Overview
- Disney Jr. and Pixar released a first-look image Monday via Variety and confirmed a 2027 debut on Disney Jr. before a later run on Disney+.
- The show targets preschoolers with smaller, more cartoonish car designs that echo toy cars rather than the films’ more realistic proportions.
- The storyline follows Lightning McQueen in new Radiator Springs adventures alongside Mater and two newcomers, Pipes the drag car and Miles the monster truck.
- Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy return as Lightning and Mater, with franchise voices including Bonnie Hunt, Jenifer Lewis, Guido Quaroni, Lloyd Sherr, Michael Wallis, Paul Dooley, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger also back.
- Disney Television Animation produces the series in association with Pixar, with Travis Braun and Frank Montagna as executive producers, Dana Starfield as story editor, and Nathan Chew as supervising director.