Published May 25, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Ben Sherlock is a Tomatometer-approved film and TV critic who runs the massively underrated YouTube channel I Got Touched at the Cinema. Before working at Screen Rant, Ben wrote for Game Rant, Taste of Cinema, Comic Book Resources, and BabbleTop. He's also an indie filmmaker, a standup comedian, and an alumnus of the School of Rock.
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About a decade ago, the Fast & Furious franchise seemed to be unstoppable. Vin Diesel and co. could do no wrong; whether they made an airport runway three miles long or drove a tank onto a highway or had Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson redirect a missile with his bare hands, the Fast saga seemed to just keep printing cash. But over its past couple of installments, the franchise has finally started to stumble.
The old tricks aren’t cutting it anymore, and the box office numbers reflect a general apathy toward the franchise. Much like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Fast & Furious franchise is running on fumes, and it desperately needs a shot in the arm to get audiences excited again. Diesel recently announced that not one, not two, but four different Fast & Furious TV shows are in development at Peacock. That’s ambitious, even by Marvel’s standards, but it could be just what this franchise needs to get audiences interested again. Peacock has reinvigorated a stale Universal movie franchise before; the streamer’s Ted prequel series was hilarious.
The first planned Fast & Furious show — seemingly the one furthest into its development — has set Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman as its showrunners. Nick Wootton and Charmaine DeGraté, Ingrid Escajeda, and Joe Henderson have each been hired to write pilot episodes for the other three shows, so we could soon be inundated with a Marvel-sized cascade of Fast & Furious-related streaming content.
The Only Way Is Up For Fast & Furious After Fast X
The last Fast & Furious thing we saw, Fast X, was a full three years ago, and honestly, it wasn’t great. The ridiculous, laws-of-physics-defying action is starting to get a bit tiresome and been-there-done-that. Jason Momoa gave his all to the villainous role of Dante Reyes, but he’s acting in a completely different movie than everyone else (basically a live-action cartoon).
Fast X was supposed to start building toward the endgame, but it was more interested in bringing back old characters, introducing new characters, and setting up a bunch of spinoffs and team-ups for future installments. In other words, it didn’t feel like the endgame at all; it just felt like business as usual, repeating all the same mistakes that dug Fast & Furious into this hole in the first place.
It was supposed to set up a two-part or maybe even three-part finale for the entire franchise, but the second part has been stalled and delayed with a very fraught production. Fast Forever has gone through a bunch of different release dates, a bunch of different writers, and it’s still no closer to being ready for theaters.
Fast & Furious’ future on the big screen is frighteningly uncertain, and its movies have been disappointing for a while, so even if the new TV shows aren’t amazing, the only way is up. Best-case scenario: they’re the Andor or WandaVision of Fast & Furious. Worst-case scenario: they can’t be any worse than Fast X.
Predicting What Fast & Furious' New Show(s) Will Be About
As of yet, it’s unclear if Fast & Furious’ four or more TV spinoffs will revolve around existing characters from the movies or new characters. But I could see it going either way. The animated series Spy Racers did its own thing, and made the movies look quaint and grounded by comparison, and it ended up being a pleasant surprise.
The characters are ultimately what audiences are invested in. They keep coming back to these movies to see Dom Toretto and co., not necessarily just because it has the Fast & Furious brand name attached, and there’s a lot of spinoff potential in some of the supporting characters. Tej and Roman could headline their own buddy-cop series, like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, or Brian and Mia’s kids could lead the next generation of fast, furious mechanic-turned-mercenaries.
Movie(s) The Fast And The Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, Hobbs and Shaw, F9: The Fast Saga, Fast X, Hobbs and Shaw 2, Fast X: Part 2
First Film The Fast And The Furious
Cast Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Bow Wow, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, John Cena
Character(s) Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner, Letty Ortiz, Roman Pearce, Monica Fuentes, Sean Boswell, Han Lue, Twinkie, Mia Toretto, Luke Hobbs, Deckard Shaw, Cipher, Brixton Lore, Jakob Toretto
Video Game(s) The Fast and the Furious (2004), The Fast and the Furious (2006), Fast & Furious: SuperCars, Fast & Furious: Showdown, Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious Crossroads
Comic Release Date 213284
The Fast & Furious franchise revs through the adrenaline-fueled lives of Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers turned global heroes. From the neon-lit streets of Los Angeles to the bustling cities and remote outposts worldwide, they take on high-stakes heists, espionage, and the underground world of street racing. Bound by loyalty and driven by the need for speed, they confront mercenaries, corrupt officials, and personal vendettas all in the name of their found family.
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