Speed Racer — the favored racing sequence primarily based on the Nineteen Sixties Mach GoGoGo manga — is reportedly coming to Apple TV+ as a brand new live-action sequence. The final adaptation within the franchise was the 2008 film Speed Racer from The Wachowskis, and followers of Speed and his Mach 5 racing automobile can sit up for a brand new sequence that’s within the works on the Cupertino firm’s streaming service, in accordance with a report. The upcoming live-action sequence might be govt produced by J.J. Abrams, whereas particulars of the solid or a launch date are but to be revealed.

The upcoming Speed Racer live-action sequence has been in improvement for “a considerable amount of time”, in accordance with a report by Variety. The present might be produced by Warner Bros. Television, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. Ron Fitzgerald (Westworld, Weeds) and Hiram Martinez (Snowpiercer, Get Shorty) are set as writers on the present, and can be a part of Abrams as govt producers. The sequence would be the first Speed Racer live-action adaptation in 14 years.

The first Speed Racer anime sequence was launched in 1967, primarily based on the Mach GoGoGo manga that was printed a yr earlier. The sequence adopted the story of Speed and his highly effective Mach 5 racing automobile, his father Pops, his brother Spritle, his pet chimpanzee Chim-Chim, and his girlfriend Trixie. In the animated sequence, Speed crosses paths with the extremely expert Racer X — who drives the quantity 9 automobile “Shooting Star” — not understanding that it is his estranged older brother Rex behind the wheel.

The 2008 live-action movie Speed Racer starred Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild, Girl Next Door), and was written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski. That yr, a 13-episode reboot of the anime sequence titled The New Adventures of Speed Racer was launched within the US.

The upcoming Speed Racer sequence might be primarily based on the unique story of the Japanese manga and has no connection to the 2008 film, in accordance with a report by Deadline. While the upcoming sequence has reportedly been within the works for some time, there isn’t any phrase on the solid of the present. Similarly, Apple TV+ and the producers are but to disclose when sequence might be launched on the streaming service.