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Meta Runner(TV show/series, 2019-2022)

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 28 episodes

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Meta Runner is an Australian animated web series created by Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul. It is produced in-house by Glitch Productions, along with production funding provided by Screen Australia, financed with support from Crunchyroll and AMD, and financed in association with Epic Games. It premiered on YouTube on July 25, 2019, with season 2 premiering on the channel GLITCH on October 16, 2020. The third and final season, known as Meta Runner: The Final Season, premiered on July 22, 2022. The series takes place in a futuristic society where entertainment and lifestyle are based around video games and esports. The best of the best gamers in this society are known as "Meta Runners", many of whom replace one of their arms with a cybernetic arm also called a "Meta Runner" arm in order to optimize their gameplay performance. The series focuses on an amnesiac cyborg girl named Tari, who discovers that she has the ability to warp inside video games, and comes across and helps an undercover group called MD-5 in their mission to expose the corrupt company TAS Corp. A pilot for a spin-off show titled Ultra Jump Mania, based on the fictional video game of the same name in the show, was released on 4 September 2020. However, as of September 2023, it has not been picked up for a full season. ()
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About Meta Runner

In Silica City, all media and entertainment are mostly based around video games, not just serving as entertainment, but also jobs in live streaming and lifestyle. Among members of society are Meta Runners, individuals who have replaced their limbs with cybernetic arms that allow them to boost their gaming performance. The series tells the story of Tari, a Meta Runner who was the subject of an experiment called Project Blue, led by Dr. Sheridan, a scientist who was commissioned by TASCorp. After waking up in an abandoned lab, Tari finds herself in Silica City with amnesia. The last thing Tari can remember is a sudden accident causing an explosion in the lab.

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META RUNNER | Official Trailer (NEW Animated Series)(Trailer, 2:20)

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Meta Runner Seasons and Episodes

07/22/2022Season 3 - 8 episodes
The adventure picks up right where it left off as MD-5 grapple with the repercussions of TAS-Corp's downfall and the discoveries they have made into their own lives. Follow Tari in this eight-part series as she delves deeper into the conspiracies of her past while competing for the survival of both her friends and herself.
#1 | 07/22/2022Power Down
THE BEGINNING OF THE END IS HERE. After over a year of waiting we're back with the first episode of the final season. Taking place right after the events of Season 2, Tari is met with a serious fate.
#2 | 07/29/2022Testing Room
Tari and Theo meet the horrors of a madman with too much time on his hands.
#3 | 08/05/2022Skybreakers
Tari enters a whole new world and is immediately put to the test. Masa and Belle are prepared for Sheridan's twisted experiments.
#4 | 08/12/2022Dead On Arrival
Tari and the crew find themselves in a local town and a bunch of totally absolutely normal things happen there.
#5 | 08/19/2022Death Warp
Tari executes one of the most dangerous and risky glitches yet.
#6 | 08/26/2022Global Testfire
Tari and Theo try to find the gateway while Sheridan finally executes his horrific master plan.
#7 | 09/02/2022Overload
Tari and Evelyn face off in their most crucial battle yet to determine the fate of Silica City.
#8 | 09/09/2022The End
Meta Runner is the show that started it all for us as an animation studio 5 years ago. It's bittersweet that Tari's story comes to an end here but we're genuinely so happy with the community that formed around it. Thank you so much for watching! ????
10/16/2020Season 2 - 10 episodes
07/25/2019Season 1 - 10 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Australia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 07/25/2019
Last episode released on: 09/09/2022

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:34951, Added: 10/14/2019, Last updated: 03/26/2024