How Netflix's The Black Fits Into The Pacific Rim Timeline
Netflix's Pacific Rim: The Black continues the monster franchise with an animated sequel, but how does the show fit into the Pacific Rim timeline? The original Pacific Rim movie directed by Guillermo del Toro kicked off the war between Kaiju and humanity's jaegers with a story primarily set in 2025. Next, Pacific Rim: Uprising jumped forward a decade to explore more of this world. The box officr returns on the sequel weren't as large as the studios hoped for, though, and at least temporarily put an end to the franchise's big-screen presence.
Three years after Pacific Rim: Uprising's release, the franchise was able to continue thanks to Netflix, as the streaming service is the home of an animated series that further explores Pacific Rim's world. Pacific Rim: The Black primarily follows the adventures of siblings Taylor and Hayley Travis as they travel across the Kaiju-infested remains of Australia in search of their parents. Season 1 expanded the mythology of the Pacific Rim franchise in some fascinating ways with minimal movie connections, and Pacific Rim: The Black season 2's Kaiju messiah storyline took even further horrifying liberties. So where does Pacific Rim: The Black fall in the timeline?
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Pacific Rim: The Black works well on its own without needing to pinpoint the precise time it takes place in the Pacific Rim timeline, and the show actually refrains from signaling exactly where it falls. However, there are several context clues that provide an idea of when the movie falls on the timeline. Before getting too into the weeds of the references to the other movies, the best clue for when the animated series takes place is how it builds on the
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