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Fast & Furious Plans 2028 Film, Four New Series

8/4/2026

Summary

Vin Diesel Praises

Vin Diesel says the Fast Forever script is the best he has read and makes him cry.
Louis Leterrier confirms he remains attached to Fast Forever, has not read the script, and is finishing a film.
Alan Ritchson notes Fast X cost north of $378 million and says the sequel’s budget must be restrained.
The studio set Fast Forever’s release for March 17, 2028 but has not announced a production start date.

Summary

Fast & Furious Expands

NBCUniversal is developing four Fast & Furious TV series to extend franchise after the finale.
Universal will re-release 2001 original on Aug. 21 in U.S. and Aug. 21-27 in Italy for its 25th anniversary.
The series has grown from Los Angeles street-racing to globe-spanning missions with submarines and space travel.
The franchise, which has earned over $7 billion worldwide, includes ten main films, the Hobbs & Shaw spin-off, and stars Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Charlize Theron.

History

Historical Context

The Fast and the Furious premiered on June 22 2001 under Universal Pictures, turning a $38 million street-racing thriller into a $207 million worldwide hit. Inspired by Ken Li’s 1998 Vibe article, the film launched a franchise that now exceeds $7 billion across nine sequels, spin-offs and TV series. Its profitability showed studios that modest action budgets could seed multi-billion-dollar brands.

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Vin Diesel Praises

Vin Diesel says the Fast Forever script is the best he has read and makes him cry.
Louis Leterrier confirms he remains attached to Fast Forever, has not read the script, and is finishing a film.
Alan Ritchson notes Fast X cost north of $378 million and says the sequel’s budget must be restrained.
The studio set Fast Forever’s release for March 17, 2028 but has not announced a production start date.

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