The eponymous Alpha Teens, which consist of Axel Manning (the team leader), Catalina Leone, Crey Kingston, Zack Hawkes, and Ollie Sharker, test prototype vehicles and weapons for Lee Industries, and use these prototypes to combat criminals, particularly the nefarious and sadistic crime boss Alexander Paine.

The winners of the contest, Axel, King, Lioness, Hawk and Shark, are given prototype weapons, gadgets, and vehicles and join forces as A.T.O.M.

(short for Alpha Teens On Machines) to battle against the crime boss Alexander Paine who's also responsible for the death of Axel's father.

However, it is revealed that Lee's true purpose was to use the teens' DNA to create clones powered with animal genes.

Originally, while the series was going to feature a team of rebellious teenagers, it was only going to focus on the main character who "has the task of tracking down and catching 100 of the worst villains and the mastermind who set them free from prison, the notorious Mr.

The show was also promoted with a "Mr. Lee Needs You" school tour that showcased inventing, and a roadshow held at various shopping centres in the country[9] The series later made its terrestrial premiere on GMTV's Toonattik children's block in September 2005, after being pre-sold by the broadcaster in April.

[10] In October 2005, the series became part of the Jetix Max strand alongside Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[17] The first season was previously available to stream on Tubi TV,[18] as well as Amazon Prime via Multicom Entertainment Group just for US Region.

[22] According to US Copyright Database, the television series is still a property of Disney's defunct subsidiaries Jetix Europe and SIP Animation, but is not streaming on Disney+.

All of the major Jetix Europe originals, including A.T.O.M., ranked "as one of the top two shows in their timeslots in all of the markets in which they aired.

members changes from one ordinary looking terrain vehicle to anything that ranges from a jet car with unfolding door wings, to a bike that soon propels its driver into the air as a helicopter.

The toy series was composed mostly of several versions of Axel Manning, the main character, and Paine, Flesh and Tilian as the villains.

This title replaced their long-running Action Man series, and featured stories by Simon Furman and art by Jack Lawrence.