''Fastest Car'' is a

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original series which premiered on April 6, 2018. It is a reality-show where drivers of stock exotic

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go up against sleeper cars in a quarter-mile drag race. Supercars include a

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, and

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. The series, which serves as Netflix's first global automotive series, was created by

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and produced by

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and Large Eyes for the

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. Executive producers of the show include Al Edgington, Joe LaBracio,

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, and Jeremy Finn. On August 14, 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. The second season launched on September 20, 2019, and features seven episodes. Al Edgington, Joe LaBracio, Scott Weintrob, and Jeremy Finn returned as executive producers.

Premise

In each episode, there are three sleeper cars going up against one supercar in a quarter-mile drag race. The winners of each episode get to move on to the championship race at the end of the season.

Episodes

Series overview

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are in bold.

Season 1 (2018)

Notes

Championship (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Championship (2019)

Notes

Production

Filming

Season 1

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, served as the drag strip for episodes 1, 2, 5, and 7.

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, was the filming location in episode 3.

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, was used as the drag strip in episode 4.

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, was used as the drag strip in episode 6.

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dry lake bed in the

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, within San Bernardino County, California, served as the drag strip for the championship in episode 8.

Season 2

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, served as the drag strip in episode 1. The decommissioned airfield at

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near

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, served as the drag strip in episode 2, 4, 5, and the championship in episode 7. Greenville, South Carolina, was the filming location for episode 3 and 6.

References

External links

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