| abstract | - The plots of individual episodes range from dark and epic to light-hearted and comic, but typically follows "Jack", a time-displaced samurai warrior, in his singular quest to find a method of traveling back in time. Many of the battle scenes in the series are reminiscent of samurai films, and since Jack's robotic enemies "bleed" oil or electricity and monsters and aliens bleed slime or goo, the series is able to exhibit the action of these films while avoiding censorship for violence. Samurai Jack was available to be viewed by American residents via the Toonami Jetstream website. Production on the show was halted in 2004, but it was never officially ended. In return, Tartakovsky has announced plans to direct a theatrical film, but whether or not it will resolve the series has yet to be announced. The feature film is currently in pre-production, and is being produced by J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and Frederator Films. However, fate of a film is scrapped. After over 11 years on freeze, Samurai Jack is heading back to Cartoon Network next year. Adult Swim on their Facebook in Decemeber 2015 announced that Genndy Tartakovsky, the animator behind the acclaimed series as well as favorites like Dexter's Laboratory and the animated Star Wars: Clone Wars microseries, is back to produce a new season that will land on Toonami in March 11th, 2017.
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