At the NBCUniversal upfront presentation in New York, Vin Diesel announced that a Fast and Furious television series is in development at Peacock. The long-running franchise has released 11 films so far, with a supposedly final installment, Fast Forever, arriving in 2028. The series has also produced one animated spin-off for Netflix.
Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious – The Fast Saga, YouTube
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While the Fast and Furious franchise has earned more than $7 billion worldwide since launching in 2001, some critics argue the brand has lost momentum. It is a feeling that star Vin Diesel clearly does not share.
Vin Diesel Says Fans Wanted More
The purpose of upfront events is for networks to pitch upcoming shows to advertisers. Vin Diesel announced the Fast and Furious television series at Radio City Music Hall alongside Jimmy Fallon.
“For the last decade, we have realized that the fans have wanted more,” Diesel said at the May 11 event. “They wanted us to expand the legacy characters and their stories. And for the last decade, the desire has been for us to enter the TV space.” He added that he was hesitant to move forward until the timing felt right. However, with Donna Langley now overseeing film and television at NBCUniversal, he said, “It became right.”
The Fast and Furious Family – The Fast Saga, YouTube
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“I knew that the integrity of the characters, the international appeal, and what makes us feel like family would be protected in the TV space,” Diesel said. “The news that I have here today is that Peacock is launching four shows from the Fast and Furious universe.”
Variety reports that while several Fast and Furious projects are in development, only one is actively moving forward.
Mike Daniels (Sons of Anarchy) and Wolfe Coleman (Shades of Blue) are serving as co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers. Vin Diesel and several others will also executive produce the Universal Television project.
A Franchise That Already Passed Its Peak
The Fast and Furious films once dominated the global box office. The seventh and eighth installments each earned more than $1 billion worldwide. However, after Paul Walker’s death during production of 2015’s Furious 7, many fans felt the franchise lost an essential part of its emotional core.
Paul Walker as Brian Connor – The Fast Saga, YouTube
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2023’s Fast X earned around $700 million worldwide. The film ended on a major cliffhanger, but its weaker box office performance raised concerns. It became the franchise’s lowest-grossing main installment since 2011’s Fast Five, not adjusted for inflation. The long delay before the next film also led some fans to wonder whether the series was effectively finished.
Fast Forever was finally greenlit in January 2026. However, rumors suggest the film will have a reduced budget and may return to its original street racing roots.
Is There Any Gas Left in the Tank?
Whether the Fast and Furious television series actually reaches air remains unclear. For now, NBCUniversal has only ordered a pilot. As with the recent Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival, the studio could still pass on the project before release.
Scene from The Fast and the Furious – The Fast Saga, YouTube
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The bigger question is whether the brand still carries cultural weight. Over time, the franchise evolved from street racers stealing TV-VCR combos to globe-trotting secret agents launching cars into space. For many viewers, the films became internet punchlines instead of must-see events that rivaled Marvel.
A television spin-off may once have generated major excitement. Now, however, the franchise may simply be arriving too late. There may not be much gas left in the tank.
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