Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Fast & Furious Spy Racers | |
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Genre | Animation |
Based on | The Fast and the Furious by Gary Scott Thompson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
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Network | Netflix |
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers is an upcoming American animated web television series based on the film series of the same name set to premiere on Netflix. The series is executive produced by Tim Hedrick, Bret Haaland, Vin Diesel, Neal Moritz, and Chris Morgan. Hedrick and Haaland are also expected to act as showrunners.
Premise
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers begins as "teenager Tony Toretto follows in the footsteps of his cousin Dom when he and his friends are recruited by a government agency to infiltrate an elite racing league serving as a front for a nefarious crime organization bent on world domination."[1]
Production
On April 23, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order. Executive producers are set to include Tim Hedrick, Bret Haaland, Vin Diesel, Neal Moritz, and Chris Morgan. Hedrick and Haaland are also expected to act as showrunners.[2] Productions companies involved with the series include DreamWorks Animation. The series comes after the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation by NBCUniversal which includes a first look at DreamWorks Animation animated series based on Universal Pictures film properties.[1][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (April 23, 2018). "'Fast & Furious' Animated Series Set At Netflix Based On Universal Movies As Deal With DreamWorks Animation TV Expands". Deadline. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (April 23, 2018). "Fast and the Furious animated TV series gearing up at Netflix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (April 23, 2018). "'Fast and Furious' Animated Series From DreamWorks Animation Set at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 23, 2018). "'Fast and the Furious' Animated TV Series Set at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott (April 23, 2018). "'Fast And Furious' To Become A Netflix Animated Series, And That May Only Be The Beginning". Forbes. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (April 23, 2018). "Fast and the Furious animated TV series gearing up at Netflix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2018.