Vin Diesel’s ‘Fast & Furious’ Is Speeding Onto TV as Peacock Officially Greenlights Live-Action Series

For 25 years, the ‘Fast & Furious‘ franchise has been about family, fast cars and increasingly impossible stunts. What began as a street-racing drama in 2001, starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, has grown into a globe-spanning action saga that has earned more than $7 billion at the worldwide box office. The big question now is whether a ‘Fast & Furious’ TV series can capture that same magic on the small screen.

The franchise has dabbled in television before, but only in animated form. Netflix’s ‘Fast & Furious Spy Racers’ ran from 2019 to 2021, though a live-action show has never made it to air. Fans have long wanted more, and Diesel sounded like he heard them when he took the stage at NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation in May.

Now the show is officially real. According to Deadline, which reported the news exclusively on Oct. 1, Peacock has greenlit the first live-action ‘Fast & Furious’ series, with Diesel executive producing. It is slated to premiere in 2028, the same year the franchise’s film saga is set to wrap.

The creative team is already in place. Mike Daniels, whose credits include ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and Peacock’s ‘Ponies,’ and Wolfe Coleman of ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ wrote the pilot and will serve as co-showrunners. They will executive produce alongside Diesel, Sam Vincent of One Race, Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Chris Morgan.

Universal Television is producing the currently untitled series. Plot details are being kept under wraps, and Peacock hasn’t revealed whether any characters from the films will appear. Moritz’s Original Film also produces the movies, which suggests the show will stay closely tied to the franchise’s DNA.

At the May upfront, Diesel told the crowd that Peacock was launching four shows in the ‘Fast & Furious’ universe. Peacock later clarified that only one was actively in development, and now that one has been ordered. Diesel said the push into television came from years of fans wanting the legacy characters and their stories expanded.

He also credited a shift inside the studio. Diesel reportedly came around on the idea after Universal Studios chief Donna Langley took oversight of NBCUniversal’s television operation last year. That change cleared a path for a franchise Diesel has been protective about.

The timing is deliberate. The 11th and final film in the main series, ‘Fast Forever,’ arrives on March 17, 2028. It is expected to bring the story back to Los Angeles and reunite Dom Toretto with Brian O’Conner.

Getting that finale made hasn’t been smooth. The franchise was last in theaters with ‘Fast X’ in 2023, which ended on a cliffhanger, and a sequel has bounced between release dates ever since. A report last October said Universal wouldn’t greenlight it if the budget climbed past $200 million, and the title and 2028 date were only announced in January.

That makes the TV order a notable show of confidence. With the film saga heading toward its conclusion, Peacock’s series offers a way to keep the world alive beyond Dom’s last ride. It also gives Universal a fresh engine for a franchise that has spent years fighting for its next gear.

With no title, cast or plot yet, plenty of questions remain. Will the series follow legacy characters like Dom’s crew, or introduce a new generation of drivers? And how will it connect to ‘Fast Forever’ without stepping on the finale?

For now, the key takeaways are clear: a pilot is written, a showrunner team is hired and a 2028 premiere is the target. Diesel’s presence as executive producer signals that the heart of the franchise, family, will stay front and center.

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