# Love, Death & Robots (2019)

> An adult animated anthology of short, self-contained sci-fi, horror and dark comedy tales presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/73756

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 45
- Episode runtime: 13 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: animation, science fiction, horror, comedy
- Created by: Tim Miller
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Josh Brener, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Topher Grace, Helen Sadler, Hayley McLaughlin, Omid Abtahi, Christine Adams, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9561862/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Tone: dark, irreverent, visceral, grisly, darkly comic, unsettling

## What critics say

Audiences broadly acclaim the anthology for its striking animation and dark, surprising short stories, though later seasons are judged less consistent than the early ones.

## Synopsis

Love, Death & Robots (2019-2025) is an American adult animated anthology created by Tim Miller for Netflix. Each short, roughly thirteen minutes long, stands alone with its own characters, worlds and creative team, so viewers can dip in at any point. Across four seasons and forty-five episodes, the stories range from cyberpunk survival tales and robot uprisings to creature horror and absurdist comedy, with voice performances from Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Gail, Topher Grace as Rob and Josh Brener as Shower Head and Litter Box. The engine of each episode is a fresh premise pushed to an extreme, whether a soldier fighting for survival against monstrous forces or a machine caught in an unexpected moral trap. The tone swings between visceral, grisly and darkly funny, with a sly fascination for mortality, desire and the strange logic of technology. Its animation styles vary widely from short to short, giving the anthology a restless visual energy. Fans of Black Mirror and the adult animated experiments of Heavy Metal will find a similar appetite for provocative, genre-bending storytelling. The overall reception is strong, though later seasons drew more mixed responses from viewers.

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