Peacock has ordered a scripted Fast & Furious television series, building a streaming extension of one of Universal’s biggest film properties. The streamer is targeting a 2028 premiere, a date that would line up with the next theatrical instalment, Fast Forever, which is scheduled for March 17, 2028.
Universal Television, part of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. Vin Diesel is an executive producer, alongside One Race’s Sam Vincent, Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty, and Jeff Kirschenbaum and Chris Morgan. Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman will serve as co-showrunners, pilot writers and executive producers.
A deliberate two-window build
The date pairing is the story for screen marketers. Rather than launching a TV extension as a standalone, Peacock is tying the series to the film’s theatrical moment. That creates a single franchise event across two inventory types: theatrical screens and streaming placements.
For a streamer built on NBCUniversal IP, a series changes the value of the same underlying characters. A film is a concentrated transaction; a scripted series can hold subscribers across weeks, generate repeat viewing and feed ad-supported inventory. The theatrical date gives media planners a concrete spike to build toward, while the series extends the window.
At the May upfront, Diesel said that Peacock is launching four shows from the Fast & Furious universe. Thursday’s announcement gives one part of that plan a formal series order.
How the project is set up
- Studio: Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
- Executive producers: Vin Diesel, Sam Vincent, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Chris Morgan.
- Co-showrunners: Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman.
- Previous TV precedent: Netflix’s animated Fast & Furious Spy Racers ran six seasons from 2019 to 2021.
Diesel framed the expansion in direct fan terms at the upfront. “For the last decade, we have realized that the fans have wanted more,” he said. “They wanted us to expand the legacy characters, their stories.” He added that the timing became right when Donna Langley began overseeing the franchise, citing the protection of the characters and the property’s international appeal.
The quote matters as positioning, not just enthusiasm. The series is being sold as an expansion of existing characters, not a reboot or a side story. That gives Peacock a clearer way to market to legacy fans while reaching streaming-only audiences.
What to watch next
The greenlight leaves the commercial details open: casting, format, episode count and how the series will be packaged for ad-supported tiers. The 2028 date is far out, but the sales story starts sooner. For now, the signal is that a theatrical franchise is being deliberately rebuilt as a cross-platform schedule.
Source: Variety
