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''Fast Layne'' is an American
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television series created by Travis Braun that aired on Disney Channel from February 15 to March 31, 2019. The series stars Sophie Pollono, Sofia Rosinsky, Brandon Rossel, and Winslow Fegley.


Premise

In the town of Cedarville, Layne Reed is a brilliant girl whose parents Cheryl and Rob are away so her aunt came to her house to watch over her. While working in a school campaign against her rival Jasper Marr at Cedarville Middle School, she and her friend Zora Morris stumble upon an intelligent car named VIN who is pursued by some people led by Kwon and Riggins. When Layne gets her DNA sequenced with VIN, she becomes the car's operator.


Cast and characters


Main

* Sophie Pollono as Layne Reed, a brilliant girl who discovers VIN in her parents shed while running for school president * Sofia Rosinsky as Zora Morris, Layne's homeschooled neighbor and best friend * Brandon Rossel as Cody Castillo, a boy from school who works at a garage and Layne's love interest * Winslow Fegley as Mel, Layne's cousin who is trying to find out what Layne and Zora are up to


Recurring

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as the voice of VIN, an intelligent car who was created by Layne's parents and his name is short for Vehicle Integrated Neurotech *
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as Kwon, a scientist and former co-worker of Cheryl at Salton Flats Technical Command Center who targets VIN after she was kicked off the project for having plans to weaponize VIN * Enid-Raye Adams as Cheryl, a scientist and mother of Layne who works for the government at Salton Flats Technical Command Center * David Milchard as Rob, a scientist and father of Layne who works for the government at Salton Flats Technical Command Center *
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as Riggins, the accomplice of Kwon who targets VIN * Caitlin Howden as Aunt Betty, the aunt of Layne and mother of Mel who is enlisted to watch over Layne while Cheryl and Rob are away. * Reese Alexander as Principal Mugbee, the principal of Cedarville Middle School * Ty Consiglio as Jasper, a boy who is Layne's rival in Cedarville Middle School's school election


Notable guest stars

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Anna Cathcart Anna Cathcart (born June 16, 2003) is a Canadian actress. She became known for starring in season two of ''Odd Squad'' (2016–2019) as Agent Olympia. Cathcart also gained wide recognition for portraying Kitty Covey in Netflix's To All the Boy ...
as Anna, a classmate of Layne *
Adrian Petriw Adrian Roman Petriw (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. He is best known for his voice role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the television series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Commander Gren in ''The Dragon Pri ...
as Alonzo, the sentient wristwatch worn by Layne that notifies her of the things on her schedule


Production

The series was originally reported in 2017 as a reboot of the
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franchise in development for
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; created by Travis Braun, and to be executive produced by ''
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and Tom Burkhard. The project was later
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as a limited series for Disney Channel titled ''Fast Layne'' on March 9, 2018, without any reference to the Herbie works. The series comes from Lakeshore Productions. The production's director is Hasraf Dulull, while Brian Hamilton and Travis Braun serve as additional executive producers and Ian Hay serves as producer. Braun also created the series. It was filmed in
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, in the Greater Vancouver area; production began on February 19, 2018, with the final day of filming scheduled for April 27, 2018. The series had a special premiere on Disney Channel on February 15, 2019, immediately following the premiere of the live-action '' Kim Possible'' film, before settling in its regular timeslot, starting February 17, 2019. The series comprises eight episodes.


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External links

* {{Former Disney Channel original series 2010s American children's comedy television series 2019 American television series debuts 2019 American television series endings Disney Channel original programming English-language television shows Television shows filmed in British Columbia