Just when you thought Judgment Day had been averted, a new poster forTerminator: Dark Fatearrives with a reminder that an apocalyptic future filled with human-hunting androids is still a very real possibility in the world of the classic sci-fi franchise.
Terminator franchise star Arnold Schwarzenegger debuted the poster onTwitterwith the caption “Are you ready?” The image features his character, the classic T-800 android assassin that has appeared in every iteration of the franchise so far, front and center.
Are you ready?#TerminatorDarkFatepic.twitter.com/m7s7i2Vcrc
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger)August 24, 2025
The most recenttrailer forDark Fate(see above) was released just after midnight on August 30, and that date is significant: As the trailer points out, the original Judgment Day — when androids slaughter most of humanity in a worldwide machine revolt — was supposed to be July 30, 2025.
While humanity doesn’t appear to have avoided its gruesome fate, it might have found another potential savior.
Directed byDeadpoolfilmmaker Tim Miller,Terminator: Dark Fatebrings back franchise creator James Cameron — who directed 1984’sThe Terminatorand 1991’sTerminator 2: Judgment Day— as aproducer on the project. He’s not the only person returning to the franchise, either. As seen in the trailer, actress Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Connor, returning to the series for the first time after starring in the first two acclaimed installments.
Hamilton is joined by Schwarzenegger, who first brought the deadly T-800 assassin to the screen inThe Terminatorand reprised the role — albeit on the side of the heroes — inJudgment Day. Unlike Hamilton, Schwarzenegger has appeared in nearly every chapter of the series in one form or another, either in a lead or supporting role, or simply in a cameo.
Along with all of the familiar faces both behind and in front of the camera,Dark Fatealso starsBlade Runner 2049actress Mackenzie Davis, who can be seen in the trailer as a mysterious, augmented hero who’s apparently capable of going toe-to-toe with the Terminator killing machines. Natalia Reyes (Birds of Passage) also co-stars in the film along with actor Gabriel Luna, who recently played Robbie Reyes, the chain-wielding, fire-headed vigilante known as Ghost Rider in Marvel’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.television series.
Paramount Pictures delivered the much-anticipated first look atTerminator: Dark Fatewith the film’sdebut trailer, and although it was light on plot details, the preview offered up plenty of the visual-effects magic and explosive action that has become a staple of the Terminator franchise.
That trailer offered the first look at Gabriel Luna as the latest version of the Terminator assassin. His character is capable of morphing its exoskeleton to adapt to whatever the heroes throw (or shoot, drive, or drop) at it, and seemingly able to split off into a second killing machine when necessary.
Terminator: Dark Fateis reportedly a follow-up toTerminator 2, ignoring the three sequels that followed that film and establishing a new timeline — which is nothing new for a franchise that often plays fast and loose with its own continuity.
Terminator: Dark Fateis scheduled to hit U.S. theaters November 1.
Updated on July 21, 2025: Added a new poster for Terminator: Dark Fate.
