Love, Death & Robots Season 4 Review

An alien looks at a pink ball on the ground in an animated still from Love, Death & Robots Season 4

Season 4 of Netflix’s Love Death + Robots is a fun anthology of creative ideas that consistently entertains but never builds to anything more.


Showrunner: Tim Miller
Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation
No. of Episodes in Season 4: 10
Release Date: May 15, 2025
Where to Watch: Stream it globally on Netflix

Netflix’s Love Death + Robots has always been one of the streaming service’s most versatile and unpredictable shows, and season 4 continues that trend in a really fun way. Each episode is filled with creative ideas and unique art styles that all leave a lasting impression on the audience, even if the stories aren’t always as compelling as previous seasons.

There are huge-scale alien invasions, character-driven stories about pets and technology, and some unbelievable worldbuilding that manages to forge entire universes in just ten minutes. While it can sometimes be underwhelming to have to leave these stories after such a short amount of time, this condensed storytelling is easily the biggest strength of Love Death + Robots.

Just like in the previous seasons, every single episode of Love Death + Robots season 4 is totally different. Opening with what’s essentially a six-minute long music video with live music from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and ending with a Medieval fairytale about house cats fighting Satan could easily come across as too scattered or disjointed, but when you go into the season expecting such huge variety and unpredictability, it makes for an extremely fun viewing experience. You never know exactly what’s coming next, and that’s the unique selling point of this series.

Season 4 of Love Death + Robots also feels a little lighter on the sci-fi elements than previous installments, which could be a strength or a weakness depending on personal taste. Episodes like “Can’t Stop” and “How Zeke Got Religion” are almost totally void of science fiction, but they have their own distinct strengths too. The latter is a particularly strong episode, with its dynamic animation and unwavering focus on occult horror making it a clear highlight of the season.

A man with dragon wings in an animated still from Love, Death & Robots Season 4
Love, Death & Robots Season 4 (Netflix)

However, that’s not to say that sci-fi is altogether missing from Love Death + Robots’ new season. Episodes like “Spider Rose” and “The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur” are deeply rooted in the classic tropes of the genre, telling stories of alien invasions and intergalactic gladiators that fully make use of the show’s limitless possibilities. These also happen to be the episodes featuring Love Death + Robotssignature hyper-realistic animation, which is just as impressive as it’s always been.

Ultimately, season 4 of Love Death + Robots is a playground of imagination that’s brimming with creativity, even if the stories themselves aren’t as memorable as those of the previous seasons. There’s none of the allegorical storytelling or rich subtext that usually makes the show click so effortlessly, but in its place there’s an obvious penchant for experimentation that’s more liberal with its use of genres. There are a handful of unfortunate misses in the season, too: both “Golgotha” and “Spider Rose” have brilliant concepts but cut themselves short before reaching their full potential, and “Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners” feels more like a lighthearted interlude than a full episode in itself.

Love Death + Robots season 4 isn’t quite as innovative or boundary-pushing as the installments that came before it, but it’s still a very engaging anthology that audiences can easily breeze through. Its 10 very short episodes come in at just under two hours altogether, so viewers will have no problem binging their way through this series and experiencing the huge array of different genres and styles in one sitting.

Love, Death & Robots Season 4 (Netflix): Series Plot & Recap

Synopsis:

A science-fiction anthology of ten distinct episodes, Love Death + Robots takes audiences on a wild journey through intergalactic scenescapes and dystopian futures.

Pros:

  • Stunning animation in many distinct styles to give each story its own unique atmosphere
  • Creative stories that pack an entire world into just ten minutes
  • A huge array of different tones and genres to keep each episode feeling new

Cons:

  • The short runtimes often cut the stories off before they’re able to flourish
  • The comedy-focused stories aren’t always as engaging or dynamic as the darker, more sci-fi driven ones.

Love, Death & Robots Season 4 is now available to stream on Netflix.

Love, Death & Robots Season 4 Trailer (Netflix)
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