For as hard as people have been clamoring for a live-action remake of the classic animated flick Heavy Metal, the live-action TV series Metal Hurlant Chronicles kind of came and went last year without making a huge impact. I mean, it made a lot of noise on its own, with all manner of big buff men yelling during slow-motion fight scenes, but it didn’t make for instant water-cooler conversation. It could be the name confused people, or perhaps the weird 300 aesthetic didn’t jive with people. Maybe that will all change with the upcoming monster-filled second season, which just premiered the new trailer seen above. Metal Hurlant Chronicles is based on the long-running French comic anthology Metal Hurlant, known in the U.S. as Heavy Metal. The series is also an anthology, with each episode taking on a different story, while all of them share the narrative point that the titular meteorite is passing by the planet as the stories are happening. Honestly, I’m confused by most if not all of this teaser taking place during one story, though that’s not a bad thing. Robot mechamorphs, endomorphs, an ugly alien, and Michael Jai White. That’s pretty much what I took away from this, and I’m perfectly fine with that. Because they aren’t taking them on merely by blasting them with huge guns or lasers; they’re punching them in their faces and roundhouse kicking them to death. It’s clear this series doesn’t have the mega-budget that most American productions have, but I love that they stick to practical effects and costumed makeups rather than messing with a ton of terrible-looking CGI. more info >>