'Cars' spin-off series gets trailer and release date from Disney+

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4 Aug 2022, 08:17

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Disney+ has unveiled a trailer for their original new Pixar series Cars on the Road, along with a release date for Autumn this year.

The series will focus on our favourite characters from the original films, including Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and his loyal best friend Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) as they head out on a cross-country road trip from Radiator Springs to meet Mater’s sister.

Director Steve Purcell said: “The series is a romp across the country with Lightning McQueen and Mater. Like any real road trip, every day is a new mini-adventure with unexpected twists and turns.”

Watch the trailer below:

Marc Sondheimer is onboard as producer, and Purcell will serve as director for a few episodes, along with Brian Fee and Bobby Podesta.

With a premiere date of 8th September and the new series has nine episodes altogether, so plenty of time for McQueen and Mater to get up to their usual antics.

The original Cars movie premiered in 2006 and was the last film independently produced by Pixar before it was purchased by Disney the same year. It was a huge hit with viewers and critics alike and was awarded Best Animated Feature Film of 2006 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

Randy Newman and James Taylor also received a Grammy Award for the song ‘Our Town’, which went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

There were two more Cars films after that one with the last movie, Cars 3, premiering in 2017. After Owen Wilson did a hilarious parody of a possible Cars 4 during his appearance on Saturday Night Live in October last year, rumours have been flying about another movie.

Nothing has been confirmed by Disney or Pixar about that yet, but we’re just as excited about Cars on the Road in the meantime.

To keep up with all the new shows and film coming to the streaming platforms this month, check out our top picks for August.

Cars on the Road will premiere on Disney+ on 8th September 2022.