Ironheart 3 Episode Premiere Review and Discussion | NYSQ Breakdowns

We have watched the first 3 episodes of Ironheart and we have thoughts on it all, so come join us in breaking it all down. 

Ironheart is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Chinaka Hodge for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the 14th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, via its Marvel Television label, alongside Proximity Media. The series shares continuity with the films of the franchise. It sees MIT student Riri Williams return home to Chicago, following the events of the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), where she discovers secrets that pit technology against magic. Hodge serves as head writer.

Dominique Thorne reprises her role as Riri Williams / Ironheart from Wakanda Forever, starring alongside Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam, and Anji White. The series was announced in December 2020, along with Thorne's casting. Hodge was hired in April 2021, with additional castings revealed in February 2022. Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes joined to direct in April 2022. Filming began at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, by early June, before moving to Chicago in late October, and concluded by early November.

Ironheart is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ with its first three episodes on June 24, 2025, followed by its other three episodes on July 1. It will be the last television series and conclusion of Phase Five of the MCU.

Ironheart Theory-Palooza | NYSQ Breakdowns

With Ironheart's premiere only 2 days away, we wanted to talk about some of our theories for the show in a video series we call Theory-Palooza so please join us! 

Ironheart is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Chinaka Hodge for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the 14th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, via its Marvel Television label, alongside Proximity Media. The series shares continuity with the films of the franchise. It sees MIT student Riri Williams return home to Chicago, following the events of the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), where she discovers secrets that pit technology against magic. Hodge serves as head writer.

Dominique Thorne reprises her role as Riri Williams / Ironheart from Wakanda Forever, starring alongside Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam, and Anji White. The series was announced in December 2020, along with Thorne's casting. Hodge was hired in April 2021, with additional castings revealed in February 2022. Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes joined to direct in April 2022. Filming began at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, by early June, before moving to Chicago in late October, and concluded by early November.

Ironheart is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ with its first three episodes on June 24, 2025, followed by its other three episodes on July 1. It will be the last television series and conclusion of Phase Five of the MCU.

Lazarus Episodes 11 "Running with the Devil" Discussion | NYSQ Breakdowns

Only 2 episodes left in season 1 of Lazarus, is anyone else watching this show, if yes, come join us in our discussion on episode 11, "Running with the Devil." 

Lazarus (Japanese: LAZARUS ラザロ, Hepburn: Razaro) is an original anime television series produced by MAPPA and Sola Entertainment that was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates and in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in April 2025.

The series was announced by Adult Swim in July 2023, and is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable for directing the Cowboy Bebop anime television series. Chad Stahelski, who is notable for directing the John Wick film franchise, designed the action sequences. For music composition, the series features a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers, DJs, and musicians Bonobo and Floating Points. Animation for the series is done by MAPPA, while Sola Entertainment handles general production.

A teaser trailer for the series was shown at Adult Swim's "Toonami on the Green" panel at San Diego Comic-Con two days later on July 22. In July 2024, it was announced that the series would air in 2025.

In an interview conducted in October 2024, Watanabe said that the opioid crisis was one of the inspirations he had for creating the anime. He mentioned that the production team worked closely with Stahelski so they could be provided with fight scene choreographies and on how the team needed to recruit animators outside of Japan due to a lack of experienced animators they could recruit domestically for such sequences. In a November 2024 interview, Watanabe mentioned that he held the John Wick films in high regard on how the fight scenes were done.

In December 2024, a new visual was released along with the announcement that Kamasi Washington would compose the opening theme song "Vortex", while The Boo Radleys perform the ending theme song "Lazarus". "Dark Will Fall" performed by Bonobo featuring Jacob Lusk was used as an insert song at the beginning of the first episode.

In January 2025, it was announced that the series would broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, accompanied by the release of a new visual. Adult Swim followed up with an announcement shortly thereafter on Instagram that the series would also air the same month on its network. In February 2025, it was announced the series would air on April 6, 2025, in near-simultaneous broadcasts in both Japan and the United States.

Each episode title is directly named after music albums, singles or extended plays from around the second half of the 20th century.

Lazarus Episodes 9 "Death on Two Legs" 10 "I Can't Tell You Why" Discussion | NYSQ Breakdowns

Getting closer to the end of Lazarus, but has it gotten any better? Come join in the discussion! 

Lazarus (Japanese: LAZARUS ラザロ, Hepburn: Razaro) is an original anime television series produced by MAPPA and Sola Entertainment that was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates and in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in April 2025.

The series was announced by Adult Swim in July 2023, and is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable for directing the Cowboy Bebop anime television series. Chad Stahelski, who is notable for directing the John Wick film franchise, designed the action sequences. For music composition, the series features a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers, DJs, and musicians Bonobo and Floating Points. Animation for the series is done by MAPPA, while Sola Entertainment handles general production.

A teaser trailer for the series was shown at Adult Swim's "Toonami on the Green" panel at San Diego Comic-Con two days later on July 22. In July 2024, it was announced that the series would air in 2025.

In an interview conducted in October 2024, Watanabe said that the opioid crisis was one of the inspirations he had for creating the anime. He mentioned that the production team worked closely with Stahelski so they could be provided with fight scene choreographies and on how the team needed to recruit animators outside of Japan due to a lack of experienced animators they could recruit domestically for such sequences. In a November 2024 interview, Watanabe mentioned that he held the John Wick films in high regard on how the fight scenes were done.

In December 2024, a new visual was released along with the announcement that Kamasi Washington would compose the opening theme song "Vortex", while The Boo Radleys perform the ending theme song "Lazarus". "Dark Will Fall" performed by Bonobo featuring Jacob Lusk was used as an insert song at the beginning of the first episode.

In January 2025, it was announced that the series would broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, accompanied by the release of a new visual. Adult Swim followed up with an announcement shortly thereafter on Instagram that the series would also air the same month on its network. In February 2025, it was announced the series would air on April 6, 2025, in near-simultaneous broadcasts in both Japan and the United States.

Each episode title is directly named after music albums, singles or extended plays from around the second half of the 20th century.

Lazarus Episodes 7 "Almost Blue" and 8 "Unforgettable Fire" Discussion | NYSQ Breakdowns

Another 2 episodes of Lazarus that needs some conversation, so please join us! 

Lazarus (Japanese: LAZARUS ラザロ, Hepburn: Razaro) is an original anime television series produced by MAPPA and Sola Entertainment that was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates and in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in April 2025.

The series was announced by Adult Swim in July 2023, and is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable for directing the Cowboy Bebop anime television series. Chad Stahelski, who is notable for directing the John Wick film franchise, designed the action sequences. For music composition, the series features a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers, DJs, and musicians Bonobo and Floating Points. Animation for the series is done by MAPPA, while Sola Entertainment handles general production.

A teaser trailer for the series was shown at Adult Swim's "Toonami on the Green" panel at San Diego Comic-Con two days later on July 22. In July 2024, it was announced that the series would air in 2025.

In an interview conducted in October 2024, Watanabe said that the opioid crisis was one of the inspirations he had for creating the anime. He mentioned that the production team worked closely with Stahelski so they could be provided with fight scene choreographies and on how the team needed to recruit animators outside of Japan due to a lack of experienced animators they could recruit domestically for such sequences. In a November 2024 interview, Watanabe mentioned that he held the John Wick films in high regard on how the fight scenes were done.

In December 2024, a new visual was released along with the announcement that Kamasi Washington would compose the opening theme song "Vortex", while The Boo Radleys perform the ending theme song "Lazarus". "Dark Will Fall" performed by Bonobo featuring Jacob Lusk was used as an insert song at the beginning of the first episode.

In January 2025, it was announced that the series would broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, accompanied by the release of a new visual. Adult Swim followed up with an announcement shortly thereafter on Instagram that the series would also air the same month on its network. In February 2025, it was announced the series would air on April 6, 2025, in near-simultaneous broadcasts in both Japan and the United States.

Each episode title is directly named after music albums, singles or extended plays from around the second half of the 20th century.

Lazarus Episodes 5 "Pretty Vacant" and 6 Heaven is a Place on Earth" | NYSQ Breakdowns

We are now almost halfway done with season 1 of Lazarus and we want to talk about epsiode 5 and 6 so please join us! 

Lazarus (Japanese: LAZARUS ラザロ, Hepburn: Razaro) is an original anime television series produced by MAPPA and Sola Entertainment that was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates and in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in April 2025.

The series was announced by Adult Swim in July 2023, and is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable for directing the Cowboy Bebop anime television series. Chad Stahelski, who is notable for directing the John Wick film franchise, designed the action sequences. For music composition, the series features a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers, DJs, and musicians Bonobo and Floating Points. Animation for the series is done by MAPPA, while Sola Entertainment handles general production.

A teaser trailer for the series was shown at Adult Swim's "Toonami on the Green" panel at San Diego Comic-Con two days later on July 22. In July 2024, it was announced that the series would air in 2025.

In an interview conducted in October 2024, Watanabe said that the opioid crisis was one of the inspirations he had for creating the anime. He mentioned that the production team worked closely with Stahelski so they could be provided with fight scene choreographies and on how the team needed to recruit animators outside of Japan due to a lack of experienced animators they could recruit domestically for such sequences. In a November 2024 interview, Watanabe mentioned that he held the John Wick films in high regard on how the fight scenes were done.

In December 2024, a new visual was released along with the announcement that Kamasi Washington would compose the opening theme song "Vortex", while The Boo Radleys perform the ending theme song "Lazarus". "Dark Will Fall" performed by Bonobo featuring Jacob Lusk was used as an insert song at the beginning of the first episode.

In January 2025, it was announced that the series would broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, accompanied by the release of a new visual. Adult Swim followed up with an announcement shortly thereafter on Instagram that the series would also air the same month on its network. In February 2025, it was announced the series would air on April 6, 2025, in near-simultaneous broadcasts in both Japan and the United States.

Each episode title is directly named after music albums, singles or extended plays from around the second half of the 20th century.

Lazarus Episodes 3 "Long Way from Home" and 4 "Don't Stop the Dance" | NYSQ Breakdowns

2 more episodes of Lazarus and we would love to have you all join in the conversation . 

Lazarus (Japanese: LAZARUS ラザロ, Hepburn: Razaro) is an original anime television series produced by MAPPA and Sola Entertainment that was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates and in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in April 2025.

The series was announced by Adult Swim in July 2023, and is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable for directing the Cowboy Bebop anime television series. Chad Stahelski, who is notable for directing the John Wick film franchise, designed the action sequences. For music composition, the series features a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers, DJs, and musicians Bonobo and Floating Points. Animation for the series is done by MAPPA, while Sola Entertainment handles general production.

A teaser trailer for the series was shown at Adult Swim's "Toonami on the Green" panel at San Diego Comic-Con two days later on July 22. In July 2024, it was announced that the series would air in 2025.
In an interview conducted in October 2024, Watanabe said that the opioid crisis was one of the inspirations he had for creating the anime. He mentioned that the production team worked closely with Stahelski so they could be provided with fight scene choreographies and on how the team needed to recruit animators outside of Japan due to a lack of experienced animators they could recruit domestically for such sequences. In a November 2024 interview, Watanabe mentioned that he held the John Wick films in high regard on how the fight scenes were done.

In December 2024, a new visual was released along with the announcement that Kamasi Washington would compose the opening theme song "Vortex", while The Boo Radleys perform the ending theme song "Lazarus". "Dark Will Fall" performed by Bonobo featuring Jacob Lusk was used as an insert song at the beginning of the first episode.

In January 2025, it was announced that the series would broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, accompanied by the release of a new visual. Adult Swim followed up with an announcement shortly thereafter on Instagram that the series would also air the same month on its network. In February 2025, it was announced the series would air on April 6, 2025, in near-simultaneous broadcasts in both Japan and the United States.

Each episode title is directly named after music albums, singles or extended plays from around the second half of the 20th century.