Parents' Guide to

Fast & Furious: Spy Racers

By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 9+

Diverse adventure series' race scenes will thrill tweens.

TV Netflix Kids' Animation 2019
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age 11+

Based on 6 parent reviews

HappyBunch6
HappyBunch6 Adult
March 9, 2020
age 14+

Skip it

Socially irresponsible behavior under the "Do gooders" guise. Maybe we are just a bit old school but the blurred lines here are not something I feel my children are ready to tackle.

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Too much violence
2 people found this helpful.
David718
David718 Adult
January 5, 2020
age 12+

Fast and Furious is not for younger kids

I get that people need to make a living, but why should it be at the expense of our kids? There are at least 8 pg13-rated movies in the Fast and Furious franchise, and more in the works... Why should this cheaply animated version of the same thing be be given a Y7 rating? Just as violent, same themes, Vin Deisel selling the same thinly-veiled macho BS to indoctrinate our impressionable thrill-seeking 1and 2nd graders? I’ll pass! As if the movies aren’t enough. Such garbage. Let kids be kids! Really hate that we are bombarded with this nonsense. Thanks Netflix.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much consumerism
2 people found this helpful.
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What's the Story?

In FAST & FURIOUS: SPY RACERS, four teenagers get recruited by a secret agency to infiltrate a notorious gang called SH1FT3R that poses as a street racing league to cover its tracks in more nefarious doings. Team leader Tony Toretto (voiced by Tyler Posey), whose cousin Dom (Vin Diesel) recommended the group for the job, is all in on this thrilling endeavor, bringing his friends Frostee (Luke Youngblood), Echo (Charlet Takahashi Chung), and Cisco (Jorge Diaz) with him to the operation led by the erratic Ms. Nowhere (Renee Elise Goldsberry). To get in good with SH1FT3R's head honcho, Shashi (Manish Dayal), Tony has to prove himself on the racecourse, but what comes next is even more heart-stopping action.

Is It Any Good?

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Parents say (6):
Kids say (14):

This fast-paced series will thrill older kids and tweens who love speed. Its animation is so sharp that you almost forget you're not watching live action as the cars race down the roads in contests or in chase. There are shadowy characters with uncertain motives, smart and fearless teens who refuse to lose, spy gear galore, and a dodgy government agent calling the shots. Secrets are revealed at nearly every turn, the lines between enemy and friend blur, and the action never stops.

But Spy Racers isn't without hazards for viewers who may be drawn to the wheels and the action but aren't ready for the mature realities of the show. These characters aren't the jovial villains and altruistic protagonists of so many cartoons. They're cunning masters of illegal activity, skilled with technological warfare, and undaunted by the danger inherent in what they're doing, all the while being portrayed as sympathetic.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about Fast & Furious: Spy Racers' messages about family. How do you define family? Is it always a matter of biological relation, or are there other determining factors? How do Tony and his friends demonstrate their loyalty to those they consider family?

  • Does this series confuse the definition of right and wrong? Can wrong actions be done for the right reasons? If so, does that always make them right? What real-life examples of these kinds of situations can you think of? Does your impression of who is right and who is wrong change as this story evolves?

  • Which characters demonstrate courage in this series? Which ones act courageously but don't seem to show it as a challenge? Can villains be role models of certain behavioral traits? Is it OK to take inspiration from them under the right circumstances?

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