![]() The series was produced by Ben Kalina and Jennifer Ray and executive produced by Chris Prynoski. “Turbo Fast” was produced by DreamWorks Animation Television with production services provided by Titmouse, based on characters created by David Soren. “They have been fantastic partners whose vision has given our characters an amazing platform to be enjoyed by families around the world.” “We’ve long said that Netflix is revolutionizing the television industry and now we are thrilled to officially be a part of it,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation. Reid Scott (“Veep”) lends his voice to the title character (voiced by Ryan Reynolds in the movie), and comedian Ken Jeong reprises his role from the film as manicurist-turned-home-shopping-icon Kim Ly. The “Turbo Fast” series, which features a 2D design, follows the further adventures of the snail stunt-team with an ensemble cast. “Turbo Fast,” the first-ever Netflix original series for kids, is based on the DWA summer movie “Turbo,” which had a disappointing opening at the box office but has since grossed $280 million worldwide.ĭreamWorks Animation and Netflix announced a pact this summer – Netflix’s biggest yet for original content - under which the studio is developing more than 300 hours of exclusive programming based on DWA characters. With the change, Netflix will spend more up-front on originals given higher viewing in the initial months of release. In any case, it’s worth noting that Netflix changed its accounting method for spending on originals in the third quarter of 2013 to accelerate amortization of that content. “Historically we have said that original series will be released in ways that best support the story - so if it suits the show, (it’s) always possible we could release in a different way.” “Production on animation is (on a) different timetable so we chose to make the episodes that are ready now, available for viewers as they were ready,” Netflix chief communications officer Jonathan Friedland said in an email. In the case of “Turbo Fast,” DWA’s production schedules meant only five episodes would be available this month, according to Netflix. For example, it’s launching all eight episodes of Steven Van Zandt-starrer “Lilyhammer” season 2 on Dec. The staggered release of “Turbo Fast” doesn’t necessarily represent a broad shift in strategy for Netflix. But Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos put a positive spin on it: “With new episodes on their way in the coming months, kids will have something to look forward to all year.” That release sked runs counter to Netflix’s practice of releasing all episodes of a TV show at once. In all, Netflix has ordered 26 episodes of “ Turbo Fast.” The crew is driving Chet crazy with non-stop bragging, so he challenges them to see who can hold out the longest without racing. Pacific, with additional new episodes premiering throughout 2014. The first five episodes of the show about a team of racing snails will be available worldwide on Tuesday, Dec. ![]() ![]() Dr.Netflix is deviating from the binge-viewing release pattern with DreamWorks Animation’s “ Turbo Fast” original kids’ series, with the first five episodes of the show to premiere Christmas Eve in all the Internet streamer’s territories. Reid Scott vocalizes Turbo, John Eric Bentley is Whiplash, Grey DeLisle-Griffin is the voice behind Burn, Eric Bauza is Chet and Amir Talai is Skidmark.Ī Tale of Two Turbos / The Escargot AffairĬhet vs. Aside from Ken Jeong and Mike Bell, the voices behind Kim Ly and White Shadow in the film, the rest of the voice cast is new. The plot takes up where the Turbo film left off, and features the lead character, a snail name Turbo and his friends going off to Starlight City wherein they learn new stunts and compete with their antagonists. Each episode consists of 2 eleven-minute stories. It is executive produced by Jack Thomas and Chris Prynoski, and is produced for Netflix by DreamWorks Animation Television, a brand new production unit that cropped up when a five-year deal was struck between DreamWorks and Netflix. The original series premiere took place on December 24, 2013. An American flash-animated action/comedy children's TV series based on the 2013 computer-animated Turbo movie, Turbo FAST (Fast Action Stunt Team) premiered on Netflix on Februwith its third season.
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