Lazarus

Series • 2025 - 2025


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Season 1 of Lazarus premiered on Apr 6th.

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Overview

In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.


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High On Films

Lazarus embodies nostalgia for a time that we haven’t experienced yet, a time that is both distant yet comforting, frightening yet exhilarating.

highonfilms.com/lazarus-2025-tv-series-review/

The New York Times

Each episode of 'Lazarus' begins with the same visual montage, but each opening narration and narrator is different. The episodes end with a countdown of how many days are left until the Hapna apocalypse.

nytimes.com/2025/04/03/arts/television/lazarus-adult-swim-anime.html

Den of Geek

Lazarus is such a nostalgic blast of bliss for anyone who grew up watching anime on Toonami during the ’90s and 2000s.

denofgeek.com/tv/lazarus-review-shinichiro-watanabe-cowboy-bebop/

Screen Rant

“Lazarus improves on the typical action of an anime show, but beyond that, it's a slow burn to get to the actual meat of the show's premise.”

screenrant.com/lazarus-tv-review-2025/

Tell-Tale TV

Lazarus throws itself into action in the best ways possible, thanks to the coordination of John Wick‘s Chad Stahelski and MAPPA’s stunning visuals, but at the cost of deep character-building moments.

telltaletv.com/2025/03/lazarus-season-1-review-chad-stahelskis-cowboy-bebop-inspired-series-is-all-gas-no-brakes/

Gizmodo

The premiere episode of Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichirō Watanabe's new series Lazarus effortlessly leaves a lasting impression, marking it as a classic in the making.

gizmodo.com/lazarus-review-shinichiro-watanabe-cowboy-bebop-adult-swim-2000581080

Polygon

Through the first few episodes, Lazarus mostly lives up to that promise, with vibrant animation, terrific vehicular and architectural design, and a varied, energetic score.

polygon.com/anime/548734/lazarus-anime-review-adult-swim-watanabe

GamesRadar+

"What I've seen of Lazarus so far isn't great. It's fine – good, even. But it's ambitious as hell, featuring a killer soundtrack and creatives with major bona fides."

gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/lazarus-review/