The Zeta Project
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| File:Zeta project1.JPG The Zeta Project logo | |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 30 Minutes |
The Zeta Project is a science fiction animated series, first aired on Kids' WB in January 2001. It was a spinoff of the series Batman Beyond.
The story's main character, Infiltration Unit Zeta, is a government robot designed to destroy targeted individuals. However, Zeta develops a conscience and runs away from the government so he won't have to destroy anymore.
Zeta is pursued by a team of NSA agents, led by the obsessed Agent Bennett, and including Agent Lee, Agent West, and Agent Rush. On the way, he meets up with a 15-year-old runaway, Ro Rowen. Together, they search for Zeta's creator, the elusive Dr. Selig, in an attempt to prove Zeta's sentience and earn him his freedom.
The show was created by Robert Goodman, and starred Diedrich Bader, Julie Nathanson, Kurtwood Smith, Dominique Jennings, Eli Marienthal, Scott Marquette, Michael Rosenbaum, and Lauren Tom.
The Zeta Project ran for two seasons, and last aired in August 2002.
Both Batman Beyond and The Zeta Project crossed over with each other in certain episodes.
The training robots used by the animated Justice League (which shares The Zeta Project's DC Animated Universe continuity) are very similar to Zeta's first appearance in Batman Beyond, establishing that the robots were initially developed decades before Ro met Zeta. One of these robots was used by the government to attack Supergirl in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Fearful Symmetry", where he was noted to be a "Z8" type.
Characters
- "Zee" (Diedrich Bader)
- Ro Rowen (Julie Nathanson)
- Bucky Buenventura (Ulises Cuadra)
- Infiltration Unit 7
- Dr. Selig
- Agent Bennett (Kurtwood Smith)
- Agent West (Michael Rosenbaum)
- Agent Lee (Lauren Tom)
- Agent Rush (Dominique Jennings)
Episodes
- The Accomplice
- His Maker's Name
- Remote Control
- Change of Heart
- The Next Gen
- Westbound
- Hicksburg
- Shadows
- Crime Waves
- Taffy Time
- Kid Genius
- Ro's Reunion
- Absolute Zero
- Wired Part 1
- Wired Part 2
- Resume Mission
- Hunt in the Hub
- Ro's Gift
- Lost and Found
- Eye of the Storm
- Quality Time
- On the Wire
- Cabin Pressure
- The River Rising
- The Hologram Man
- The Wrong Morph