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Bumblebee, to lead the way in ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’

One of the famous franchise that managed to capture the audiences across age groups with its toy line, animated series, comic books, films, games, Transformers, is set to once again return on the small screen. Hasbro Studios, recently announced that the popular kids television series Transformers: Robots in Disguise will return for a second season on Cartoon Network in the U.S.

Hasbro’s executive VP and CCO Stephen Davis said, “Transformers: Robots in Disguise continues to be a massive hit with kids across the country, launching with an outstanding debut season on Cartoon Network. Season two will bring back Bumblebee and his Autobots team for all new action-packed battles, fun-filled adventures and other humorous new characters with vibrant personalities that made season one a hit with kids. We continue to listen to our viewers’ feedback and are bringing back many fan-favorite characters, as well as some great surprises we know kids of all ages are going to love.”

Transformers Robots in DisguiseSet years after Transformers: Prime, Robots in Disguise stars the lovable Bumblebee character, summoned by Optimus Prime to lead in a fight to save Earth from a new faction of escaped Decepticon prisoners by assembling a rogue team of unlikely Autobot heroes to capture their new enemies. Season two will see the return of a more confident, battle-tested Bumblebee as the leader of the Autobots, including his teammates Grimlock, Sideswipe, Strongarm, Fixit, Windblade and Drift.

Protecting Earth becomes a mighty task as the team prepares to battle against menacing pairs of Cyclone Mini-Cons, who partner with Deployers to unleash the most powerful attacks and wreak even more destruction than ever. Our hero Bumblebee and his team prepare for battle with new power-ups and mini-con allies of their own, as they maintain their mission to protect the planet as robots in disguise.

The series will continue to celebrate the continuous underlying themes of teamwork, companionship and the importance of standing up to wrongdoers and will debut its second season in the first quarter of 2016.

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