ‘Pacific Rim: The Black’. The show has two seasons fixed as of now, and Netflix has released a trailer, giving us a peek into what we can expect. The one-minute clip begins with an ominous announcement of Kaijus having taken over Australia and the city following an evacuation protocol as a result. We see siblings Hayley and Taylor putting on their armours in what looks like an attempt for them to save the world. As sister Hayley asks what they should do now, Taylor responds with “initiate the drift.” This process allows the pilot of a Jaegar to bond their thoughts and memories with the robot to act as one and function smoothly as they exterminate Kaijus.
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All the hard work that the production team has put in
The show will be produced and distributed by Legendary Pictures in association with Polygon Pictures. The first announcement for this series was made in November 2018 and it was supposed to release by 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show had to be pushed to this year and will now be available on the streaming platform on the 4th of March. Craig Kyle and Greg Johnson, the showrunners, co-writer of ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and head writer of ‘X-Men: Evolution’, respectively. This is set to be one of the most expensive productions for a Netflix original anime series.