Beast Wars: Transformers (1996)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Two spaceships, one manned by benevolent Maximals, the other by evil Predacons, crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while en route to Earth. Their crews assume indigenous animal forms to protect themselves from an overabundance of natural energy, transforming into robots to do battle. Thus, the Beast Wars have begun...

• Released: 1996-04-22
• Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Kids
• Seasons: 3, 52 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: YTV, Syndication
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 330 votes

Created by Bob Forward, Larry DiTillio.

Top cast

• Garry Chalk as Optimus Primal (voice)
• David Kaye as Megatron (voice)
• Colin Murdock as Quickstrike (voice)
• Scott McNeil as Dinobot / Rattrap / Waspinator (voice)
• Ian James Corlett as Cheetor (voice)
• Richard Newman as Rhinox (voice)
• Venus Terzo as Blackarachnia (voice)
• Jim Byrnes as Inferno (voice)
• David Sobolov as Depth Charge (voice)
• Campbell Lane as Rampage (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Beast Wars: Transformers

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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• The Transformers (1984)
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• Transformers: Prime (2010)
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• Transformers: Animated (2007)
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• Dino-Riders (1988)
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• Transformers: Rescue Bots (2012)
• Regular Show (2010)
• Megas XLR (2004)
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