When Does "The Animatrix: Matriculated" (2003) Take Place?
"Matriculated" is a science fiction animated short film written by Lana Wachowski with Lilly Wachowski and released June 3rd, 2003.
We know this because while its technically unplaceable based on the plot's involvement of human outreach to the Machines, fans guess that it takes place sometime between the film "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), which takes place in 2700 AD, and the next film, "The Matrix Resurrections" (2021), which takes place in 2760 AD.
It takes place on the fictional The Matrix timeline roughly in the years:
~2700s AD
We know this because while its technically unplaceable based on the plot's involvement of human outreach to the Machines, fans guess that it takes place sometime between the film "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), which takes place in 2700 AD, and the next film, "The Matrix Resurrections" (2021), which takes place in 2760 AD.
The timeline of the Matrix Universe is fairly unique among the largest franchises because the human characters within its fictional world (diegesis) do not themselves know what year it truly is for the duration of most of the stories.
It is the ninth chronological short film in The Matrix Universe timeline. It can be watched at its timeline point or entirely separately.
