HBO Max Orders Second Season of Rooster Teeth’s ‘gen:LOCK’ Mecha Animated Series Starring Michael B. Jordan

HBO Max has picked up gen:LOCK for a second season following its success as Rooster Teeth’s newest animated series.

Starring Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther), the half-hour animated series focuses on a near-future dystopia undergoing a new, technologically driven world war. gen:LOCK originally premiered on Rooster Teeth.

Season 2 of gen:LOCK will premiere on HBO Max and 90 days later will be available on Rooster Teeth for FIRST members.

Fifty years in the future, gen:LOCK tells the story of an oppressive authoritarian force that threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.

Dakota FanningMaisie WilliamsGolshifteh Farahani, and David Tennant are all set to return to the series along with Jordan.