Gunsmoke and gears collide in Netflix's Bass X Machina teaser packed with savage action
Settle in for Brian Tyree Henry chasing justice in Bass X Machina—just know Netflix’s frontier chaos isn’t far behind.
Netflix ’s new teaser wastes no time with pleasantries: it throws you into a dust-choked shootout where clanking machines and Old West gunmetal share the same sun. The clip frames Bass X Machina as a hard-edged frontier tale with a steampunk engine under the hood, and hints that its lead is a father navigating a world where mercy is in short supply.
"Disarm peacefully, you might live,"
The warning lands early in the roughly one-minute spot, setting the moral math of a place where Brian Tyree Henry’s Bass is forced to be judge, jury, and sometimes the other thing. The tone is all grit and glare, with a lawman who clearly didn’t ask for the badge.
Netflix confirmed the premiere for November 3, 2026 , a shift from an earlier plan to launch October 6.
The teaser arrived via Netflix’s X account and plays like a proof-of-concept for the show’s mash-up of western iconography and roaring industrial tech—quick flashes of danger, then a stark title card and silence.
Who’s in it
Henry leads the voice cast, joined by a lineup that suggests the show’s world stretches well beyond one dusty town line:
- Brian Tyree Henry — Bass
- Janelle Monáe — Glory
- Tati Gabrielle — Dana
- Cree Summer — Ahni
- Chaske Spencer — Lighthorse
- Currie Graham — Rivenbark
- Starletta DuPois — Etta
Animation is by Studio Mir, the South Korean studio known for kinetic, character-driven action. The score comes from Roman GianArthur and Nate Wonder of Wondaland, pointing to a sound that could lean soulful while still punching like a six-shooter.
Elsewhere in Netflix animation
Alongside Bass’s lawless frontier, Netflix has also greenlit Dealies, an adult animated workplace comedy set inside a supernatural big-box store. The series hails from Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead (Scavengers Reign, Common Side Effects) with animation by Titmouse, and follows a crew that includes a savant salesman, a gentle gladiator, a quiet virtuoso, a summoner of the divine, and the exhausted manager who hired them all. It’s expected to arrive in 2027.
Bass X Machina premieres November 3, 2026 on Netflix.