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There aren't many shows on Netflix where just about every episode offers something worthwhile, but this 45-episode sci-fi series does just that. Netflix seems to have staked its claim on fantasy shows, historical fiction, and reality TV when it comes to its original programming, but there are a handful of sci-fi offerings.
3 Body Problem, Stranger Things, and Altered Carbon are probably the network's most popular titles, but beyond that, there is not much, even if you explore the animated shows. Despite leaving science fiction to Apple TV and other streamers, Netflix does have one other fantastic sci-fi series.
Love, Death & Robots is a four-volume, 45-episode anthology series filled with shorts that span the comedy, horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres, though it's that last genre that most episodes deal in. Each episode has a different creative team (with a few repeats), giving each a different animation style, tone, and direction.
One episode of Love, Death + Robots will have almost nothing to do with the next, and you might assume they are episodes of completely different shows if you didn't know any better. Everyone who watches the show will have their favorites, and there are certainly some episodes of Love, Death + Robots that are better than others.
However, it's one of those shows where you can assume that almost every episode has a defender. Each is so unique and particular that there's bound to be someone who considers it the best. The show does not pander; that is for sure. Every episode is a love letter to the genre, and you can feel it every time.
Every Episode Of Love, Death & Robots Is Worth Watching
Every episode of Love, Death & Robots offers something up. There may be episodes that you don't particularly vibe with, but even then, you can't help but deny their creativity or earnestness. This is a series where the creators seem to have been given free rein to do what they like, and every director and animation crew does just that.
For myself, I am not a fan of the stylized, cartoony episodes like "The Other Large Thing", "Automated Customer Service", or "The Dump", but I do enjoy how those episodes operate with a more modest vision of science fiction, making them more relatable than the highly philosophical episodes like "Zima Blue" and "Fish Night", which rank among my favorites.
You can't deny yourself a single episode of the show. Their brief runtimes ensure you will never get bored, but the creativity and uniqueness on display also make each fascinating. Even if you read a description and don't feel like you'll be interested, watch the first minute; more than likely you'll be hooked.
Is Love, Death & Robots Volume 5 Ever Going To Happen?
It took three years for Love, Death & Robots Volume 4 to arrive after Volume 3, and it looks like we're going to have an equally long wait for Volume 5, if it even happens. There have been virtually no updates about the next season of the series from anyone, including Netflix.
Even Volume 4 seemed to have a strange rollout. The season was announced back in 2022, but didn't come until 2025, and it feels like not that many people even tuned in for it, nor that Netflix even promoted it. Love, Death & Robots is probably not the easiest show to put together, with all the creatives involved, but there are plenty more stories to mine, and the success of the show so far should encourage any Netflix executive to greenlight another season.
Release Date March 15, 2019
Network Netflix
Directors Víctor Maldonado, Patrick Osborne, Robert Valley, Alfredo Torres Martínez, Jerome Chen, Emily Dean, Rémi Kozyra, Léon Bérelle, Dominique Boidin, Alberto Mielgo, Maxime Luère, Andy Lyon, Robert Bisi, Dave Wilson, David Nicolas, Simon Otto, Damian Nenow, Laurent Nicolas, Kevin Van Der Meiren, Vitaliy Shushko, Owen Sullivan, István Zorkóczy, Javier Recio Gracia, Oliver Thomas
Writers Tim Miller, Philip Gelatt
English (US) ·