In a landmark revelation for cinematic enthusiasts, Vin Diesel has officially proclaimed that the Fast & Furious franchise is expanding into the television domain, delivering this much-anticipated news ahead of the saga's purported final film in 2028 variety.com .

The thespian made the declaration during NBC Universal’s upfront presentation in New York, appearing alongside Jimmy Fallon to inform the assembly that Peacock is launching multiple shows from the Fast & Furious universe variety.com .

The Strategic Pivot: “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,” Diesel articulated, according to Variety variety.com . “And for the last decade, the desire has been for us to enter the TV space.”

Diesel acquiesced to the television medium only after Donna Langley, chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment and Studios, expanded her oversight beyond Universal Pictures to encompass the company’s television and streaming operations in 2023 variety.com .

“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,” he affirmed variety.com . However, industry insiders familiar with the matter indicated to Variety that only one show is currently being actively developed at Peacock, while the others remain in various stages of development at Universal Television variety.com .

The pilot is being penned by Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman, who previously collaborated on the NBC police drama Shades of Blue variety.com . The writers will also serve as co-showrunners and executive producers on the project, with Diesel executive producing alongside Sam Vincent through their company One Race variety.com . Franchise producers Neal Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Chris Morgan are also attached as executive producers variety.com .

Franchise Legacy: The first The Fast and the Furious film was released in June 2001 and evolved from a Los Angeles street-racing thriller into Universal Pictures’ “most-profitable and longest-running franchise”, according to the Cannes Film Festival variety.com . Across 11 films, the series has generated more than $7bn (£5.17bn) worldwide variety.com .

The next instalment, Fast Forever, is slated for release on 17 March 2028 and is expected to conclude the main saga, following the previous film, Fast X, which earned more than $700m worldwide in 2023 variety.com .

Official Social Media Announcement

The announcement was widely disseminated across official entertainment channels, with verified media outlets confirming the expansion of the beloved franchise into the streaming ecosystem.

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