gen:LOCK

gen:LOCK

Humanity will prevail.

Created by Gray Haddock

On Rooster Teeth, HBO Max

2019–20212 seasons16 episodes32 min7.0 / 10

A high-energy mecha action series set against authoritarian oppression, balancing spectacular combat with a team-bonded narrative and existential stakes around sacrifice and consciousness.

Fifty years in the future, an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.

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