Mineko

Mineko (released as Mineko: Rebooted for season 1, Mineko: Revolution for season 2 and Mineko: Rebellion for season 3) is an upcoming American anime-influenced science fiction television series that will stream on Peacock for seasons 1 and 2, with Netflix taking over for season 3. It serves as a dark reboot to the 1999 film, Kit Mineko, and the TV series, Adventures of Kit Mineko, which in turn are based on characters created by Matt Froese, who is credited as executive producer of this series, and the first entry of the aptly-named Minekoverse, a shared universe consisting of reboots that are similar to this series. Like the original, the story follows the titular character who, after being injured in an explosion that occurred, gains a new arm, but in this series, she teams up with a teenage assassin cyborg to track down who was about to kill them and kill him.

Mineko: Rebooted
In the future, Kit Mineko was an ordinary girl who, after being injured in an explosion that occurred out of nowhere, gets repaired by scientists and gained a new arm from them. As she tries to get used to her new arm, she finds a teenage girl who, after being killed in a similar explosion, was repaired and programmed to be an assassin by evil androids and rejected the people who rebuilt her prior to the events of the reboot, thus making her a renegade. Initially rivals, the two must work together to stop the leader of the forces, a tyrannical overlord who operates from within the city, from destroying their homeworld.

Mineko: Revolution
After the death of Ares in the hands of Kit Mineko and RF-930, now taking the name, Rumiko, his son steps in and plans to avenge his father's death by finishing what he had started, killing the two girls. Kit and Rumiko plan to take him down with the help with some allies, including a hacker, a swordsman, a friend, and a teenager.

Mineko: Rebellion
Kit Mineko, Rumiko and new and old allies the two met throughout their times together assemble for the final showdown against Cors of Ares. The season, and series, will end with the feature-length series finale, The Fall of Kit Mineko.

Main cast

 * Stephanie Sheh as Kit Mineko, a girl who has a new arm after being injured in an explosion and the titular protagonist of the series. Sheh replaces Winona Ryder, who originally voiced her in the film and original TV series.
 * Keith David as Ares, a tyrannical overlord who is the main antagonist of season 1 and also appears as a ghost in the final episode of Rebellion and the opening scene of The Fall of Kit Mineko with David reprising his role. He is based on Spawn from the TV series, Todd McFarlane's Spawn and Mortal Kombat 11, who David also voices.
 * Kira Buckland as RF-930, a teenage assassin cyborg who, like Kit, was destroyed and rebuilt, but she was rebuilt by Ares' forces. Starting with the first season finale, she adopts the name, Rumiko. She is based on 2B from the video game, Nier: Automata, who Buckland also voices.
 * Antony Starr as Cors of Nexus, the son of Ares who plans to finish what his father started. He is based on Homelander from the 2019 Amazon Prime TV series, The Boys, who Starr also plays. (seasons 2-3)
 * Jason Momoa as a swordsman who Kit met and becomes a mentor to Rumiko and a part of Kit's rebellion in season 3. He is based on Aquaman from the DC Extended Universe and Duncan Idaho from the novel, Dune, whom both Momoa played with him playing the latter character as in the 2021 film adaptation. (Seasons 2-3)
 * Cherami Leigh as RF-719, an RF model android who, like Rumiko, becomes a renegade and a member of Kit's rebellion. She is based on A2 from Nier: Automata, who Leigh also voices. (Seasons 2-3)
 * Ken Watanabe as a bilingual (English and Japanese) resistance leader who was not initially on Kit's side but share a common enemy, Cors. (seasons 2-3)
 * Emilia Clarke as Kit's mother who Kit hasn't seen since her arm was repaired. (seasons 2-3)
 * Cristina Vee as a swordswoman who has a gun built into her sword and the swordsman's ex-wife (season 3)

Supporting cast

 * Giancarlo Esposito as a scientist who fixes Kit's arm but is later corrupted by its power and becomes a secondary antagonist but not affiliated to Cors. He is based on Moff Gideon from the TV series, The Mandalorian, who Esposito also plays. (seasons 1 and 3)
 * Jon Bailey as RF-303, an RF model who was built by the overlord. He is based on Soundwave and Shockwave from the 2018 film, Bumblebee, in which both Bailey voice
 * Leonardo DiCaprio as a hacker who teams with Kit and Rumiko to infiltrate Cors' ship. He is based on Dom Cobb from the 2010 film, Inception, who DiCaprio also played. (one episode of season 2)
 * Zendaya as Rumiko's long-lost friend and a member of Kit's rebellion in Season 3 (seasons 2-3)
 * Winona Ryder as K1T, an evil clone of Kit built by Cors. She is based on Annalee Call from Alien Resurrection, who Ryder, who returned to voice in this series after voicing the titular character in the original film and TV series, also played. (one episode of season 2)
 * Jackson A. Dunn as a teenager who was initially a partner of Kit and Rumiko but he is actually an evil creation of Cors. His based on Brandon Breyer from the 2019 film, Brightburn, who Dunn also plays. (one episode of season 2)
 * Kimiko Glenn as Aerix Mineko, Kit's older sister (seasons 2-3)
 * Patrick Seitz as RF-317, a male RF model who, like the other RF models but unlike Rumiko and 719, still obeys Cors' commands. (season 2)
 * Millie Bobby Brown as a teenage girl who can sense what happens to her allies. She is based on Eleven from the Netflix TV series, Stranger Things, who Brown also played. (seasons 2-3)
 * Michael Fassbender as Socket, one of the android companions of Kit. He is based on David from the films Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, who Fassbender also played. (season 2 finale; season 3)
 * Thomasin McKenzie as the adopted daughter of a commanding officer (season 2 finale; season 3)
 * Idris Elba as a commanding officer for Kit's rebellion and the adoptive father of his daughter. He is based on Stacker Pentecost from the 2013 film, Pacific Rim (season 3)
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as a mysterious man who wields a staff and, like the resistance leader, is not initially in Kit's rebellion but share a common enemy, Cors. (season 3)
 * Cara Delevingne as a dual gun-wielding woman who used to be a dancer before she quit when the explosions take place. (season 3)
 * Christine Marie Cabanos as Zina Supermoon, a girl who was raised by a race of aliens known as Vooruians in a planet called Voorus and a companion of Kit in the Rebellion. Cabanos replaces Sarah Silverman, who originally voiced the character in the original series. (season 3)
 * Damien Tran as RF-609, a fugitive male RF model android who, like Rumiko and 719, betrays his creator and sides with the two girls in the Rebellion. (season 3)
 * Taika Waititi as a soldier of Kit's rebellion (season 3)
 * John David Washington as Nexus, an agent from the multiverse who also has the power to reverse time. He is based on the Protagonist in the 2020 film, TENET, who Washington also plays. (one episode of season 3)

Video game
To promote the release of Mineko: Revolution, a video game will be released. Titled RF-930: Origins, it serves as a prequel to Rebooted, focusing on that character's origins. Buckland, David, and Sheh reprised their roles from the series.

Trivia

 * Buckland and Leigh voiced RF models in this series, which their roles are based on those as YoRHa models 2B and A2 in Nier: Automata.
 * Zendaya and Momoa both starred in the 2021 film adaptation of Dune, in which they played similar roles in the series.
 * Tran stated that Mineko is darker than the original film and television series and it gradually gets darker as the series progresses.
 * The RF model androids voiced by Tran, Leigh, Bailey and Seitz are numbered after the birthdays of each actor who voices them.