The new series Speed Racer is coming to Apple TV+. Will it be better than the 2008 Wachowski adaptation?
Like its rivals Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ also produces a range of original content to satisfy its subscribers and attract new ones. A tactic that has proven itself and will continue to do so. Today, the Cupertino-based company has decided to launch the Speed Racer live series project.
New Live Series Speed Racer Coming to Apple TV+
According to Variety and Deadline, the Apple brand has just green-lit Speed Racer for Apple TV+. JJ Abrams will executive produce, with production to be handled by his own production company, Bad Robot. While the project has yet to be officially announced, two sources are often very reliable indicators of what’s going on in Hollywood. In other words, it’s safe to say that something is really up with this iconic manga license.
This new series will be co-written by Ron Fitzgerald (Westworld, Friday Night Lights) and Hiram Martinez (Snowpiercer, Get Shorty), both of whom have previously worked on genre series. Of course, it will be hard to beat the 2008 Wachowski adaptation, but the promise is there and fans are in for a live adventure.
Will it be better than the 2008 Wachowski adaptation?
Also, this series should return to the original 1969 manga. In Speed Racer (or Mach GoGoGo) we follow the adventures of an outstanding pilot called the Speed Racer, as well as his families and his team, which includes chimpanzees, and why not, and his perfectly optimized Mach 5 car.
There have already been several animated reboots of this series, but it will be interesting to see what this new Speed Racer project is capable of in live action. To be continued!