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. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREGetting to the bottom of the Heated Rivalry discourseMarty Supreme and the cost of ‘dreaming big’Ben Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageMeet the new generation of British actors reshaping Hollywood Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational traumaJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoThe 20 best films of 2025, rankedWhy Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-seeJay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s surreal, star-studded take on fameWatch: Owen Cooper on Adolescence, Jake Gyllenhaal and Wuthering Heights