Pacific Rim: The Black
Seen it?2021 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Action & Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Samurai Jack or Battlestar Galactica, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 6 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Two siblings - an idealistic teenage boy and his naive younger sister - are forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12021 · 7 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday- Season 22022 · 7 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Greg Johnson, Craig Kyle
- Gideon AdlonHayley Travis (voice)
- Calum WorthyTaylor Travis (voice)
- Victoria GraceMei (voice)
- Andy McPheeShane (voice)