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Netflix Announces Fast & Furious Animated Series

April 24, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
Fast and Furious

Netflix is taking the Fast & Furious franchise in a family direction with an animated series based on the action-racing franchise. Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced on Monday that they are developing a Fast & Furious animated series, the first series in an expansion of their ongoing multi-year deal for original animated kids and family programming. The deal comes after Comcast-NBCUniversal acquired the animation studio and is an expansion of DreamWorks and Netflix’s relationship to include a first look at DreamWorks Animation animated series based on Universal film properties. DreamWorks will also continue creating series based on original and acquired IP.

The new series centers on teenager Tony Toretto, who 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. Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland will serve as executive producers and showrunners. The series is also executive produced by Vin Diesel, Neal Moritz and Chris Morgan.

“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,” said 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.”

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