Series synopsis
Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animation television series that premiered on Nicktoons on May 2, 2008. It ended on August 25, 2013. It was created by Tatsuo Yoshida, Larry Schwarz. It stars Peter Fernandez, Michael Sinterniklaas, Robbie Sublett and Sahra Mellesse.
Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto. It is the first Nicktoon not to be based on an original property. Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character ani ...
Premise
Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto. It is the first Nicktoon not to be based on an original property. Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character animation was handled by the now-defunct Collideascope Studios as their very last project. The last episode of Season 1 features the voice of NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, who plays Turbo McCalister.
This series was partly made to promote the live-action film, and the pilot movie premiered on Nicktoons Network on May 2, 2008, a week before the feature film adaptation was released in theatres. However, both projects were produced independently from one another and featured different generations of "Speed Racers", though both featured a Mach 6. Five three-part specials aired on Nickelodeon from March 14, 2009 to April 11, 2009.
A second season began airing on March 24, 2011. The animation, layout, and 3D effects were outsourced to Toonz Entertainment in India for this season. After his death, Peter Fernandez's roles were replaced by Greg Abbey.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | May 2, 2008 | March 20, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 26 | March 24, 2011 | August 25, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Beginning (1) Speed arrives at the Racing Academy and meets all of the main cast. With no race car of his own, Conor lets him use a junky, spare one for the Qualifying Race, known as "LOST HERO". Having destroyed the car, his key, which was left to him by his mysterious father, glows, and leads him to find the Mach Five's hood disassembled from the other pieces of the car. |
May 2, 2008 |
| 2 |
The Beginning (2) Speed and his friends rebuild the Mach 5 and test it out. However, Annalise, under Zile's orders, destroys it in a match against X. Spritle reveals a shocking surprise to Speed; that he is Speed Racer's son and is X's long lost brother. |
May 2, 2008 |
| 3 |
The Beginning (3) Speed and his friends discover the secret plans to build the Mach 6 and its unique engine from the remains of the Mach 5. Speed uses the new car to race once again against Annalise, and wins. |
May 2, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Return (1) Speed Racer Sr. finally returns and reunites with his sons, however X is angry with him. The Mach 6 is stolen by Zile, and the Racer family works together to retrieve it and get Zile arrested. After getting back the Mach 6, Conor discovers a mysterious energy signal coming from the Mach 6, forcing the gang to investigate. |
March 24, 2011 |
| 2 |
The Return (2) School is back in session at the Academy. However, the Mach 6 starts to exhibit new capabilities during a race. |
March 31, 2011 |
| 3 |
The Return (3) Speed and his friends are attacked by the shadow committee. When they start to believe that Zile is somehow responsible, Annalise helps X and Speed get into the prison to question him about the attack. Meanwhile, Jared and Jesse spy on Speed and the gang for the Shadowy Woman and the Committee. |
April 7, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nicktoons |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 2, 2008 |
| Last aired | August 25, 2013 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 19:00:00 |