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Disney’s soon to unveil their next adventure in the Tron universe. It’s an animated series instead of a movie, and that might seem disappointing to anyone hoping for Tron 3, but after you watch the show’s new trailer I think you’ll be a lot less disappointed.

The series, called Tron: Uprising, tells the story of what happened in the system after the events of Tron: Legacy. With Tron believed dead, a young program tries to spark a revolution by impersonating the hero, leading the fight against the rise of Clu 2. Watch…

The best thing about the upcoming Tron: Uprising animated series may be the music which, while not exactly Daft Punk, seems to be trying to maintain the techno-awesome feel of Tron: Legacy. You’ll hear a lot of the sounds of Uprising in the series’ new, full-length trailer along with our first real in-depth look at the plot of the show.

Tron: Uprising follows a program named Beck who, in the wake of Tron’s death, fights to free The Grid from Clu 2. Watch the trailer…

In theory Disney is still planning a sequel to Tron: Legacy, but just in case we don’t at least we have this: Tron: Uprising. It’s Disney’s new animated series set in the world of Tron.

Uprising follows a young program named Beck (voiced by Elijah Wood) as he becomes a leader of the revolution inside The Grid. He fights for freedom against the villanous Clu 2 and his henchman. Personally, I miss the good old days when programs still fought for the users.

Here’s the latest footage from Tron: Uprising. It looks good…

For as hyped as Tron: Legacy was, it didn’t exactly do gangbusters at the box office. Barely earning back its budget in domestic sales, the film earned a scant $400 million worldwide, throwing plans for a sequel into question. Despite the somewhat meager box office haul and widely mediocre reviews, it would seem that Tron 3 is in fact in the works, according to an interview at io9.

Tron: Legacy writers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis recently attended a roundtable for their hit show Once Upon A Time where obviously they were asked about every other project they’re working on, including Tron 3.

Adam Horowitz: We are working on a sequel. Eddie and I aren’t writing the sequel — because of the show [Once Upon a Time] we’ve moved to be co-producers on it. But there’s a script being written right now.