If you thought the Fast & Furious movies were extreme, the animated spinoff series Fast & Furious Spy Racers takes things even further. Running for six seasons on Netflix from 2019 to 2021, the show is packed with over-the-top stunts and wild ideas that make the movies look grounded.
The series follows a team of teenage street racers recruited to infiltrate a criminal gang. From there, it goes completely off the rails with cars driving underwater, VR drag races, invisible gadgets, and even ghost-hunting equipment. Spy Racers doesn’t try to be realistic—it leans fully into the cartoonish world of Fast & Furious.
Co-creator Bret Haaland, who previously adapted DreamWorks franchises like The Penguins of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, knew exactly how to make the show fun. By embracing absurd concepts, the series turned the already outlandish movie stunts into something even crazier.
Spy Racers has received strong reviews, boasting an 86% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes—higher than any of the live-action Fast & Furious films. For comparison, Furious 7 sits at 81% and Fast Five at 77%.
The show also adds humor, creativity, and gadgets that wouldn’t be possible in live-action films. Fans get to see a supernatural mask that gives god-like powers, animal sidekicks, and high-tech spy equipment—all in a fast-paced, animated world.
While the Fast & Furious movies are fun, Spy Racers fully captures the franchise’s cartoonish spirit and expands it in ways the films can’t. It’s a refreshing take for anyone tired of the repetitive action beats of the latest movies.
For Fast & Furious fans who want thrills, laughs, and total chaos, Spy Racers is a must-watch that proves animation can take the franchise to heights live-action never could.
