Mattel announced today that Season 2 of the hit animated series Hot Wheels Let’s Race will debut globally on Monday, September 9 on Netflix. The first season, which premiered in March 2024, spent four weeks in the Global Top 10 TV (English) and reached the Top 10 TV in 69 countries.
In Season 2 of Hot Wheels Let’s Race, Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle, and Sidecar are gearing up for new adventures. Developed by Mattel Television Studios and inspired by the world’s top-selling toy, the action-packed comedy series features even more epic cars, exciting races, extreme stunt contests, and challenging thrills for the entire family. Patrick Stump, award-winning musician and lead vocalist for Fall Out Boy, composed, recorded, and produced the theme song for Hot Wheels Let’s Race, in addition to leading the composition of the score, underscore, and music cues for all episodes.
With the Camp Champ Grand Prix completed and a winner crowned, Season 2 focuses on the racers as they advance to the camp’s next level of training at the Ultimate Garage. The young racers prepare for their toughest challenge yet: whoever wins the next set of races will gain control of the Ultimate Garage and everything in it! The stakes are higher than ever, with Season 2 introducing Cruise, the mysterious new racer and driver of the incredibly fast Street Shrieker.
“Following the incredible response to Season 1, we are thrilled have the opportunity to bring more Hot Wheels Let’s Race cars, characters, and storylines to kids and families everywhere,” said Rob David, Vice President of Content Creative at Mattel Television Studios and Executive Producer of Hot Wheels Let’s Race. “What an honor it is to fuel the imaginations of Hot Wheels fans and share in the spirit of each new adventure together, one race at a time.”
“I spent a lot of my childhood in my grandpa’s garage handing him tools while he worked on cars and I daydreamed about music,” said Patrick Stump. “But Hot Wheels was my way of connecting to his love of cars. That’s why I was so excited to get the opportunity to work on Hot Wheels Let’s Race with Mattel Television Studios. The word I’m always using to describe my music for this series is ‘pulse.’ There’s a tempo and a rhythm that permeates the series as soon as the tires hit that iconic orange track. It’s a real joy to get to be a part of that and I can’t wait for another generation of kids to see Hot Wheels Let’s Race on Netflix this year.”
Hot Wheels is on track to make 2024 its seventh consecutive year of record highs, marking its 56th year. Alongside Let’s Race, the strong franchise offers fans a wide range of products, including iconic toy vehicles, racing sets, digital experiences like the Hot Wheels NFT Garage and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, live events such as the popular Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live tour, storybooks and activity books from Mattel Press, apparel, and more. A live-action film in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures is also in development, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot set to produce.
Hot Wheels Let’s Race was developed for television by Rob David, Vice President, Content Creative at Mattel Television Studios (Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Melanie Shannon, Senior Manager, Creative Content at Mattel Television Studios (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), and Jordan Gershowitz (Sharkdog). Rob David, Christopher Keenan (Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go), and Fred Soulie (Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge) serve as Executive Producers, with Mike Roberts (Final Space) as Creative Producer and Diane A. Crea (Barbie: Epic Road Trip) as Senior Producer. Animation services for Hot Wheels Let’s Race are provided by Sprite Animation and OLM Digital.
