Love, Death & Robots

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2019
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. NoahsNexus
    Apr 6, 2023
    9
    Love, Death & Robots: Season 1 is a stunning animated anthology series that showcases the best of modern animation. The series draws inspiration from 1970s comic books, and is a creation of David Fincher and Tim Miller. Each episode is unique and ranges from five to 15 minutes in length, providing a diverse viewing experience for audiences.

    The stand-out episode of the series is E5.    Love, Death & Robots: Season 1 is a stunning animated anthology series that showcases the best of modern animation. The series draws inspiration from 1970s comic books, and is a creation of David Fincher and Tim Miller. Each episode is unique and ranges from five to 15 minutes in length, providing a diverse viewing experience for audiences.

    The stand-out episode of the series is E5. WHEN THE YOGURT TOOK OVER. This episode is a witty and intelligent exploration of a world where the evolution of yogurt has led to a complete reversal of power dynamics. The episode's animation style is both beautiful and innovative, and the writing is clever and engaging, making it one of the best episodes of the series.

    Overall, Love, Death & Robots is a triumph of modern animation. The series features stunning visuals, innovative storytelling, and a wide range of genres and themes. While not every episode is a masterpiece, the series consistently delivers high-quality entertainment, earning it a solid 9/10 rating. If you're a fan of animation or science fiction, this series is a must-watch.    … Expand
  2. CarlElmore
    Jan 24, 2023
    6
    80% of these have some stellar animation and half of the stories are incredibly well written and thought provoking but the other stories are meaningless and provide almost no substance at all other than being tech demos. If the animation wasn't so good across the board then this season would get a lower score.
  3. JeBjBo
    Jul 10, 2022
    6
    Favorite episode of the season: Zima Blue
    Least favorite episode of the season: Fish Night
  4. Bruterake
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
    Nota alta, a animação diferenciada e realista em alguns conquistou todo mundo pra quem recomendei muito top, só um ou dois episódios são ruinzinhos mas da pra aturar.
  5. wayrez
    May 16, 2020
    8
    In general, in a pack of seventeen episodes, everyone will find something for themselves. It is such a creation, entirely based on the iconic paintings of postmodernism, but with a great degree of passion, bright colors, and frank scenes. Some of the series still ask to become full-length paintings, and this is something like a short film project from Neil Blomcamp.
  6. manningn15
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my 3rd favorite new Netflix show of 2019, one of my top 5 favorite new animated shows of 2019, one of my favorite new shows of 2019, and one of my favorite shows of all time. The animation throughout the whole show is phenomenal, I love how many different types of animation they used like motion capture animation,comic book style animation, anime style animation, among others. I loved how they used many different genres in the series. I loved the opening graphics and opening title music they were great. Connie's Edge was an awesome episode it had an phenomenal story and twist ending and had excellent voice acting especially from Helen Sadler, Time Winters, and Hayley McLaughlin, this is my favorite episode of season 1 and a 10/10. Three Robots was a hilarious episode it had a stupendous story and writing and had outstanding voice acting from Chris Parnell, Gary Anthony Williams, and Josh Brener, this is my 2nd episode of season 1 and a 10/10. The Witness was a really weird and trippy episode that had a outstanding story and concept and great music, 9/10. Suits was a funny, creepy, and cool episode it had great writing and story, terrific voice acting especially from Neil Kaplan, Courtenay Taylor, and G.K. Bowes, and I loved they emotional weight of the story, 9/10. Sucker or Souls was a super scary episode that had a great story and writing and fantastic voice acting especially from Fred Tatasciore, Michael Benyaer, and Laura Waddell, 8/10. When the Yogurt Took Over was an extremely weird episode but I still liked it and it had a excellent story and concept and a terrific narration from Maurice LaMarche, 8/10. Beyond the Aquila Rift had an excellent story and writing, great music, and terrific voice acting especially from Henry Douthwaite and Madeleine Knight, 9/10. Good Hunting is my 3rd favorite episode of season 1 and it had a stupendous story and writing, excellent voice acting especially from Elaine Tan and Matthew Yang King, and superb music, 10/10. The Dump was a funny episode with a terrific story and voice acting from Nolan North and André Sogliuzzo that was great, 9/10. Shape Shifters is my 5th favorite episode of season 1, it had a superb story and writing, excellent voice acting from Graham Hamilton and Adam Bartley, and terrific music, 10/10. Helping Hand is my least favorite episode of season 1 but it still had a good story, 6/10. Fish Night had outstanding music, a excellent story and writing, terrific voice acting from Kirk Thornton and Yuri Lowenthal, and beautiful creatures, 9/10. Lucky 13 had a outstanding unique story and concept and excellent voice acting from Samira Wiley, 10/10. Zima Blue was a little odd but had a excellent story and writing, terrific voice acting from Kevin Michael Richardson, and I loved the unique animation in this one, 8/10. Blindspot had excellent music, terrific voice acting especially from Carlos Alazraqui, Chris Cox, and Aaron Himelstein, and a great story, 9/10. Ice Age had a phenomenal story, writing, and concept and excellent acting from Topher Grace and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, this is my 4th favorite episode of season 1 and a 10/10. Alternate Histories had a outstanding story, writing, and concept, I loved how dark and funny this episode was, a excellent narration from Rebecca Riedy, and terrific music, 10/10. The Secret War had a excellent story, terrific voice acting especially from Stefan Kapicic, and I loved how much this one looked like a video game. Overall this was a A+ first season.… Expand
  7. M0NST3R_G4MING
    Jun 29, 2019
    8
    "Love Death & Robots is a truly breathtaking series on Netflix. The episodes in "Love Death & Robots" are all very short, but all very worth watching. Each episode had its own story and art style. This is exactly what the serie makes so unique.

    The stories in the episodes are always short, but often have a surprising ending. Some episodes even have a better story than an entire serie.    "Love Death & Robots is a truly breathtaking series on Netflix. The episodes in "Love Death & Robots" are all very short, but all very worth watching. Each episode had its own story and art style. This is exactly what the serie makes so unique.

    The stories in the episodes are always short, but often have a surprising ending. Some episodes even have a better story than an entire serie. Sure, you could have expanded the stories a bit more, but that doesn't make the serie bad. And then there are the always very different artstyles. This makes the serie a lot of fun to watch! In the various episodes is always a healthy mixture of violence and nudity. This might be strange for some, but in "Love Death & Robots" it was very well done.

    In summary I can say that everyone should have a look at the serie "Love Death & Robots". There are so many different scenarios in the Netflix serie, there will be something interesting for everyone. Check it out!    … Expand
  8. Daermon
    May 31, 2019
    8
    Some of them are really good. Some are okay and some are meh. But the animations are all really good, but NEED MORE CGI episodes!
  9. MariusL
    May 11, 2019
    10
    The true heir to the twilight zone series. This show ,just blows out of the water, wannabes like black mirror and the new sjw twilight zone.
  10. ComandanteCobra
    May 3, 2019
    8
    Very good short animation
    Love, Death & Robots is an anthology of short (less than 30 minutes) animated movies for a mature audience.
    The "18 Episodes" are not related one another but all have plots that revolve about Love or Death or Sci-fi. Episodes are very different in setting, graphic presentation (Anime-like style, Computer Rendering, Cartoonish) and mood (some are humorous, some    Very good short animation
    Love, Death & Robots is an anthology of short (less than 30 minutes) animated movies for a mature audience.
    The "18 Episodes" are not related one another but all have plots that revolve about Love or Death or Sci-fi.
    Episodes are very different in setting, graphic presentation (Anime-like style, Computer Rendering, Cartoonish) and mood (some are humorous, some are dramatic, some have stories open to different interpretation) .
    Sometimes the episode is full of reflective and hidden messages, other times you'll find a less clever story but a fest for the eyes.
    Sex and violence are present in most of the episodes...a little fan service maybe but never tasteless.
    The variety offered keep the show fresh and original.
    Quality of episodes also varies but most of them are really good (for example "The Witness" , "Three Robots", "Sonnie’s Edge" ) .    … Expand
  11. SuperMax156
    Apr 28, 2019
    8
    Great series overall, some of the episodes are better than others, most are pretty good with a couple that are a bit mediocre, and a few that are stunning such as Beyond the Aqila Rift, which was just downright spooky at the end. Great to see such content that caters to the tastes of those who like challenging science fiction.
  12. Blenderhead
    Apr 19, 2019
    7
    Very feast-or-famine. The series suffers overall from too many of the shorts trying too hard to be "adult," jamming in sexual content that often feels obtrusive. A few episodes are also lacking in actual story. Episode 3, The Witness, is a particularly poor example, seemingly way more interested in CG nudity than creating a compelling film.

    But there are standouts in the other    Very feast-or-famine. The series suffers overall from too many of the shorts trying too hard to be "adult," jamming in sexual content that often feels obtrusive. A few episodes are also lacking in actual story. Episode 3, The Witness, is a particularly poor example, seemingly way more interested in CG nudity than creating a compelling film.

    But there are standouts in the other direction. Episode 8, Good Hunting, was my personal favorite. It's a very dark story that told a very adult tale that constantly asks the viewer to reassess what sort of story this is. Other notable standouts are the charming "Three Robots," the colorful "Suits," dreamlike "Fish Night," and imaginative "Secret War." "Blind Spot" also stands out for being such a perfect recreation of the '90s Saturday morning cartoon deep in the attitude era.

    Oh, and I couldn't finish "Helping Hand." The whole short is just body horror, and compares very unfavorably to "Beyond the Aquila Rift," which is body horror woven into a fascinating story.

    Overall, worth the watch, but some of the shorts are worth skipping.    … Expand
  13. m15964
    Apr 19, 2019
    4
    This is an overrated animated made by Netflix. The stories used in this series are out of range and most of them are used before in some animations or movies. I think the new kind of animating in this package is a well done job and good to watch it but you will be disappointed after each episode!
  14. Flexio
    Apr 14, 2019
    5
    Переоцененное CGI с вкраплениями интересных идей, которые тонут в океане посредственности. Сериал очень сильно перегибает палку с излишней толерантностью, кое-где доходит до откровенной, ничем не прикрытой, наглой мизандрии, что, как раз, напрямую противоречит той самой толерантности. Как всегда, двойные стандарты.Переоцененное CGI с вкраплениями интересных идей, которые тонут в океане посредственности. Сериал очень сильно перегибает палку с излишней толерантностью, кое-где доходит до откровенной, ничем не прикрытой, наглой мизандрии, что, как раз, напрямую противоречит той самой толерантности. Как всегда, двойные стандарты.
  15. JonsGone
    Apr 11, 2019
    8
    Watched in the following order :

    001 - Sonnies edge - 6/10 Kinda bland 002 - Three Robots - 8/10 Hit or miss humor. Robots are well designed. Cats are ugly af. 003 - The Witness - 7/10 Overplayed concept. Looks edgy just to be edgy. 004 - Suits - 10/10 ♥ Concept. ♥ Execution Looks kinda bland visually 005 - Sucker of Souls - 7/10 Meh. 006 - When the yogurt took    Watched in the following order :

    001 - Sonnies edge - 6/10
    Kinda bland

    002 - Three Robots - 8/10
    Hit or miss humor.
    Robots are well designed.
    Cats are ugly af.

    003 - The Witness - 7/10
    Overplayed concept.
    Looks edgy just to be edgy.

    004 - Suits - 10/10
    ♥ Concept.
    ♥ Execution
    Looks kinda bland visually

    005 - Sucker of Souls - 7/10
    Meh.

    006 - When the yogurt took over - 7/10
    Ugly.
    Fun idea, even if underexplored.

    007 - Beyond the Aquila rift - 9/10
    ♥ Music.
    Great short.

    008 - Good Hunting - 9/10
    Beautiful.
    Lacks tension, weak pacing.

    009 - The Dump - 5/10
    Visually disgusting.
    Gross.
    Ew.

    010 - Shape-Shifters - 6/10
    Very interesting premise.
    Pathetic execution.

    011 - Helping Hand - 8/10
    Gravity but shorter.

    012 - Fish Night - 7/10
    Visually beautiful
    Do you even have a story ?
    Basically a tech demo.
    013 - Lucky 13 - 10/10 10/10 would cry everytime. 014 - Zima Blue - 10/10 Best short out of the lot. Stunning. 015 - Blindspot - 8/10 Characters are very fun to watch. Looks good. 016 - Ice Age - 8/10 Only live action short. Simpsons did it. 017 - Alternate Histories - 5/10 High expectations going in. Dissapointed to no end. Would be the worst one if not for The Dump. 018 - The Secret War - 10/10 Great premise. Great execution.    … Expand
  16. modinicky
    Apr 11, 2019
    10
    Just wow

    you will be mesmerized, sci-fied, actionised in no time.
    Animated at its best visual quality and story weight,

    Great.
  17. Jamedris
    Apr 10, 2019
    10
    Absolutely wonderful, the only minus is the average length of one episode, they should be a little longer to fully appreciate their's beauty. L.D.R. is something fresh, new and got to my Netflix outta nowhere, but it's soooo freakin' amazing! Plus, very cyberpunk-ish, reminds me of Animatrix. Kind of. Instant +fav!
  18. antoniomit
    Apr 8, 2019
    10
    increible! Si te gustaron series como Black Mirror este te va a encantar. No entiendo como los criticos de Metacritic le dan poca puntuacion. Seria por no cobrar por ello?
  19. gmonster320
    Apr 6, 2019
    10
    Excellent! "Love, Death, and Robots' features a number of great NSFW animated shorts. "Three Robots", "When The Yogurt Took Over" and "Alternate Histories" are my absolute favorites. I'd like to see these made into full length movies or series of their own.

    There were a few that I didnt like as well but it's just because of the style of animation or the story didnt interest me as much.    Excellent! "Love, Death, and Robots' features a number of great NSFW animated shorts. "Three Robots", "When The Yogurt Took Over" and "Alternate Histories" are my absolute favorites. I'd like to see these made into full length movies or series of their own.

    There were a few that I didnt like as well but it's just because of the style of animation or the story didnt interest me as much. Over all, this is a VERY STRONG showing. More of the same please NetFlix!    … Expand
  20. PixelTech
    Apr 5, 2019
    10
    This is a collection of short stories for a lover of science fiction and/or fantastical worlds, each with their own unique story. As I have seen people call it before, this anthology is like "Black Mirror for the ADD riddled gamer", and honestly, that isn't far off. That being said, if Black Mirror is a dark exploration into ethical and philosophical issues, this show is a sit down andThis is a collection of short stories for a lover of science fiction and/or fantastical worlds, each with their own unique story. As I have seen people call it before, this anthology is like "Black Mirror for the ADD riddled gamer", and honestly, that isn't far off. That being said, if Black Mirror is a dark exploration into ethical and philosophical issues, this show is a sit down and have a fun time kind of anthology. Each story is only as long as it needs to be, never feeling like it's overstaying its welcome. While some have called it edgy for its frequent gore, nudity, and sexual themes, I didn't mind it as much, as the stories and settings all worked with the themes. All in all, a great set of stories, and I hope there are more seasons to come.… Expand
  21. FurryEskimo
    Apr 2, 2019
    9
    Is the series perfect? Far from it. But did I love it? Absolutely!!
    I think there's something for everyone, so of course I won't love everything, but everyone will love something.
    Here's my quick run-down of the series. I watched it with a friend and we screamed and laughed the whole time, discussing what we loved and didn't. Most episodes look like pilots for full series. And many    Is the series perfect? Far from it. But did I love it? Absolutely!!
    I think there's something for everyone, so of course I won't love everything, but everyone will love something.
    Here's my quick run-down of the series. I watched it with a friend and we screamed and laughed the whole time, discussing what we loved and didn't. Most episodes look like pilots for full series. And many episodes do a great job of building characters and making you feel invested; something most series can't do in a whole season, with a single cast.
    1. Yes
    2. Yes
    3. "DO YOU WANNA SEE SOME PU$$Y???"
    4. My fav.    … Expand
  22. qualifiers
    Apr 1, 2019
    6
    6.5 score. When I watched Love, Death, and Robots I wasn't sure I liked it, but a week later I'm still thinking about these stories. A lot of people are comparing this show to Black Mirror, which feels off the mark to me. While Black Mirror episodes focus solely on delivering dark, philosophical messages and twist endings, these stories are much more about creating fun-to-watch,6.5 score. When I watched Love, Death, and Robots I wasn't sure I liked it, but a week later I'm still thinking about these stories. A lot of people are comparing this show to Black Mirror, which feels off the mark to me. While Black Mirror episodes focus solely on delivering dark, philosophical messages and twist endings, these stories are much more about creating fun-to-watch, action-filled science fiction stories which may or may not have a deeper meaning.

    One of my favorites was Suits, an alien invasion story about future-farmers defending their town. The action's fast paced and the characters are immediately likable. I especially loved how each character's expression was animated. The last shot is a bit of a twist and proposes a different interpretation of the events of the story, but it doesn't hit you over the head with a message like Black Mirror might have done – it's a classic alien invasion story first and foremost.

    The worst of the bunch is probably Witness. The predictable ironic ending made me roll my eyes, but my biggest problem with the episode was main character. The whole episode consists of following the female character around a city, and yet we never get a sense of who she is. Instead, the camera constantly lingers on her breasts at the expense of actually showing her facial expression, and she ends up running around naked for the last half of the short. I had sooo many questions about this character (why doesn't she give her name to the police? why is the first person she calls a Russian junkie? why doesn't she let the killer explain himself?) that were never answered, because at the end of the day, she's not a real person, just a male fantasy.    … Expand
  23. nhand42
    Apr 1, 2019
    9
    Similar in concept and execution to the Animatrix - the animated shorts that accompanied the Matrix films. Each episode in this collection has its own identity and style which is entirely wonderful. The stories are necessarily shallow - at only 15 minutes per episode there's no time to do otherwise - but these glimpsed worlds are still impressive.

    My only complaint would be the    Similar in concept and execution to the Animatrix - the animated shorts that accompanied the Matrix films. Each episode in this collection has its own identity and style which is entirely wonderful. The stories are necessarily shallow - at only 15 minutes per episode there's no time to do otherwise - but these glimpsed worlds are still impressive.

    My only complaint would be the excessive use of nudity and violence in an apparent attempt to make the films more "adult". This doesn't detract from the artwork or stories, but didn't add to them either.    … Expand
  24. MadnessisRising
    Apr 1, 2019
    10
    What a great show!
    I like how they try something new with adult stuff and totally different animation-styles.
    It works so damn well! Highly recommend it.
  25. RaduA
    Apr 1, 2019
    7
    77/100

      It's a decent series.
      Each episode has a new story + a new animation that makes it similar to Black Mirror. It's not as good, but it's pretty exciting.
      Some twists and stories seem that they were made by teenagers ... weak ... and a lot of nudity (do not forget, if you are with parents in the room don't watch it) but it was generally good-ish.
  26. BulgarianCritic
    Mar 31, 2019
    7
    Many of the episodes are pretty meh but there are a few really really really interesting and good ones.Also the animation is grand
  27. EludiumQ36
    Mar 31, 2019
    9
    LD&R is an anthology of 18 short (10-15min) mostly animated episodes. Please pardon me for not reviewing each of them separately. However, they're all top notch quality, not a dog in the bunch. Much of the animation that's done is photo-realistic - amazing. Only one episode "Ice Age" uses live actors mixed with SFX. Most if not all of these could be launching points for films or series,LD&R is an anthology of 18 short (10-15min) mostly animated episodes. Please pardon me for not reviewing each of them separately. However, they're all top notch quality, not a dog in the bunch. Much of the animation that's done is photo-realistic - amazing. Only one episode "Ice Age" uses live actors mixed with SFX. Most if not all of these could be launching points for films or series, since they were so short; they seemed more like a scene from a larger effort. Do note however that several of the episodes are not suitable for younger ones, but for us adults, they're a real treat.… Expand
  28. kyjo
    Mar 30, 2019
    5
    Impressive CGI and animation for a TV series. Probably worth a watch just because of that. Too bad those visuals were mostly wasted on such terrible stories, characters and amateurish acting. Out of those 18 episodes maybe 3-4 had interesting story, the rest was just bad.

    Sci-fi aspect - If you're making a sci-fi themed series, at least put some actual science in it! Don't just make    Impressive CGI and animation for a TV series. Probably worth a watch just because of that. Too bad those visuals were mostly wasted on such terrible stories, characters and amateurish acting. Out of those 18 episodes maybe 3-4 had interesting story, the rest was just bad.

    Sci-fi aspect - If you're making a sci-fi themed series, at least put some actual science in it! Don't just make science-y things as background for useless drama or social commentary! It might be cool and popular but it won't help make the story better. No one cares about stupid characters just because they're in space. I'm so tired of these superficial hipster sci-fi wannabes.

    Political aspect - Unfortunately this is another piece of modern entertainment which is riddled with stupid political agitation. Specifically there are retarded feminist tropes and archetypes present throughout the whole series, which just makes those already bad stories even worse. Pity, because the visuals were great.    … Expand
  29. Xstream14
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    Just wow. If you put awesome short stories, unleashed creativity and infinity of money together you get this series. It is utterly brilliant in every aspect. The animation style ranges from ultra-realistic to a more abstract level, stories from wierd laughter over scenes burned forever in your memory to sharply observed societal critique. It uses violance where it is adequate but neverJust wow. If you put awesome short stories, unleashed creativity and infinity of money together you get this series. It is utterly brilliant in every aspect. The animation style ranges from ultra-realistic to a more abstract level, stories from wierd laughter over scenes burned forever in your memory to sharply observed societal critique. It uses violance where it is adequate but never for its own sake. And with Three Robots I think there is an episode which absolutly everone will enjoy.… Expand
  30. RWest
    Mar 28, 2019
    9
    It is an incredible series that Netflix supported. Each episode is totally different from each one. Each animation is incredible, you pass from a cartoon to an almost reality animation. The stories are very good with a plot twist in each one that makes you watch another one.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Graeme Virtue
    Dec 3, 2019
    60
    While every short is well-executed, bingeing them in quick succession dulls rather than sharpens their impact.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 19, 2019
    60
    While many of the entries here fall into an inter-zone of “meh, OK then” mediocrity, there are a handful of highlights as well.
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  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Mar 15, 2019
    80
    Delivering bleakness and black comedy in distilled form via stories that rarely last more than fifteen minutes, it’s like Black Mirror for the ADD-addled video game crowd. ... Love, Death & Robots is at its finest when it’s short, sweet and satirically nasty.
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