| The Zeta Project | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Robert Goodman |
| Based on | Zeta by Robert Goodman |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jean MacCurdy Sander Schwartz (season 2) |
| Producers | Robert Goodman Liz Holzman |
| Editors | Rob DeSales (season 1) Mark McNally (season 2) |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Television Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
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| Network | Kids' WB |
| Release | January 27, 2001 – August 10, 2002[1] |
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| Batman Beyond DC Animated Universe television series | |
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The Zeta Project is an American science fiction animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, which first aired on Kids' WB in January 2001.[2] It is the sixth series of the DC Animated Universe, and a spin-off series based on the character Zeta from the Batman Beyond episode of the same name. The show was created by Robert Goodman.[3]
The story's main character, Infiltration Unit Zeta, is a humanoid robot (synthoid) designed to carry out covert assassinations on behalf of the National Security Agency. When Zeta discovers that one of his targets is innocent, he experiences an existential crisis about goodness and the value of life; following this epiphany, Zeta finds he can no longer kill. He refuses to continue working as an infiltration unit and abandons his mission, going rogue. As he tries to find his creator, Dr. Selig, Zeta is pursued by a team of NSA agents led by Agent Bennet and aided by a 15-year-old runaway, Rosalie "Ro" Rowan.[4]
The series was cancelled after two seasons.[4]
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (December 13, 2008). "'The Zeta Project' Comes to DVD in March". Comicmix.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 940. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 724–725. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ a b Carlson, KC (March 17, 2009). "The Zeta Project Season 1". Comics Worth Reading. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2021.