Terminator: Dark Fate
Movie, 2019, After T2, Set in 2020
Terminator: Dark Fate is #7 of 8 in release order and #7 of 8 in chronological order in the Terminator.
The story
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.
Terminator: Dark Fate recap
In 1998, after Terminator 2, a T-800 sent back before Judgment Day was averted kills the young John Connor in front of Sarah. In 2020 Mexico City, two figures arrive from the future: the Rev-9, a Terminator that can split into two bodies, and Grace, an enhanced human soldier, sent to protect Dani Ramos. Sarah, who now hunts Terminators after anonymous tips, joins them. In Grace's future, a different AI, Legion, starts a war, and Dani will be its target. The tips come from the T-800 that killed John; with no further orders, it has built a family in Texas and calls itself Carl. Carl joins them, and they fight the Rev-9 on a military plane and at a dam.
Terminator: Dark Fate ending explained
Grace, mortally wounded, has Dani take her power source, and Dani drives it into the Rev-9 while Carl holds it; both machines are destroyed. Dani is not the mother of a future leader: she is the leader. Dani and Sarah watch the young Grace play, and prepare Dani for the future.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate is streaming on fuboTV and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Terminator Genisys, before Terminator Zero.
- Chronological order: after Terminator Genisys, before Terminator Zero.
What to watch before Terminator: Dark Fate
Nothing. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as T-800 / Carl
- Mackenzie Davis as Grace
- Natalia Reyes as Daniella "Dani" Ramos
- Gabriel Luna as Gabriel / REV-9
- Diego Boneta as Diego Ramos
- Ferran Fernández as Flacco
- Tristán Ulloa as Felipe Gandal
- Stephanie Gil as Young Grace (10yrs)
- Tomás Álvarez as Lucas / Floor Guard
- Tom Hopper as Hadrell
- Alicia Borrachero as Carl's Wife
Directed by Tim Miller.