Peacock orders Fast & Furious scripted series for 2028
Peacock has ordered a scripted television series based on Fast & Furious and is aiming to premiere it by 2028.
The order, reported by Variety, turns months of development talk into a formal commission. A scripted order, meaning a story told by actors from written episodes, sets writers, budgets and production dates in motion. The 2028 target gives the team just over a year to deliver.
Universal Television will serve as the studio, meaning the company that makes the series. Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman will serve as co-showrunners, meaning the writers who lead the writers' room and oversee day-to-day filming. They will also write the opening episode and take executive producer credits.
An executive producer, meaning a senior figure with creative and business input, steers hiring and story direction. Vin Diesel will take that role on the series. Diesel first said a scripted series was in development during NBCUniversal's upfront presentation in May, the annual showcase where channels present future programmes to advertisers.
Peacock confirmed the plan on 11 May, when Diesel announced the series on the streamer's site, according to Peacock. The May announcement signalled intent. The latest order confirms the commission and names the creative team.
The series is timed to follow the cinema run. The next film is titled Fast Forever and is slated for theatres on 17 March 2028. It is billed as the final chapter of the film saga, according to Deadline.
The franchise has been on television before. Netflix aired the animated Fast & Furious Spy Racers for six seasons between 2019 and 2021. Animation, meaning drawn or computer-made images rather than filmed actors, reaches the screen through a different pipeline. The Peacock project is developed as a scripted show with writers and filmed performance at its centre.
For fans, this means a handover. A closing film in March. A new series to follow by the end of the year. The dates point to one ending and one beginning in the same calendar. That is a short gap between formats, and it keeps cast, crew and viewers in the same story world. More details will come from the studio.
