A new Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain trailer has been released by Mattel, revealing a new Thomas & Friends special that will feature the recently introduced character Bruno the Brake Car.
Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain will premiere on Netflix on April 1 and will premiere on television through Canada’s Treehouse TV on April 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET and on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network at 7:30 a.m. ET on April 3. The new special will feature Bruno the Brake Car, who is the series’ first autistic character. This will be the first time Bruno has appeared in a movie, as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Mattel Television Fred Soulie said in a statement.
“We are excited to bring the fun and excitement of Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain to fans, as the special marks Bruno’s first appearance in a Thomas & Friends movie,” Soulie said. “By further acquainting audiences with the pun-loving red brake car, we hope the special will make a positive impact on children and parents during Autism Acceptance Month.”
You can view the Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain trailer below:
“The Mystery of Lookout Mountain takes Thomas and his friends on a journey to uncover the truth behind a years-long mystery of missing cargo cars deep within the mysterious Lookout Mountain,” reads the movie’s synopsis. “In Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain, Thomas, Bruno, and the rest of the gang journey under waterfalls into unknown tunnels and through the Crystal Caverns in a quest to find the truth, ultimately coming face-to-face with a mythical Mine Monster.”