“Batwheels” Rolls Out First Teaser at San Diego Comic-Con

Upcoming Animated Preschool Series to Debut Half-Hour Prequel Special, “Secret Origin of the Batwheels,” on Batman Day, Saturday, September 17 on Cartoonito on HBO Max

Batwheels shifted into high gear today, treating fans at San Diego Comic-Con to a sneak peek teaser of DC’s first-ever animated Batman preschool series. “Meet the Batwheels” opened DC’s “Comics are Fun for Everyone” panel and introduced fans to the crime-fighting Batwheels team – Bam (the Batmobile), Bibi (the Batgirl Cycle), Redbird (Robin’s Sports Car), Batwing (the Batwing Jet Plane), and Buff (The Bat Truck).

Also announced on today’s panel, Batwheels will debut a half-hour origin special on Batman Day, Saturday, Sept. 17, exclusively first on Cartoonito on HBO Max, and premiere later on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network. “Secret Origin of the Batwheels” will tell the backstory of how the Batwheels team came to be.

Batwheels follows a group of young sentient super-powered vehicles as they defend Gotham City alongside Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. Batwheels officially launches later this fall on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network and Cartoonito on HBO Max.

The all-star voice cast includes Ethan Hawke (as Batman), Jacob Bertand (as Bam the Batmobile), Gina Rodriguez (as Catwoman) and Xolo Maridueña (as Snowy the Snowcrawler), among others. Sam Register (Looney Tunes Cartoons) serves as executive producer. Michael G. Stern (Doc McStuffins) serves as co-executive producer, Simon J. Smith (Penguins of Madagascar) is supervising producer and Steven Fink of Bang Zoom Ltd. is producer. Based on characters from DC, Batwheels is produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Animation services provided by Superprod Studio.

	Batwheels
	Network: Cartoon NetworkGenre: KidsSeasons: 2Episodes: 74
	Overview The Batwheels are a team of sentient super-powered crimefighting vehicles that help Batman, Robin and Batgirl—as well as a host of additional DC Super Heroes—keep Gotham City safe. Created only recently by the Batcomputer, our mechanized heroes must navigate the growing pains of being a newly formed super-team as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid.