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Samurai Jack is an American animated action-adventure dystopian television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The show is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Tartakovsky conceived Samurai Jack after finishing his work on his first Cartoon Network original series, Dexter's Laboratory, which premiered in 1996. Samurai Jack took inspiration from Kung Fu, the 1972 televised drama starring David Carradine, Tartakovsky's fascination with samurai culture and the Frank Miller comic series Ronin.
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2001 · 5 seasons · 60 ep · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Animation
TMDB 8.4/10 (911 votes)
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".
Created by Genndy Tartakovsky
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Genndy TartakovskyCreator
Greg Baldwinas Aku (voice)
Tara Strongas Ashi (voice)
Grey DeLisleas The High Priestess (voice)Cast & crew political lean — 1 of 5 researched: 1 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.