Beast Machines: Transformers

After the end of the Beast Wars, the Maximals awaken on their home planet of Cybertron and are chased by mindless Vehicons created by Megatron. The Maximals must free the planet from Megatron and restore it to its real way of living.

Beast Machines: Transformers (1999-2000) is a Canadian-American animated science fiction series created for FOX, YTV and Fox Kids, a two-season sequel to the Beast Wars line. Optimus Primal (voiced by Garry Chalk) leads the Maximals, a band of beast-altered robots who awaken on their home planet of Cybertron after the Beast Wars and find themselves hunted by mindless Vehicons built by Megatron (David Kaye). Cheetor (Ian James Corlett), Blackarachnia (Venus Terzo) and Rattrap (Scott McNeil) join the struggle, and each half-hour episode is built around skirmishes, scavenging and pursuit across a ravaged machine world as the rebels try to free the planet and restore it to its true way of living. The engine is a steady rebellion against a tyrant and his drone army, told in a serialized arc where order matters. The tone is urgent and action-driven, with a darker, more mechanical edge than its predecessor, though the heroism and camaraderie keep it accessible for children. Fans of Transformers: Beast Wars, Transformers: Generation 1 and Voltron: Defender of the Universe will find resonance in its robot factions and rebellion storyline. Its two seasons of thirteen episodes each make a compact, complete arc with a bittersweet close.

• Transformers: Beast Warsshared animated action adventure with robot factions, serialized rebellion storyline, kids science fiction tone
• Transformers: Generation 1shared animated robot war action with a cosmic sci-fi premise and battling factions
• Voltron: Defender of the Universeshared heroic animated sci-fi adventure with young audience appeal and mechanical creatures

Release Date

1999-09-18

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (39)

What is Beast Machines: Transformers about?

After the Beast Wars, the Maximals awaken on Cybertron and must free their homeworld from Megatron's mindless Vehicon army.

What is Beast Machines: Transformers like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beast Machines: Transformers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Beast Machines: Transformers violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Beast Machines: Transformers as mild.

Which shows are like Beast Machines: Transformers?

Shows with a similar feel include Transformers: Beast Wars, Transformers: Generation 1, and Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

How long is Beast Machines: Transformers?

Beast Machines: Transformers: 2 seasons, 26 episodes.

Is Beast Machines: Transformers still running?

No, Beast Machines: Transformers has ended.

Where can I watch Beast Machines: Transformers?

In United States, Beast Machines: Transformers streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.