Universal's
Fast & Furious franchise is one of the most globally successful franchises, having earned more than $5 billion at the worldwide box office over eight films. Now the highly successful racing franchise is getting its own animated series.
Netflix
announced today a new
Fast & Furious animated series from Dreamworks Animation Television, the first series in an expansion of their multi-year deal for original animated kids and family programming.
“We are thrilled to take our fantastic partnership with DreamWorks Animation to the next level with new opportunities from the vast library of Universal Pictures,” said Melissa Cobb, Vice President of Kids and Family. “The Fast & Furious franchise is a global phenomenon beloved by audiences of all ages, and we can’t wait to get started on the new animated series that will capture the action, heart, humor and global appeal of the feature films.”
“We are excited to extend and expand our successful relationship with Netflix by not only delivering more high-quality DreamWorks programming, but connecting fans of Universal films with fascinating new stories,” added Margie Cohn, President of DreamWorks Animation Television. “Our new home at Universal marks an exciting new chapter for storytelling at our studio, and Fast & Furious is only the beginning.”
The new Fast & Furious series will center on Tony Torreto, a teenager following in the footsteps of his cousin Dom (played by Vin Diesel in the movie franchise). Tony and his friends are recruited by a government agency to infiltrate an elite racing league serving as a front for a negarious crime organization bent on world domination.
Tim Hedrick (DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender) and Bret Haaland (All Hail King Julien) will serve as executive producers and showrunners. The series is also executive produced by Vin Diesel, Neal Moritz and Chris Morgan who also serve as producers on the live-action Fast & Furious franchise. Speaking of the live-action franchise, the next film is slated to hit theaters in July 2019, while chapters 9 and 10 are slated to arrive in April 2020 and April 2012.