Afro Samurai will be a new mini-series based on a Takashi Okazaki manga airing on Spike TV this fall. The series takes place in a unique world that is part ancient Japan and part futuristic science fiction fantasy. Samuel L. Jackson stars as "Afro" the solitary samurai on a quest to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Yadda yadda hardship and pain, and of course Afro sheds no tears and knows no love:
