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Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

Death is failure.

20018.45 Seasons60 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

Created by Mike Lazzo
Written by Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, Genndy Tartakovsky
NetworksCartoon NetworkAdult Swim

Top Cast

Phil LaMarr

Phil LaMarr

Samurai Jack (voice)

Greg Baldwin

Greg Baldwin

Aku (voice)

Tara Strong

Tara Strong

Ashi (voice)

Grey DeLisle

Grey DeLisle

The High Priestess (voice)

Themes & Keywords

flying carkiller robottime travelrevengefugitiverobotgun violencewandererdance partycode of the samuraispaceshipintense

About Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, animation series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of flying car, killer robot, time travel, revenge, fugitive, robot. Created by Mike Lazzo, it stars Phil LaMarr, Greg Baldwin, Tara Strong. A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

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