Warning: Spoilers ahead for Terminator Zero.

WhileJames Cameron apparently working onTerminator 7is exciting, the future of the franchise should be on TV.

Despite the scale oftheTerminatoruniverse,it welcomes smaller stories surprisingly well.

Arnold Schwarzenegger aiming a shotgun at the screen as the T-800 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day

James Cameron was not involved with Terminator Zero.

Still, the cool action sequences and the visuals were just part of the reason whyTerminator Zerowas so good.

For example, the T-800 and its many variations have so far appeared in everyTerminatormovie.

Arnold smiling in Terminator: Genisys and James Cameron looking intense

Likewise,John Connor has been in everyTerminatorfilm sinceT2, whereas Sarah Connor missedTerminator 3andSalvationbut was included inGenisysandDark Fate.

Terminator Zerohad even fewer constraints thanThe Sarah Connor Chroniclesconsidering that it was animated.

This allowed the series to tell its own story without worrying about how it would fit the largerTerminatorcanon.

Old-John-Connor-from-Terminator-2,-teenage-John-Connor-from-Terminator-2,-and-John-Connor-from-Genisys

Kokoro saved Japan fromJudgment Day, but the fate of humanity is left open.

There are more than enough ingredients forTerminator Zeroseason 2 to work.

Sadly,The Sarah Connor Chronicleswas canceled after just two seasons.

Christian Bale’s John Connor from Salvation and Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator

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Hopefully,Terminator Zerowill have better luck than the franchises first TV show.

A big-budget live-actionTerminatorshow echoing projects like The Mandalorian or Andor would be incredibly exciting.

Lena Headey as Sarah Connor in front of Terminator Zero characters

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Summer Glau in The Sarah Connor Chronicles and a Terminator from Terminator Zero

Custom image of Eiko in Terminato: Zero with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 from Judgment Day

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