Fast & Furious heads to television in 2028
Fast & Furious is getting its first live-action television series. Peacock has officially greenlit the project and is targeting a 2028 premiere, the same year that Fast Forever is expected to reach cinemas and conclude the main saga. No exact premiere date, plot details or cast have been announced.
Vin Diesel stays with the franchise
The series will be led by Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman, who will also write the pilot. Both will serve as co-producers and showrunners.
Vin Diesel is involved as an executive producer alongside Sam Vincent, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Chris Morgan. That does not yet mean Diesel will appear on screen as Dominic Toretto. Peacock has not confirmed any cast members or characters.
Fast Forever is expected to conclude the main saga
NBCUniversal confirmed back in May that, under the current plan, Fast Forever will arrive in cinemas on 17 March 2028 and conclude the main film series, which began in 2001. The franchise as a whole has brought in more than $7 billion worldwide to date.
The end of the main saga therefore does not mean the end of the franchise itself. The television series gives Universal an opportunity to continue using its familiar world after the final main-series film.
The series' story remains unknown
Peacock has not revealed whether the story will focus on Dominic Toretto's familiar crew or entirely new characters. It is also unclear whether the series will tie directly into the events of Fast Forever. For now, the only certainty is that it will be a live-action series set in the Fast & Furious universe.
The franchise has appeared on television before, but only in animated form. Netflix's Fast & Furious: Spy Racers ran from 2019 to 2021. The new project is therefore the franchise's first live-action television series.
For car culture, everything depends on the direction
The first film, The Fast and the Furious, built its identity around modified street cars, drag racing and illegal races. The later films moved increasingly towards globe-spanning action.
If the television series uses its longer format to explore cars, garage culture and characters in greater depth, it could bring the franchise closer to its original audience again. If it continues the superhero-style action of the latest films, only the distribution channel will change.
For now, Peacock has confirmed neither direction.
