All Episodes of The Animatrix

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Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe

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Season 1

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Final Flight of the Osiris
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2003
Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. But can the Osiris survive long enough to warn Zion?
Director: Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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The Second Renaissance Part I
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2003
Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Writer: Mahiro Maeda
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The Second Renaissance Part II
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2003
The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Writer: Mahiro Maeda
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Kid's Story
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/3/2003
A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Writer: Shinichiro Watanabe
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Program
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/3/2003
Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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World Record
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2003
A record-breaking competitive runner begins to stretch the limits of the Matrix. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
Director: Takeshi Koike
Writer: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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Beyond
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2003
While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
Director: Koji Morimoto
Writer: Koji Morimoto
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A Detective Story
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2003
A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Writer: Shinichiro Watanabe
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Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2003
The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
Director: Peter Chung
Writer: Peter Chung