More than 20 years after The Matrix premiered in 1999, the franchise is back with a fourth installment, The Matrix Resurrections, with Keanu Reeves reprising his iconic role as Thomas Anderson, a.k.a. Neo. The highly anticipated blockbuster dropped its shocking first-look trailer on Sept. 9, showing Neo and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) re-entering the simulated, machine-controlled reality of the Matrix. The Matrix Resurrections is directed, co-written and produced by Lana Wachowski. Returning cast member Jada Pinkett Smith co-stars alongside series newcomers Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Priyanka Chopra and Christina Ricci. "Many of the ideas Lilly [Wachowski] and I explored 20 years ago about our reality are even more relevant now," Wachowski said in 2019 of the new film. Lilly is Lana's sister and collaborator on the previous three Matrix films. The Matrix Resurrections will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on Dec. 22.