Peacock has greenlit a new scripted TV series based on the franchise, which was first revealed to be in development earlier this year, according to Variety. All the action from the celebrated Fast & Furious franchise is finally closer to becoming real on television.
Peacock is looking forward to premiering the Fast & Furious series by 2028. It is expected to coincide with the next film instalment, Fast Forever, which has been slated to hit theatres on March 17, 2028. Previously in TV, Netflix aired the animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers for six seasons between 2019 and 2021. Fast Forever – the 11th and final mainline film in the series, hits theatres on March 17, 2028. Fast & Furious is Universal’s longest-running franchise and its most profitable, with a combined worldwide gross of $7.3 billion.
In an interview with Variety, he revealed that shooting for Fast Forever will begin in December. The franchise star Vin Diesel , who shared that a Fast & Furious scripted series was in development during the May upfront presentation, will serve as an executive producer along with Race’s Sam Vincent, Original Film’s Neal H Moritz and Pavun Shetty, and Jeff Kirschenbaum and Chris Morgan Productions’ Chris Morgan.
Earlier in August, Vin Diesel shared a major update on the upcoming film instalment of the franchise.
