The action-packed steampunk series Bass x Machina went live on Netflix on November 3rd, immediately earning a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. From the same studio as Devil May Cry, Studio Mir animated the 6-episode limited series in a gorgeous 3D style.

Brian Tyree Henry, starring as the titular character Bass, serves as an executive producer alongside LeSean Thomas, Jennifer Wiley-Moxley, and Chad Handley.

Glory’s voice actor, Janelle Monáe, performs the theme song “HONOR KiLLING” by Roman GianArthur Irvin, setting the gritty Old West mood for the series. The series is backed by a star-studded voice cast, including Tati Gabrielle (The Last of Us) as Dana, Cree Summer (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Voltron: Legendary Defender) as Ahni, Chaske Spencer (The Twilight Saga) as Lighthorse, Currie Graham (NYPD Blue) as Rivenbark, and Starletta DuPois (The Notebook, Big Momma’sHouse) as Etta.

Bass x Machina was first announced back in February, and had its trailer released during October. Prior to its release two days ago, the series was riddled with stellar reviews from different outlets, all pointing to the series’ inevitable success. During a panel at Anime NYC earlier this year, Brian Tyree Henry even dubbed Bass x Machina as the “first anime Black Western,” a fitting achievement for the series based on the real-life badass Bass Reeves, one of the first Black Deputy Marshals to serve in the U.S.

Synopsis

In a segregated and brutal Steampunk West, Bass’s career as a famous bounty hunter brings him into danger with both machine and supernatural threat in a land rife with conflict. A war hangs overhead, and as a father, Bass heads into his mission knowing that his personal justice is yet another piece of the bloody destruction devastating the land and everyone in it.