About this season
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Episodes (9)
1. Final Flight of the Osiris
Aired 21 March 2003 • 9 min
Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. But can the Osiris survive long enough to warn Zion?
2. The Second Renaissance Part I
Aired 4 February 2003 • 9 min
Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.
3. The Second Renaissance Part II
Aired 6 May 2003 • 9 min
The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.
4. Kid's Story
Aired 3 June 2003 • 9 min
A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo."
5. Program
Aired 3 June 2003 • 7 min
Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight.
6. World Record
Aired 3 May 2003 • 8 min
A record-breaking competitive runner begins to stretch the limits of the Matrix.
7. Beyond
Aired 3 June 2003 • 13 min
While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply.
8. A Detective Story
Aired 4 April 2003 • 10 min
A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity."
9. Matriculated
Aired 3 June 2003 • 16 min
The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side.