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Exception Anime's Opening Video Features Theme Song by Ryuichi Sakamoto

The Appleseed). Netflix had previously announced that Sakamoto was composing the score for the anime.

The series is based on a new story by novelist and film director 5 Inc. are producing the anime.

The opening video revealed additional staff :

• Executive Producer: Taiki Sakurai
• Art Director: Tomokazu Ōsawa
• Director of Photography: Haruhide Ishiguro
• Editor: Yūsuke Ueno
• Sound Supervisor/Voice Director: Jamie Simone
• Line Producer: Satoru Oigawa
• Production Coordinator: Chiduru Matsuyama
• Producer: Yutaka Ōmatsu
• CG Supervisor/Co-Director: Makoto Honda

Previously announced cast include:

• Chikahiro Kobayashi as Lewis
• Takahiro Sakurai as Mac
• Yūko Kaida as Nina
• Takanori Hoshino as Oscar
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Patty

Netflix describes the story:

In the far future, humanity has been driven from Earth and forced to move its population to another galaxy. of a scouting team are sent to search for a planet suitable for terraforming. The crew is created through a biological 3D printer, but a system malfunction causes one of the crew , Lewis, to emerge in a deformed state. As Lewis turns on his fellow crew Nina, Mack, Patty and Oscar, a countdown to the end of the mission begins in the frightening darkness of the ship.

Netflix first released the first trailer early this month. Exception will exclusively stream on Netflix starting on October 13.

Source: Netflix Tudum Japan livestream