Apple TV+ has worked out a deal with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television to create a live-action take on the classic 1960s manga series Speed Racer.
The project is being written, executive produced, and co-showrun by Hiram Martinez and Ron Fitzgerald.
Speed Racer was launched by Tatsuo Yoshida in 1966 as a manga series titled Mach GoGoGo. Trans-Lux acquired syndication rights to the Japanese media franchise about automobile racing and Speed Racer was adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Productions, which aired on Japan’s Fuji TV from 1967-68 and aired in the U.S. in syndication at about the same time. The series mainstreamed in the United States, ranging from comics, video releases, merchandise, a live-action film, and series.
Source:
Deadline
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