‘Fast & Furious’ TV Adaptation Ordered to Series by Peacock, Eyed for 2028 Premiere — SkimNews
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- Peacock greenlit a new scripted "Fast & Furious" television series and is targeting a 2028 premiere.
- Vin Diesel is an executive producer alongside Sam Vincent, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Chris Morgan, with Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman set as co-showrunners and pilot writers.
- The series premiere is timed to coincide with the "Fast Forever" film installment, which is slated to hit theaters on March 17, 2028.
- Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio behind the series.
- Diesel said at the May upfront that Peacock is launching four shows from the "Fast and Furious" universe, citing a decade of fan demand for legacy character storylines in TV.
- The franchise marks its 25th anniversary this year, with the original film released on June 22, 2001.
- Netflix previously aired the animated "Fast & Furious Spy Racers" for six seasons between 2019 and 2021.
Why it matters: Universal Television is converting a 25-year-old film franchise into a sustained multi-platform play, with Peacock's four planned shows stacking on top of the already-locked March 17, 2028 "Fast Forever" theatrical release. Diesel explicitly framed the move as a response to a decade of fan requests, and his decision to wait until Donna Langley oversaw the franchise suggests the TV expansion was gated on creative-control guarantees from Universal.
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