Playmobil Is Going Back to the Future in 2020!

By Tariq Malik
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The new sets launch in May 2020.

Playmobil will go back in time in May 2020 with three new sets from the "Back to the Future" film franchise.
Playmobil will go back in time in May 2020 with three new sets from the "Back to the Future" film franchise. (Image credit: Future)

NEW YORK — Great Scott! Dust off your DeLoreans, sci-fi fans because Playmobil will launch three new sets from the "Back to the Future" films in 2020 that will have you channeling your inner Marty McFly. 

Playmobil, which released a full line of Mars exploration sets this year, will follow it up with a line of Back to the Future sets that feature the iconic time-traveling DeLorean and characters from the 1985 science fiction film (and its two sequels). The toy company unveiled the new Playmobil sets last week here at New York Comic Con. 

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The new Playmobil playsets will include a hero set with the Delorean, 1985 Marty McFly and Doc Brown, as well as Doc's dog Einstein and their accessories. The line will also include a two-pack featuring the figures of 1955 Doc Brown and Marty. 

Finally, a set of collectible 6-inch Doc Brown and Marty characters will round out the sets. Playmobil has not release prices yet for the new sets, but they will be available in May 2020. 

Here's a look at the new sets as seen at Playmobil's NYCC booth.

Playmobil DeLorean

Playmobil unveiled its new Back to the Future sets in a glass display case at New York Comic Con 2019. The main set comes with Marty, Doc Brown, Einstein the dog, plutonium and case and the iconic Delorean time machine. (Image credit: Future)

The gull wings of Back to the Future's DeLorean swing open for Playmobil's Marty and Doc to climb inside.  (Image credit: Future)

The lightning rod to power Marty's trip "back to the future" from the first film is installed on Playmobil's DeLorean in this display. (Image credit: Future)

Playmobil's DeLorean looks sleek in this head-on view. (Image credit: Future)

1955 Doc and Marty 

Playmobil Back to the Future Sets

In addition to the main set, Playmobil has this two-pack of 1955 Doc and Marty, complete with newspaper and a guitar, just what Marty needs for the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. (Image credit: Future)

Collectible 6-Inch Back to the Future Figures

Playmobil has also created these large 6-inch collectible figures  for its Back to the Future line, featuring 1985 Marty and accessories, and Doc Brown with his DeLorean remote control.  (Image credit: Future)

Playmobil's Back to the Future line follows the company's "Ghostbusters" line, another 1980s franchise. The company unveiled a set of new collectible 6-inch Ghostbusters figures for 2020 at NYCC. 

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Tariq Malik
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Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.