Love, Death + Robots Vol 4: Sentient Toy Joins Dinosaurs, Babies

Whether you're craving extraterrestrial encounters, feeling unsettled by infants, or imagining the intimate accessories in your nightstand developing sentient eyes, Love, Death + Robots Volume 4 has something for you. Ten new animated shorts arrive on Netflix starting May 5.

Love, Death + Robots Vol 4 Teaser Trailer

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Currently, Netflix offers only a teaser trailer packed with the series' signature visual intensity and a fresh batch of bizarre concepts. Here are just a few glimpses from the minute-long preview.

A spectacular space battle or cosmic catastrophe
A puppet rock band performing
The previously mentioned adult toy, reimagined with giant eyes in claymation
A clergyman accompanied by a tentacled alien on a beach
A tormented, perhaps cybernetically enhanced woman with an adorable fuzzy companion
Ominous, oversized infants
Prehistoric creatures locked in combat
An alien attack depicted using miniatures
A judgmental feline observer

Executive producers for the series include Deadpool's Tim Miller and David Fincher, known for Seven and The Social Network. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who contributed to Kung Fu Panda 2 and Shrek Forever After, resumes her role as supervising director.

"If Love, Death + Robots' lasting impact is that it inspires fifteen people a decade from now to pursue directing, animation, motion capture performance, or voice acting, that's the only reward we need," Fincher shared in a 2022 Collider interview.

"This series was never about financial extravagance. You're involved out of passion, not obligation. We eagerly anticipate continuing to dedicate our lives to this creatively fulfilling, if niche, endeavor."