Courtesy of NetflixFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsWatch a trailer for the Flying Lotus-scored anime series YasukeLakeith Stanfield stars as the titular samurai in the upcoming Netflix showShareLink copied ✔️April 3, 2021April 3, 2021TextThom Waite Netflix has shared the first trailer for its upcoming anime series, Yasuke. Starring Lakeith Stanfield (of Get Out and Donald Glover’s Atlanta) as the eponymous samurai, the series is created and directed by LeSean Thomas, alongside Studio Mappa, while the original score comes courtesy of Flying Lotus. Set in war-torn feudal Japan, Yasuke revolves around the real-life story of a Black samurai who lived in Japan during the 16th century. According to a synopsis from Netflix, he struggles to live a peaceful life following a past filled with violence. “But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.” Marking a slight departure from historical events, the trailer teases characters wielding magic, while promotional materials hint at the importance of mechs. Of course, this isn’t FlyLo’s first time providing an anime soundtrack, having previously worked on the short, animated prequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner 2049, titled Black Out 2022, in 2017. “Working on anime is my new favourite thing,” the musician wrote on Twitter last month. “I think imma try n stay a while. Can happily keep doin it. Makes sense to me.” Yasuke is set to arrive on Netflix on April 29. Watch the new trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnDJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teensArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy