The first trailer for Season 5 of Samurai Jack brings the title character back ... with a vengeance. Seriously, there is some gnarly work on display by creator Genndy Tartakovsky and the creative team behind Cartoon Network's upcoming Adult Swim series. It's bloody, it's violent, it's vengeful ... it's as if John Wick became an animated samurai trapped in a timeless hell. The show, which first premiered in 2001, centered on a time-displaced samurai named Jack on a mission to vanquish the shape-shifting Aku after the demon destroyed his father’s kingdom.

The new 10 episodes of Samurai Jack kick off with a story set 50 years after the finale of Season 4 and will feature a “darker, more theatrical” tone, according to Tartakovsky. These episodes will form a five-hour movie chock full of badass action that fans have come to know and love. Writer Darrick Bachmann also described the new season as a story of “redemption” and Jack’s attempt to find out who he is again. This trailer backs them up in a big way with its display of Jack's gritty determination, relentless action, and all new intimidating characters. We're in!

Samurai Jack premieres Saturday, March 11th at 11pm ET/PT on Adult Swim. Check out the new trailer for Samurai Jack Season 5 below:

Here's the official synopsis for the limited series, Samurai Jack:

It's been 50 years since we saw Samurai Jack and time has not been kind to him. Aku has destroyed every time portal and Jack has stopped aging, a side effect of time travel. It seems he is cursed to just roam the land for all eternity. Samurai Jack premieres Saturday, March 11th at 11pm ET/PT on Adult Swim.

And if you missed the behind-the-scenes video on the production of Season 5, you can check that out below as well:

You can watch existing episodes of Samurai Jack right here! In the meantime, get caught up on all of our previous coverage of the animated action-adventure series below:

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