The Zeta Project: Season One

The Zeta Project: Season One was the first DVD release of The Zeta Project.

Synopsis
From the world of Batman Beyond comes Zeta, an experimental infiltration robot designed to be a government agent. With an arsenal of weapons and technology, including a holographic self-projector allowing it to assume any identity, Zeta is the ultimate assassin. But when Zeta's programming evolves, he develops a conscience and refuses to perform for the government. Now, Zeta is the enemy, and Agent Bennet wants to put this rogue robot down before it endangers humanity. Zeta takes to the streets and finds a friend in Ro, an orphan also on the run. These two form a wary alliance that grows to a friendship as they travel together through The Zeta Project's 12 Exciting Season One Adventures. As pursuer Bennet's anger and persistence grow, the question becomes: Who's the real threat to humanity?

Disc 1

 * "The Accomplice"
 * "His Maker's Name"
 * "Remote Control"
 * "Change of Heart"
 * "The Next Gen"
 * "West Bound"
 * Special Feature: The Making of Zeta

Disc 2

 * "Hicksburg"
 * "Shadows"
 * "Crime Waves"
 * "Taffy Time"
 * "Kid Genius"
 * "Ro's Reunion"
 * Bonus Episode - Zeta
 * Bonus Episode - Countdown

Press Release


WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES “THE ZETA PROJECT: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” ON MARCH 17, 2009

(February 3, 2009 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Home Video (WHV) and DC Comics bring Zeta, the experientially infiltrated robot from “Batman Beyond,” to DVD in “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season,” on March 17, 2009 for $26.99 SRP. The multi-disc compilation is a spin-off from the animated series “Batman Beyond” and includes bonus episodes from “Batman Beyond” that feature Zeta and a featurette with producer Robert Goodman. Order date is February 10, 2009.

Zeta, a robot programmed by the U.S. government to fight the country’s enemies using weaponry and a holographic self-projector, evolves to the point where he acquires both emotion and a conscience. As the value of human life became evident, he flees the government, who believes he has been reprogrammed by a foreign power. On the run, Zeta encounters Rosalie “Ro” Rowan, a street orphan who is wanted by the law herself. Join Zeta and Ro in “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” as they set out across America to find both Ro’s parents, and Zeta’s creator who can prove the robot is acting of his own free will. “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” will be a multi-disc DVD with approximately 260 minutes of twelve 22-minutes episodes including:


 * "The Accomplice"
 * "His Maker’s Name"
 * "Remote Control"
 * "Change of Heart"
 * "The Next Gen"
 * "West Bound"
 * "Hicksburg"
 * "Shadows"
 * "Crime Waves"
 * "Taffy Time"
 * "Kid Genius"
 * "Ro’s Return"

Originally broadcast on Kids’ WB, “The Zeta Project” was a two season adventure that left fans in suspense with no conclusion ever written for the series. As an exciting extra “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” will feature: Featurette: “Finding Freedom” – (15-20 minutes approx.) With no conclusion ever written for the series, fans have been left to wonder what happened to Zeta and Ro. In a roundtable discussion, the cast speculates on various theories of where the show would have gone while producer/show runner Robert Goodman and his team give the fans the definitive answers.

Additional Extras: Bonus Episodes from “Batman Beyond” that feature Zeta:
 * “Zeta”
 * “Countdown”

“We are thrilled to be extending the Batman franchise with ‘The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season’” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “The twelve episodes are filled with high energy and the bonus featurette with Robert Goodman is a real treat for fans that have been waiting in anticipation for an ending.” DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com. THE ZETA PROJECT and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

Reception
Following the DVD release, Bob Goodman did an interview with World's Finest where he stated: “I don’t have specific numbers, word I’m getting is that sales weren’t great and as of right now they’re not planning to release season two.” despite having mentioned before that season 2 was set for a mid-2009 release.

Following the poor sales, The Zeta Project: The Complete Second Season wasn't released until 2017 when Warner Archive began to offer it as part of their Made On Demand line along with a reprinting of Season 1.