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The Terminator franchise, launched by James Cameron in 1984, explores a dystopian future where intelligent machines wage war against humanity. The relentless pursuit of key human figures by time-traveling cyborg assassins known as Terminators is central to the narrative. John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance, is the core target of the malicious machines.

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Movie(s): The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Created by: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
First Film: The Terminator
Latest Film: Terminator: Dark Fate
First TV Show: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Latest TV Show: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Upcoming TV Shows: Terminator Zero (2024)
First Episode Air Date: January 13, 2008
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes
TV Show(s): Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Character(s): The Terminator, Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese, John Connor, T-1000, Kate Brewster, Marcus Wright, Grace (Terminator), Dani Ramos
Video Game(s): The Terminator (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), RoboCop versus The Terminator (1993), Terminator 3: War of the Machines (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009), Terminator: Resistance (2019)

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Reacher fans want to see Alan Ritchson play the Terminator, but Netflix's upcoming sci-fi action thriller has the iconic star going even further.

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Acclaimed director James Cameron just confirmed whether star Arnold Schwarzenegger will return in Terminator 7 with a surprise response.

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Six years after the release of Terminator: Dark Fate, James Cameron shares a promising update on his progress with the script for Terminator 7.

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The biggest franchises in popular culture all share the same problem, which has caused everything from Star Wars to Terminator to go off the rails.

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The New Terminator Rewrites Everything We Know About The Machine War

A brutal new Terminator has been unleashed in franchise canon, permanently changing what's possible for humanity's future War Against the Machines.

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A.I.'s proliferation has put a renewed emphasis on the negative consequences it could have for humanity; this classic comedy subverts those fears

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Star Trek Perfected a Sci-Fi Trope Terminator Never Mastered

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Time travel is central to the Terminator franchise, yet Star Trek: Enterprise's only comic outing to date greatly improves upon the formula.

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The best Terminator sequel expanded the franchise's mythology and explored themes with depth and nuance, but its cancellation cut its potential short.

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