Lazarus
Getting out of prison was easy. Now he has to save the world.
Created by Shinichiro Watanabe
On Adult Swim, TV Tokyo
A high-energy sci-fi action thriller built on a premise of existential threat—a miracle drug with a hidden death sentence—that assembles a team of operatives to stop a global conspiracy.
In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.
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Questions people ask
Is Lazarus violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.
Is Lazarus scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is Lazarus easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Is Lazarus sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Lazarus leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Lazarus, and what each one shares →
Like Lazarus
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Lazarus
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Lazarus, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Lazarus, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Lazarus, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
