What is the name of the Pixar Cars short-series released on Disney+ in 2022?
Answer
Cars on the Road
Cars on the Road is the Pixar Cars short-series released on Disney+ in 2022.
The series follows Lightning McQueen and Mater on a road trip across the United States. It consists of nine short episodes, each presenting a different adventure and visual genre, including dinosaur encounters, ghost stories, monster-truck racing, and a musical-style episode. The variety gives the series a broader format than the three feature films.
Cars on the Road premiered on September 8, 2022, as part of Disney+ Day. Steve Purcell created the series and directed several episodes, while Brian Fee and others also contributed to its production. Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy returned as the voices of Lightning and Mater.
Cars on the Road is separate from Mater's Tall Tales, an earlier series of short films centered on Mater's exaggerated stories. It is also not a feature film. The Disney+ series expands the franchise's geography while keeping the friendship between Lightning and Mater at its center.