When I was a young child, there’s nothing that would’ve excited me more than being given the chance to be an “undercover spy racer.” Now, Netflix, Dreamworks Animation, and executive producerVin Dieselhave teamed up to give kids across the globe the opportunity to dream about such dopeness.Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, the family (pun intended) animated series coming to Netflix December 26, dropped a fast-paced trailer in our laps, promising action, comedy, and a brand new extension to the ever-expanding universe.
UnlikeHobbs & Shaw, which offered a testosterone-addled, antihero-focused spinoff of theFast and Furiousfranchise for grown-ups,Fast & Furious: Spy Racersis absolutely for kids, sanitizing the rough, PG-13 edges of the original for palatable smoothness – down to its overly slick animation. The series starsTyler Poseyas Tony “Younger Cousin of Dominic” Toretto, who’s recruited alongside his friends to join a secret agency of spy racers to infiltrate the wonderfully named SH1FT3R, which is of course a rival agency of racers hellbent on taking over the world.Fast and FuriousarchitectChris Morganis another EP on the project, promising to inject the animated series with authentic action and importance on sticking together. For any younger viewers who aren’t allowed to see the big-screen flicks,Fast & Furious: Spy Racerswill be absolute catnip, scratching that developing genre itch while still being safe to stream.
Fast & Furious: Spy Racerscomes to Netflix December 26. Check out the trailer and official synopsis below. For more on what this franchise is up to, here’s our review ofHobbs & Shaw. Plus,our ranking of every singleFast and Furiousfilm released to date.
Teenager Tony Toretto follows in the footsteps of his cousin Dom when he and his friends are recruited by a government agency to infiltrate SH1FT3R, an elite racing league serving as a front for a nefarious crime organization bent on world domination.
The exciting adventure series for kids features the voice talents of Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) as Dom’s younger cousin turned spy racer Tony Toretto, Camille Ramsey (American Vandal) as the formidable Layla Gray, a notable underground racer who works for SH1FT3R, Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter) as Frostee Benson, a 13-year old tech genius, Charlet Chung (Overwatch) as Echo, a master artist and natural spy, Jorge Diaz (Jane the Virgin) as Cisco Renaldo, both the muscle and the sweetheart of the crew, Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton)as the team’s secret agent liaison Ms. Nowhere, Similce Diesel as Frostee’s younger sister Sissy, and Manish Dayal (The Resident) as Shashi Dhar, the world-domination-obsessed leader of the criminal organization SH1FT3R.
