While we haven’t seen hide nor hair of the Stretch Armstrong movie, there is an animated series coming to Netflix this fall. Hasbro has released the first teaser trailer for the series, which looks a lot like the opening credit sequence.
Netflix & Hasbro Studios Present ‘Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters’ – Teaser Trailer
‘Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters’ follows teenager Jake Armstrong and his two best friends, Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez, after they are accidentall…
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters follows high school student Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez who are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their seemingly normal lives, transforming them into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
“Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters is the first Hasbro brand to receive a Netflix original series order. We have been waiting for just the right moment to re-imagine Stretch for a new audience and our friends at Netflix got it right away; they have been a tremendous partner,” said Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, Hasbro Inc. “We have hit a superhero sweet spot, and with Netflix’s global reach, kids across the world will fall in love with its fun characters and action-packed storyline.”
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters will feature the voices of leading Hollywood television and film talent including:
●Jake Armstrong / Stretch – Scott Menville (Teen Titans Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
●Nathan Park / Wingspan – Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, Okja)
●Ricardo Perez / Omni-Mass – Ogie Banks (Ultimate Spider-Man)
●Rook – Wil Wheaton (Teen Titans Go!, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
●Erika – Felicia Day (The Guild, Supernatural)
●Kane – Keith David (Adventure Time, Rick and Morty)
●Dr. C – Kate Mulgrew (Orange is the New Black, Star Trek: Voyager)
●Mr. Savic – Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5)
Originally introduced in 1976, Stretch Armstrong was the ultimate toy –well-muscled doll that could stretch from its original size of fifteen inches to four or five feet. Netflix and Hasbro will transport viewers into a new generation of Stretch Armstrong with 26 episodes available for Netflix members worldwide beginning late 2017. Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters is developed for television by Executive Producer and Supervising Director Victor Cook (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated) and Executive Producer/Story Editors/Head Writers Chris “Doc” Wyatt (Ultimate Spider-Man, Napoleon Dynamite) and Kevin Burke (Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble).
