Blood of Zeus
Blood of Zeus, formerly known as Gods & Heroes, is an American adult animated fantasy action streaming television series created and written by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides for Netflix. Produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios with the animation outsourced to South Korean studios Mua Film and Hanho Heung-Up, the series was released on October 27, 2020, on Netflix. In early December 2020, Netflix renewed the show for a second season. According to the creators, they have five seasons outlined. Premise. Set in the world of Greek mythology, the series revolves around Heron, the demigod son of Zeus, trying  to save Olympus and Earth. Though Heron-himself is an original character created exclusively for the show, the existence of such demigods born of the union between a god and a human is implied to be common in the original myths. The show claims in its prologue to be one of the tales "lost to history" rather than passed down with our current canon of Greek myths. The show features gods, giants, demons, automata, and mythical mounts from the original tales. Reception. For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes collected 19 reviews and identified 100% of them to be positive , with an average rating of 8.14/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Reforging Greek mythology as an epic battle royale with slick imagery and sterling voice acting, "Blood of Zeus" earns a spot on the Mount Olympus of action animation." Inverse.com called the series "Netflix's best American anime yet", while IGN gave it a 9/10 score. In a posting summarizing an interview on her podcast with the show's creators, Kate Sánchez argued that the series offers a "nuanced take on anger and how it relates to power" and noted how the series is part of the "continuing trend  of adult animation." The show was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Music in 2021.