Vin Diesel And Peacock Rev Up Four New Fast & Furious Streaming Spin-Offs
Peacock is shifting into high gear, developing at least one series set in the Fast & Furious universe as the franchise speeds toward its final film, Fast Forever.
If you thought Fast & Furious was finally drifting toward the finish line, you might want to pump the brakes. The franchise that started out in 2001 as a semi-humble street racing caper is now something else entirely—a $7.4 billion juggernaut with more lives than the entire Toretto crew combined. And just when you thought it might run out of road, Universal has made it very clear: there’s a lot more nitrous in the tank, but this time, they’re merging onto the streaming freeway.
TV, Streaming, and That Vin Diesel Announcement
Here’s where things get a little, let’s say, ‘Hollywood’. Vin Diesel showed up with Jimmy Fallon at the NBC Upfronts (think: big annual TV sales pitch) and told everyone that not just one, but four Fast & Furious shows are supposedly in the works for Peacock. If that makes your eyebrows go up—yeah, same here.
But before you set your calendar for four new Fast shows, it’s worth dialing expectations back. People familiar with the production (read: the folks who actually know what’s happening) told Variety that only one live-action series is officially being worked on right now. You gotta love the optimism, Vin.
Official Details (And Lack Thereof)
- Showrunners: Mike Daniels (Sons of Anarchy) and Wolfe Coleman (Shades of Blue) are running the show and writing the pilot.
- Executive Producers: Vin Diesel (naturally), plus Sam Vincent, Neal Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Chris Morgan are all producing.
- Plot, cast, even a title: No one’s saying a word about those just yet.
What Diesel Actually Said
"For the last decade, we have realized that the fans have wanted more. They wanted us to expand the legacy characters, their stories. And for the last decade, the desire has been for us to enter the TV space that [Jimmy] Fallon has mastered. And I had to wait till it was right... It became right when Donna Langley started to oversee it all, because that’s when I knew that the integrity of the characters, the international appeal, what makes us all feel like family would be protected in the TV space... The news that I have here today is that Peacock is launching four shows from the 'Fast and Furious' universe."
That’s a heartfelt pitch if you ask me, but again, those four shows may be more of a wish list than a release slate for now.
This Isn’t the First Fast TV Rodeo
Fast & Furious has already had one spin-off on the small screen: Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, an animated series for Netflix that ran six seasons between 2019 and 2021, focused on Tony Toretto (Dom’s younger cousin—because there are apparently infinite Torettos).
Also, back in 2025 (yes, two years from now; we’re just reporting the timeline as it’s been discussed), there were three other TV projects tossed around:
- One that would go back to a young Dom Toretto, set before the first movie (think before Dom looked like Vin Diesel and before he was, well, invincible).
- A buddy spin-off for Roman (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej (Ludacris)—which honestly, makes sense because they’re basically running their own comedy in these movies anyway.
- And a proposed series centered on Han (Sung Kang), which every die-hard fan would probably get behind.
What About the Next Movie?
If your main thing is the movies, you’re not being left behind either. The big wrap-up, now officially titled Fast Forever, is scheduled to screech into theaters on March 17, 2028. That’s five years after the cliffhanger ending of Fast X, and just in time for the franchise’s 25th anniversary. If you’re trying to keep track, yes, that means they’ve been working on how to wrap this bonkers storyline for a quarter-century.
The Bottom Line
There’s a lot of smoke and maybe too many mirrors, but one thing is certain: Fast & Furious isn’t rolling to a stop any time soon. Whether you’re in for the movies, the potential new live-action show, or just the spectacle of studios announcing projects before the ink is dry, Universal plans to keep this thing running as long as there’s an audience who wants to watch Dom mumble ‘family’ and drive through physics.