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Hot Wheels Let's Race

Hot Wheels Let's Race is an American animated children's television series based on the Hot Wheels toy line by Mattel. The first season was released on Netflix on March 4, 2024.[1] The second season was released on September 9, 2024,[2] and the third season was released on March 3, 2025.[3]

Premise

"Six young hopefuls at the Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage Racing Camp learn the skills they need to become the next generation of amazing racers."

Cast

Main

  • Jakari Fraser as Coop, a young boy who dreams of becoming a top racer. His signature color is blue.
  • Amari McCoy as Spark, an African-American girl with an inventive streak who believes in scientific methods. Her signature color is yellow.
  • Griffen Campbell as Mac, a boy in a baseball cap and aspiring stunt driver. His signature color is green.
  • Risa Mei as Brights, a young girl with a robotic prosthetic arm, who enjoys taking photographs and looking through stories. Her signature color is pink.
  • Josh Keaton as Axle Spoiler, a brash pre-teen and the son of champion Striker Spoiler, who aims to prove he has the family's racing legacy. His signature color is red.
  • Charlie Schlatter as Sidecar, a short pre-teen with a mop top (he can always see even with the hair over his eyes) and Axle's best friend. His signature color is grey.
  • Grey DeLisle-Griffin as Dash Wheeler, a former champion racer and the racing camp's instructor.
  • Squeakers, Dash's robot assistant designed as a toolbox, who helps around the Ultimate Garage. He only speaks in robot beeps in which Brights can understand him.

Villains

  • Eric Bauza as Professor Rearview, is the villain of the series, it is a car-hating old professor who seeks to destroy Hot Wheels City with giant animals solely due to his hatred of its heavy car culture. He used to be a camp racer.

Recurring

  • Eric Bauza as Coop's father
  • Sonya Leslie as Coop's mother
  • Khary Payton as Speedy Getaway, a news reporter for Hot Wheels City.
  • Danny Trejo as Striker Spoiler, current racing champion and Axle's father.
  • Fred Tatasciore as
  • Uncle Larry, Brights' uncle and the owner of the eponymous pizza parlour in the city.
  • Mega-Wrex, Dash's monster truck friend and Mac’s biggest fan.
  • Julie Nathanson as Cruise, the daughter of Professor Rearview. She races with the other members of the Ultimate Garage to win and destroy it with the help of her father. She reforms and helps the racers get the Ultimate Garage back from her father. Her signature color is indigo.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2024)

Season 2 (2024)

Season 3 (2025)

Production

On September 28, 2023, Netflix announced the greenlight of the series, alongside an order for additional episodes of Gabby's Dollhouse and a trailer for its first Cocomelon original series.[5]

Animation is provided by Sprite Animation Studios and Japanese animation studio OLM Digital.

Release

It was released on Netflix on March 4, 2024,[1] with the second season released on September 9, 2024,[2] and the third season released on March 3, 2025.[3]

See also

External links

References

  1. Mercedes Milligan. Trailer: 'Hot Wheels Let's Race' Burns Rubber to Netflix Debut Animation Magazine, January 30, 2024, retrieved February 25, 2024^
  2. Kasey Moore. 'Hot Wheels Let's Race' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix: Sets Fall 2024 Premiere What's on Netflix, 2024-06-06, retrieved 2024-06-07^
  3. Mercedes Milligan. Mattel Brings More 'Hot Wheels' & 'Barbie' Animation to Netflix in March Animation Magazine, January 29, 2025, retrieved January 29, 2025^
  4. Hot Wheels Let's Race Netflix, retrieved February 25, 2024^
  5. Abbey White. Netflix Announces Hot Wheels, 'Wizard of Oz' and Universal Monsters-Inspired Preschool Series, Sets 'CoComelon Lane' Premiere (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-09-28, retrieved 2024-02-25^