Love, Death & Robots
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Love, Death & Robots (stylized as LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS; represented in emoji form as ❤️❌🤖) is an adult animated anthology television series created by Tim Miller and streaming on Netflix. Although the series is produced by Blur Studio, its individual episodes are drawn from the work of an international variety of animation studios. The animations span the genres of comedy, horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Each episode is connected to one or more of the three titular concepts. Miller serves as the showrunner and producer alongside Joshua Donen, David Fincher, and Jennifer Miller. Most episodes are written by Philip Gelatt and are adaptations of short stories. The series evolved from an attempt by Fincher and Miller to produce a feature-length movie reboot of Heavy Metal. The planned anthology film languished in development hell for eleven years due to difficulties with securing the rights to the title, as well as the lack of studios willing to fund the project. Eventually, Netflix became interested in the idea and agreed to distribute it as a television series. The first season was released on March 15, 2019; the second on May 14, 2021; the third on May 20, 2022; and the fourth on May 15, 2025. The show has received positive reviews from critics who praise its voice acting, sound effects, and unique approach of using a variety of animation styles and genres. It won several accolades from the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
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| Volume | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| 1 | 18 | March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) | ||
| 2 | 8 | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | ||
| 3 | 9 | May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) | ||
| 4 | 10 | May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15) | ||
| Animation studio | Country oforigin | No. of episodesproduced |
| The Aaron Sims Company | United States | 1 |
| Able & Baker | Spain | 1 |
| AGBO | United States | 1 |
| Atoll Studio | France | 1 |
| Atomic Fiction | United States | 1 |
| Axis Studios | Scotland, U.K. | 3 |
| Blink Industries | England, U.K. | 1 |
| Blow Studio | Spain | 3 |
| Blur Studio (main) | United States | 11 |
| Buck | United States | 2 |
| Digic Pictures | Hungary | 2 |
| Elena Volk's Independent Studio | Russia | 1 |
| Luma Pictures | United States | 1 |
| Passion Animation Studios | England, U.K. | 3 |
| Pinkman.TV | Spain | 2 |
| Platige Image | Poland | 1 |
| Polygon Pictures | Japan | 2 |
| Red Dog Culture House | South Korea | 1 |
| Sony Pictures Imageworks | Canada | 2 |
| Studio La Cachette | France | 1 |
| Sun Creature Studio | Denmark | 1 |
| Titmouse | United States | 2 |
| Unit Image | France | 2 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Animation | Jon Yeo and Caleb Bouchard (Episode: "Helping Hand") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen, Victoria Howard, Gennie Rim, Alberto Mielgo, and Gabriele Pennacchioli (for "The Witness") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried) | Jun-ho Kim (background designer) (for "Good Hunting") | Won | |||
| Alberto Mielgo (production designer) (for "The Witness") | Won | ||||
| David Pate (character animator) (for "The Witness") | Won | ||||
| Owen Sullivan (storyboard artist) (for "Sucker of Souls") | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Brad North, Craig Henighan, Jordan Wilby, Troy Prehmus, Jeff Charbonneau, Alicia Stevenson, and Dawn Lunsford (for "The Secret War") | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Media Production | Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos, and Vladimir Zhovna (for "The Secret War") | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Television/Media Production | Rob Cairns (for "Sonnie's Edge") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Alberto Mielgo (for "The Witness") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, and Valerian Zamel (for "Alternate Histories") | Won | |||
| 2021 | Annie Awards | Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production | "Ice" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Dan Gill (for "All Through the House") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Julian Clarke, Matt Mariska, Valerian Zamel, Brian Swanson, and Ky Kenyon (for "Pop Squad") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Robert Valley (for "Ice") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Jennifer Yuh Nelson (for "Pop Squad") | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen, Andrew Ruhemann, Cara Speller, Victoria Howard, Philip Gelatt, Robert Valley, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson (for "Ice") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried) | Patricio Betteo (background artist) (for "Ice") | Won | |||
| Dan Gill (stop motion animator) (for "All Through the House") | Won | ||||
| Laurent Nicolas (character designer) (for "Automated Customer Service") | Won | ||||
| Robert Valley (production designer) (for "Ice") | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Brad North, Craig Henighan, Dawn Lunsford, Jeff Charbonneau, and Alicia Stevens (for "Snow in the Desert") | Won | |||
| 2022 | Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Series or Short | Brad North, Craig Henighan, Jeff Gross, Dawn Lunsford, Alicia Stevens, and Jeff Charbonneau (for "Snow in the Desert") | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Short Form Animation Series | Love, Death & Robots | Won | ||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen, Sergio Jimenez, Victoria Howard, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and Alberto Mielgo (for "Jibaro") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried) | Alberto Mielgo (character designer) (for "Jibaro") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Brad North, Craig Henighan, Anthony Zeller, Jeff Charbonneau, Zane Bruce, and Lindsay Pepper (for "In Vaulted Halls Entombed") | Nominated | |||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Maxime Luere, Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel, Laura Guerreiro, and Florent Duport (for "Snow in the Desert" – Hirald) | Nominated | ||
| Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Short Form Series | Ivy Isenberg, Natasha Vincent | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation | Brad North, Antony Zeller, Zane Bruce, and Lindsay Pepper (for "In Vaulted Halls Entombed") | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form | Jeff Charbonneau (for "Night of the Mini Dead") | Nominated | |||
| Producers Guild of America Awards | Best Short-Form Program | Love, Death & Robots | Nominated | ||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode | Tim Emeis, José Maximiano, Renaud Tissandié, and Nacere Guerouaf (for "Night of the Mini Dead") | Won | ||
| Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Kirby Miller, Igor Zanic, Joseph H. Coleman, Steven Dupuy, and Josh Schwartz (for "Bad Traveling") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Alberto Mielgo (for "Jibaro") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Rob Cairns (for "The Very Pulse of the Machine") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Emily Dean (for "The Very Pulse of the Machine") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Andrew Kevin Walker (for "Bad Traveling") | Won | |||
| 2025 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen, Al Shier, Victoria Howard, Samantha Brainerd, Meg Darcy, Joe Abercrombie, Todd Wilbur, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, (for "Spider Rose") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program | Bradley North, Craig Henighan, Matt Manselle, Matt Telsey, and Brian Straub (for "400 Boys") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried) | Daryl Graham (2D animation supervisor) (for "400 Boys") | Won | |||
| Robert Valley (character design) (for "400 Boys") | Won | ||||
| Gigi Cavenago (art director) (for "How Zeke Got Religion") | Won | ||||
| Edgar Martins (storyboard artist) (for "How Zeke Got Religion") | Won |
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