Blood for Zeus is an upcoming anime based on Greek mythology. The anime will focus on Heron, a commoner who finds out that he is the illegitimate son of Zeus and must defend humanity from an evil demon army.
Netflix has released the official trailer for “Blood of Zeus” and this eight-episode series is set to premiere on October 27.
“In a brewing war between the gods of Olympus and the titans, Heron, a commoner living on the outskirts of ancient Greece, becomes mankind’s best hope of surviving an evil demon army, when he discovers the secrets of his past.”
Description of the Trailer
The first part of the trailer is an intense war sequence between the good and the evil while the second part is filled with stellar action scenes.
The visuals from the trailer are truly amazing to behold and the artwork of the show is somewhat similar to Castlevania.
Coming to the character designs, it looks like the characters are straight out of a Greek painting and it rightly depicts the era the anime is set in.
They haven’t exactly revealed who is who in the trailer, leaving it to build curiosity among the audience.
The voice cast includes popular actors like Jason O’Mara as Zeus, Derek Phillips as Heron along with Claudia Christian as Hera and Jessica Henwick as Alexia.
The cast of the anime includes:
| Character | Cast | Other Works |
| Zeus | Jason O’Mara | Jeffery Mace (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) |
| Heron | Derek Phillips | Billy Riggins (Friday Night Lights) |
| Hera | Claudia Christian | Susan Ivanova (Babylon 5) |
| Alexia | Jessica Henwick | Colleen Wing (Luke Cage) |
Previously known as Gods & Heroes, this Netflix original series is created by Powerhouse Animation along with the Parlapanides brothers. Powerhouse Animation Studios is the same studio that brought us the popular animated series “Castlevania”.
About Blood of Zeus
Blood of Zeus is an upcoming action fantasy themed anime about the fueling war between Gods and monsters. Based on Greek mythology, it is about Heron, illegitimate son of Zeus saving humanity from the waging war between the Gods and Monsters.
Meanwhile, Zeus’ wife, Hera, plans to betray her fellow Olympians, working with the Titans to get revenge on her unfaithful husband once and for all.
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