‘Cars On The Road’ Pixar Series Gets Premiere Date On Disney+ Disney and Pixar have set Thursday, September 8, for the Disney+ premiere of their new Cars spinoff series Cars on the Road and released a first-look trailer for the animated series. Watch it above. Cars on the Road, a spinoff of the beloved Cars movies (2006, 2011, 2017) that tracked Lightning McQueen’s (Owen Wilson) racing career, follows McQueen and his best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister. Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy voiced the characters in the movies and return to reprise their roles in the animated series. “The series is a romp across the country with Lightning McQueen and Mater,” said director Steve Purcell. “Like any real road trip, every day is a new mini-adventure with unexpected twists and turns.” Cars on the Road is produced by Marc Sondheimer. Steve Purcell, Bobby Podesta and Brian Fee each directed episodes, and Jake Monaco composed the score for all nine.