Samurai Jack
Death is failure.
Storyline
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".
Episodes
Specials
No overview available for this season.
Samurai Jack: Season 5 Behind the Scenes
Jul 01, 2016
Behind the scenes of Samurai Jack season 5 production
Genndy Tartakovsky Samurai Jack Q&A
Mar 24, 2017
Samurai Jack: Season 5 Behind the Music
Mar 25, 2017
The Making of Samurai Jack
Jun 29, 2026
The Pitch
Jun 29, 2026
The Martial Arts of Samurai Jack
Jun 29, 2026
Lost Artwork
Jun 29, 2026
Genndy's Scrapbook
Jun 29, 2026
Episode 3 Animatic
Jun 29, 2026
Episode 5 Animatic
Jun 29, 2026
Episode 7 Animatic
Jun 29, 2026
Episode 8 Animatic
Jun 29, 2026
Episode 9 Animatic
Jun 29, 2026
The Evolution of Jack!
Oct 17, 2017
Pitch Movie XCIV
Dec 17, 2017
Pitch Movie XCVI
Dec 17, 2017
Pitch Movie XCVIII
Dec 17, 2017
Pitch Movie XCIX
Dec 17, 2017
Pitch Movie C
Dec 17, 2017
Genndy's Roundtable
Dec 19, 2017
XXXVII: The Birth of Evil, Part 1
Aug 16, 2003
This epic story tells how Aku came to exist and how he came to be in conflict with Jack's Father.
XXXVIII: The Birth of Evil, Part 2
Aug 16, 2003
This epic story tells how Aku came to exist and how he came to be in conflict with Jack's father.
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
I
Aug 10, 2001
When Aku is reborn to set forth his reign of terror, the Emperor's son is sent off to learn the ways of the samurai. That boy becomes a man and attempts to slay Aku with a mighty sword, but Aku banishes him to the future.
II
Aug 10, 2001
The Samurai lands in the future and is named Jack. He is enlisted by a race of dogs to destroy Aku.
III
Aug 10, 2001
Jack gets weapons and beats back Aku's army of beetles saving the canine race.
IV
Aug 13, 2001
Jack helps free the Woolies from the tyrannical Chritchellites.
VII
Aug 20, 2001
Jack must get past three blind archers to reach an all-powerful wishing well.
V
Aug 27, 2001
When Jack mistakenly destroys a group of scientists' chance to escape Aku, he and the scientists join forces to try and fix the problem, hopefully returning Jack home as well.
IX
Sep 03, 2001
Jack has an underwater adventure with a jelly-whale and sea monkeys while hunting foran ancient time portal.
X
Oct 12, 2001
Jack goes through a cave full of challenges only to find an old warrior longing to reach Valhalla.
VIII
Oct 15, 2001
Jack meets up with Mad Jack and must battle his darker self.
XI
Oct 29, 2001
When Jack and a Scotsman meet on a never-ending bridge, they end up shackled together and on the run from bounty hunters.
VI
Nov 19, 2001
Jack and a mysterious woman go on a quest in an attempt to resolve their personal goals.
XII
Nov 26, 2001
Jack hooks up with some Chicago gangsters to try and get close to Aku.
XIII
Dec 03, 2001
Aku tells fairy tales to the children to try and win them over to his side instead of Jack's.
Season 2
No overview available for this season.
XIV
Mar 01, 2002
Jack comes upon a monkey-man and agrees to train his tribe in the ways of defending themselves if the monkey-man teaches him how to "jump good".
XV
Mar 08, 2002
Three short stories: Jack vs. the Worm: Jack confronts a two-headed riddling serpent who will grant him his wish if he can answer their questions; The Metal-Eaters: Jack confronts a family that feed on metal and eat Jack's sword; Jack, the Gargoyle and the Fairy: Jack tries to rescue a wish-granting fairy from a gargoyle so that she may grant his wish to return home.
XVI
Mar 15, 2002
Jack is kidnapped and placed in a chain gang of warriors chosen to battle in front of a coliseum audience against the Dome of Doom's Champions.
XVII
Mar 22, 2002
The Scotsman needs Jack's help to save his kidnapped wife. But this woman is hardly the distressed damsel the Scotsman makes her out to be.
XVIII
Mar 29, 2002
Jack goes from destroyed village to another looking for those responsible, only to find the destruction was commissioned by Aku.
XIX
Apr 05, 2002
Jack comes upon ruins of a village and realizes it is his home. He then reflects on the past when he was a young boy.
XX
Apr 12, 2002
Jack travels vertically up a mountain with three monks to witness the magic of the mountain only to have the power of the mountain save his very life.
XXI
Sep 06, 2002
When a flatulent dragon begins stinking out an entire village. Jack slays the beast and ventures inside it to cure to source of its bellyache.
XXII
Sep 13, 2002
Aku hires the best hunters in the galaxy to track down the most elusive of prey - Samurai Jack.
XXIII
Sep 20, 2002
Aku sends out Demongo, the soul collector, to destroy Jack. Now Jack must fight all the mighty warrior souls that Demongo has collected.
XXIV
Sep 27, 2002
When Jack has his sword and clothing stolen, he must give chase to a white rabbit who took them while trying to maintain his modesty.
XXV
Oct 04, 2002
Jack comes upon a battle where a mere 300 men are fighting a vast, unending army of robots and their evil robotic leader.
XXVI
Oct 11, 2002
When a band of bikes mow over Jack's sandals, he goes on a hunt for the perfect footwear.
Season 3
No overview available for this season.
XXVII
Oct 18, 2002
Jack is turned into a chicken by a cranky wizard. While he tries to fix this, he gets caught by a "handler" and becomes a prize-winning Creature Combat fighter.
XXX
Oct 25, 2002
Aku leads Jack to a graveyard where the dead begin to rise. An evil spirit takes over Jack's sword, leading Jack to defend himself against his own weapon. When Aku gets hold of the sword, Jack fears he's finally met his end.
XXVIII
Nov 01, 2002
When a man's daughter is kidnapped by Aku's Children, Jack must infiltrate a rave to stop the musical brainwashing.
XXIX
Nov 08, 2002
Jack boards a train to his next destination only to be attacked by a couple of arguing bounty hunters.
XXXI
Nov 15, 2002
Jack must read hieroglyphics, solve riddles and assemble a sacred scarab to call upon Ra for help in fighting evil ancient Egyptian shadow warriors.
XXXII
Apr 26, 2003
Jack must travel along a water creature, a mountain creature and a flying creature to get to a portal to return home. But once he reaches the portal, it is guarded by an undefeatable warrior who tells him that this portal is not for him.
XXXIII
May 03, 2003
An over-friendly creature begins following Jack, messing up Jack's every move along his quest.
XXXIV
May 10, 2003
Jack and a Swamp Wizard travel to the four corners of the earth, collecting pieces that are meant to get Jack home. But when Aku reveals himself to be the Swamp Wizard, Jack must battle these pieces which are now being puppeteered by Aku's evil hands.
XXXV
May 17, 2003
When Jack enters a spooky, old mansion and gets locked inside, he catches sight of a figure and sets after it to find out what is going on. As Jack is led further and further in, he discovers that the house and its inhabitants have an evil plan that involves…him.
XXXVI
May 31, 2003
Jack falls into a hidden temple sanctuary to find monks trained like him in the style of the Ancient Master. The Ancient Master's Son then tells Jack of a portal to send him home, but in order to use it, his new friends must be sacrificed.
XXXIX
Jun 07, 2003
Jack is directed to a deathtrap-filled labyrinth which holds a diamond that can restore him to his time. Unfortunately a master thief also enters the labyrinth going for the item.
Season 4
No overview available for this season.
XL
Jun 14, 2003
Aku sends a Ninja to destroy Jack who is busily helping a port town in distress.
XLI - Robo/Mondo - Bot
Jun 21, 2003
Jack enters a village to discover that he is their Chosen One meant to embody the Robo-Samurai and destroy the Mondo-bot that has come to destroy them.
XLII
Jun 28, 2003
Jack is approached by a cool Samurai-punk who wants to battle with Jack in order to prove that he is the best.
Birth of Evil
Aug 16, 2003
When ancient gods try to destroy a powerful evil, they send one piece of the beast hurtling through space. This piece lands on earth, spreading its evil through the land. When it encroaches on an Emperor's empire, he takes it upon himself to destroy the evil, but ends up unleashing the evil that is Aku.
Scotsman Saves Jack
Aug 23, 2003
Jack has lost all memory of who he is and it's up to the Scotsman to put the pieces of the puzzle together to save the samurai.
XLIII
Nov 05, 2003
When Aku catches a cold and sneezes on Jack, Jack becomes infected with Aku’s badness which begins to take over his entire body.
XLIV
Nov 12, 2003
When Aku raises the bounty on Jack, the best bounty hunters in the world gather to capture him.
XLVII
Nov 19, 2003
Jack helps save a Prince and Princess whose ship has been shot down to Earth by Aku.
XLVIII
Nov 24, 2003
Tired of all the bounty hunters and robots failing, Aku fights Jack, mano y mano.
XLIX
Sep 25, 2004
As Jack goes through fall, winter, spring and summer, he must battle the perils that each season brings.
L
Sep 25, 2004
Aku forces an old, ace robot assassin out of retirement to eliminate the ultimate mark - Jack.
LI
Sep 25, 2004
Young Jack is brought to Africa for part of his training, but when his tribe is abducted, he must learn how to use their unique sword-like weapon – and fast!
LII
Sep 25, 2004
Jack finds a baby and the two travel together as Jack tries to return the boy to his mother.
Season 5
No overview available for this season.
XCII
Mar 11, 2017
It's been 50 years since we last saw Samurai Jack and time has not been kind to him. Aku has destroyed every time portal and Jack has stopped aging, a side effect of time travel. It seems he is cursed to just roam the land for all eternity. His past haunts him as well as a cult of assasins dedicated to killing him for Aku's glory.
XCIII
Mar 18, 2017
Jack's will to survive is pushed to its absolute limits after a deadly, unseen foe launches a relentless surprise attack.
XCIV
Mar 25, 2017
Samurai Jack is gravely injured, but still decides to face one of the deadliest foes he's ever faced, Assassins from the Cult of Aku.
XCV
Apr 08, 2017
Samurai Jack partners with a deadly assassin in order to escape a gargantuan creature that has swallowed them whole.
XCVI
Apr 15, 2017
Samurai Jack fights to save a group of enslaved people from being harvested as the power source for a monstrous Mega-Robot.
XCVII
Apr 22, 2017
Ashi's search for Samurai Jack helps her to see his effect on the world after encountering numerous people and places where he has changed things for the better
XCVIII
Apr 29, 2017
Jack and Ashi overcome a series of dangerous physical and spiritual tests in order to recover Jack's sword.
XCIX
May 06, 2017
The burgeoning relationship between Jack and Ashi takes a turn after they are hunted by one of the galaxy's deadliest creatures.
C
May 13, 2017
Samurai Jack's worst fear is realized when he faces off against Aku; the demon makes a shocking discovery about Ashi that puts her in grave danger.
CI
May 20, 2017
The fate of the entire universe hangs in the balance as Samurai Jack faces Aku.