Transformers' animated TV franchise is returning to Cartoon Network with an all-new series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise (not to be confused with the 2001 offering of the same name). The new show will debut in the first quarter of 2015.

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Robots in Disguise marks a change for Transformers, as previous incarnations have aired on the Hub Network (rebranded Discovery Family last week) since 2010. For Robots in Disguise, this means new content specifically aimed at kids."Robots in Disguise begins a brand new chapter in storytelling, filled with great humor, lots of fun adventure and animated in a cooler, lighter, brighter style that we know kids are going to really love," said Stephen Davis, President of Hasbro Studios and global entertainment and licensing for Hasbro, Inc.He continued, "We have spent a lot of time listening to what kids like about Transformers and they haven't been shy about giving us their opinions. And we have listened! Robots in Disguise is reflective all that we have learned in our conversations with kids. It has the most relatable Autobot and Decepticon characters we have ever 'rolled out' in a Transformers animated series."Finn Arnesen, Hasbro Studios' senior VP of global distribution and development, added that CN is currently the top-rated primetime network among boys ages 6-11 and 9-14, which also happens to be the target demo for Robots in Disguise.According to The Wrap , the new series follows Bumblebee, who becomes leader in the years after the events of Transformers Prime. (That show ended its three-season run last year.) Summoned by Optimus Prime to protect Earth from a new faction of Decepticons, Bumblebee assembles a rogue team of young Autobot heroes to stand up and fight."To seal our new partnership with Cartoon Network on the 30th anniversary of the Transformers franchise makes this a truly iconic event," Arnesen concluded.

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