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[10/18/24 - 01:29 PM]
Video: Adult Swim Releases First Look of Anime Legend Shinichiro Watanabe's New Series "Lazarus"
Watanabe returns to the sci-fi action genre with the new series that follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity after a seemingly miracle cure-all drug turns deadly.
[09/12/24 - 10:41 AM]
Adult Swim to Feature "Rick and Morty," "Lazarus," and "Night of New" Screening Event at This Year's New York Comic Con
Screening include "Women Wearing Shoulder Pads" from series creator Gonzalo Cordova, "Common Side Effects" from executive producers Mike Judge and Greg Daniels and co-creators Joe Bennett and Steve Hely, and a sneak peak of "YOLO: Rainbow Trinity" from creator Michael Cusack.
[07/20/23 - 07:00 AM]
Adult Swim Greenlights Anime Legend Shinichiro Watanabe's New Series "Lazarus"
Celebrated for his influential body of work that includes "Cowboy Bebop," "Samurai Champloo" and "Kids on the Slope," "Lazarus" marks Watanabe's return to the sci-fi action genre with a globe-trotting thriller set in the near future.






LAZARUS (ADULT SWIM)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
7/20/23 - 10/18/24
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Adult Swim's press release, October 2024) Adult Swim surprised fans today at New York Comic Con by screening the full premiere episode of "Lazarus," the new globe-trotting thriller from Shinichirō Watanabe. Currently in production, a first look of the highly anticipated Toonami original anime series was also released. Celebrated for his enduringly influential series "Cowboy Bebop," Watanabe returns to the sci-fi action genre with the new series that follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity after a seemingly miracle cure-all drug turns deadly. The Japanese voice cast was also revealed today and includes "Cowboy Bebop" stars Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara. Produced by Sola Entertainment and animated by Studio MAPPA, "Lazarus" will premiere on Adult Swim in 2025.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Akio Otsuka as Abel
· Koichi Yamadera as Dr. Skinner
· Maaya Uchida as Chris
· Makoto Furukawa as Doug
· Mamoru Miyano as Axel
· Manaka Iwami as Eleina
· Megumi Hayashibara as Hersch
· Yuma Uchida as Leland
CREW INFORMATION:
· Shinichirō Watanabe as DIR
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· MAPPA