The Fast & Furious saga has survived by refusing to stay parked in one lane. What began as a street-racing thriller fueled by neon lights and underground culture eventually transformed into one of Hollywood’s most durable blockbuster empires — a franchise where gravity became optional, family became mythology and every ending somehow opened the door to another chapter. Now, that universe is preparing to expand once again, this time onto television.
‘Fast & Furious’ TV series officially happening
A new live-action Fast & Furious series is officially in development at Peacock, with Vin Diesel attached as executive producer. The announcement was made during NBCUniversal’s 2026 upfront presentation, where Diesel revealed that the franchise is preparing a major expansion into television.
According to early reports, NBCUniversal is developing up to four projects connected to the Fast & Furious universe, although only one live-action series appears to be officially moving forward at the moment.
The pilot episode will reportedly be written by Mike Daniels and Wolfe Colman, who previously worked together on Shades of Blue. Plot details remain under wraps, and Peacock has not confirmed whether iconic characters like Dominic Toretto, Letty Ortiz or Roman Pearce will appear in the series.
Still, Diesel suggested the goal is to expand the stories of legacy characters while protecting the “family” identity that turned the franchise into a global phenomenon. The move into television comes at a pivotal moment for the franchise.
After more than 25 years and over $7 billion at the global box office, the main movie saga is expected to conclude with Fast Forever in 2028. Universal appears to be positioning streaming as the next chapter for a brand that has continually reinvented itself since the original 2001 film.
This would not be the franchise’s first television adaptation. Netflix previously released the animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers, which ran for six seasons between 2019 and 2021 and featured Diesel reprising his role as Dominic Toretto in brief appearances.
Online reaction to the news has been mixed. Some longtime fans on Reddit celebrated the possibility of seeing the franchise return to its street-racing roots, while others questioned whether the saga is becoming too large after eleven movies and multiple spinoffs.
