Ahead of its debut this coming January, Rooster Teeth has unveiled the first clip from the highly anticipated new mecha, sci-fi, animated seriesgen:LOCK. In the following clip, from Episode 2 of the new series, the newest gen:LOCK recruits arrive at the Vanguard military base “the Anvil,” ready to settle in, until Doctor Weller explains there’s a few more tests to endure before they’re fully accepted into the program.
This clip featuresMichael B. Jordanas Julian Chase,Maisie Williamsas Cammie Maccloud,Kōichi Yamaderaas Kazu Iida,Golshifteh Farahanias Yasamin “Yaz” Madrani,Asia Kate Dillonas Valentina “Val” Romanyszyn,Blaine Gibsonas Sinclair andDavid Tennantas Dr. Rufus Weller, a.k.a. Doc. The gang will all be together for the premiere ofgen:LOCKon Rooster Teeth FIRST starting July 26, 2025.
Give the first clip a look and listen below!
gen:LOCK’s voice cast is led by Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) who voices the main character, Julian Chase, and also includesDakota Fanning(The Alienist, Twilight Saga) voicing expert mech pilot and Chase’s love interest, Miranda Worth; Yamadera (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell) voicing Kazu Iida, one of the new recruits transferring from Japan’s military forces, to fight alongside Chase in thegen:LOCKprogram; and Tennant voicing Dr. Rufus Weller aka Doc, a lead scientist with the Experimental Science Unit (ESU) and the inventor of the gen:LOCK technology.
Lindsay Jones(voice of Ruby Rose in “RWBY”) will voice Razzle, Chase’s squadron leader.Miles Luna(voice of Jaune Arc in “RWBY”) will voice Miguel “Migas” Garza, Chase’s best friend. Gibson (voice of Nerf in “Camp Camp”) will voice Sinclair, an experienced ranger recruited to the gen:LOCK program; Haddock (voice of Roman Torchwick in “RWBY”) will voice Leon, a mech unit leader; andChad James(voice of Boomstick in “DEATH BATTLE”) will voice Jodie, a mech pilot and close friend to Miranda.
gen:LOCKis the second anime-style series and third 3D animated series from Rooster Teeth Animation.RWBY, entering its sixth season this fall, is a global anime phenomenon conceived by the lateMonty Oum.Red vs. Blueis Rooster Teeth’s first 3D animated series that began as a machinima production before incorporating custom animation, and is the longest running web series of all time. Outlier Productions, Jordan’s production company, is co-producinggen:LOCKalong with Rooster Teeth.
For much more ongen:LOCK, be sure to take a look at some recent write-ups from our continuing coverage, linked below:
