Fast & Furious TV series revealed to be greenlit as blockbuster franchise expands to small screen

The Fast & Furious franchise is shifting into a new gear, as the multi-billion property makes its first live-action foray on the small screen.

US streaming platform Peacock has green-lit a scripted series set in the world of the Vin Diesel action epics, as the films celebrate a quarter-century since their debut.

In that time, ten theatrical films have been released, grossing a collective total of $7 billion (around £5.5 billion) at the global box office.

Deadline reports that the new series has installed Mike Daniels (PONIES) and Wolfe Coleman (Shades of Blue) as lead writers and co-showrunners.

Plot details are still to be disclosed, but we do know that the series is eyeing a 2028 launch date – meaning it will likely arrive after the final Fast movie, which is scheduled for March of that year.

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Diesel, who has played Dominic Toretto since the very beginning, will executive produce the series and previously teased the project at NBCUniversal's Upfront event in May.

"As you all know, we are very precious about these movies but over the last decade, we've realised that the fans have wanted more, they wanted us to expand the legacy characters, their stories," he said.

"And for the last decade, the desire has been for us to enter the TV space."

Diesel was hesitant to make the move until Universal Studios chief Donna Langley took control of NBCUniversal's TV operation, creating a sense of continuity and trust.

"That's when I knew that the integrity of the characters, the international appeal, what makes us all feel like family will be protected in the TV space," added Diesel.

Previously, the actor had also been an executive producer on Netflix's Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, a children's animated series featuring the voice of Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey.

Three other Fast & Furious streaming shows are also in development at Peacock, but whether they all move forward may depend on the performance of this initial effort.

The franchise has lain dormant since 2023's Fast X, which came with a staggering budget just shy of $400 million, which rendered its substantial $714 million box office gross a relative disappointment.

It led Universal to reassess early plans for a two-part finale to the franchise, which has now been condensed into one film – but reuniting the bloated A-list ensemble remains a challenge of cost and scheduling.

In addition to Diesel, the Fast & Furious franchise also features Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, John Cena, Sung Kang, Alan Ritchson, Jason Momoa and Charlize Theron, to name but a few.

Meanwhile, the latest entry folded Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson back into the action, after a period away, continuing a habit of resurrecting dead characters and redeeming one-time villains.

It remains to be seen who, among the 20 or so stars of Fast X will reprise their roles for the conclusion, currently titled Fast Forever. Likewise, it's unclear as yet which, if any, characters could crossover with the forthcoming series.

Peacock no longer operates in the UK, meaning that the Fast & Furious spin-off series will need to be acquired by an alternative distributor on this side of the Atlantic.

Previously, Paramount+ has hosted its PlayStation adaptation Twisted Metal, while Sky and NOW snapped up Daniels's Cold War comedy-drama PONIES.

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