Nicktoons Network announced that it will premiere Speed Racer: The Next Generation on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m.

The 90-minute premiere will launch the television series just prior to the Lionsgate DVD release on Tuesday, May 6, and the live-action feature film on Friday, May 9. The 26-episode, half-hour series will air regularly Fridays at 7 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons Network.

The series follows Speed after he arrives at The Racing Academy only to find himself intimidated by his fast-paced classmates. Armed with his new friends Conor, Lucy and Conor’s robot monkey, Chim Chim, Speed quickly lives up to his name and becomes the one to beat in the driver’s seat.

speedracernextgen.jpg