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Season 1 – Bass X Machina

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In a lawless Steampunk West filled with outlaws, machines and supernatural threats, a father must serve as judge, jury and executioner to protect his family, risking the loss of those he loves most.

Critics Reviews

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Alison Herman Variety 1 day ago
“Bass x Machina” is rewarding to think about, yet just as easy to watch. Go to Full Review
Rendy Jones RogerEbert.com 1 day ago
[It] is an entertaining, ultraviolent, anime-styled actioner that depicts Reeves as a bionic-armed bounty hunter in a steampunk-infused American West. Go to Full Review
Sarah Fields Tell-Tale TV 1 day ago
3.2/5
However, viewers who stick with it are rewarded. Not only with a more-than-satisfying first season, but also with a show that has plenty of potential for additional world-building, themes to explore, and character development in future seasons. Go to Full Review
Samantha Nelson Polygon 1 day ago
Bass X Machina is relentlessly focused on its theme: that it is incredibly hard to forgive the sins of the past, but building a better future is the only way to end the cycle of violence. Go to Full Review
Sherin Nicole Geek Girl Riot / RIOTUS 1 day ago
A glass of Old West Whiskey spiked with tech. Bass X Machina is a steampunk Western that fuses true legends, anime-inspiration, and cultural reckoning as sharp as its hero’s aim. Go to Full Review
Victoria Luxford Collider 1 day ago
8/10
Steampunk Westerns aren't a new subgenre, but rarely has the balance between Old West society and sci-fi technology been struck so perfectly as in Bass X Machina. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Kay A @RT59843974 7 hrs ago An achievement in storytelling, animation and style, Bass X takes American history both good and bad and puts through the steampunk filter with surprisingly entertaining results! See more Critic B @CriticBR79 11 hrs ago Uma das melhores animações do ano See more Read all reviews
Bass X Machina — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 3, 2026 Until Then...I'm Bass Reeves The U.S. Army summons bounty hunter Bass Reeves to Fort Hope to hire him for one last job -- retrieve a missing scientist and stop a second Civil War. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 3, 2026 A Good Way to Catch a Bullet Now saddled with an unexpected sidekick, Bass rides into the Badlands to find Bully Shaw and reconnects with an old friend. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 3, 2026 That Don't Look Like God An electrifying clash with the Holy People leaves Bass in shock and in need of repair; Dana learns the truth about Bass' traumatic past. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 3, 2026 This Train's Being Integrated Tensions boil over on the train to Tuskaheegee, stirring core memories from Dana's childhood and pulling Bass into a fateful confrontation. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 3, 2026 I Do What I Have to Do to Survive Bass begs Ahni to let go of her anger as crowds gather in the City of Tomorrow, where General Rivenbark unveils the ultimate weapon. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 2026 If You Want a Country, You Have to Kill for It With innocent lives on the line, the Colossus takes the fight to Central City with Bass and his God Arm close behind. Details

Season Info

Executive Producer
Chad Handley, Brian Tyree Henry, LeSean Thomas, Jennifer Wiley-Stockton
Screenwriter
Chad Handley
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 3, 2026
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