The ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise is gearing up to take over the small screen with new TV shows after ruling the theater screens for over a decade.The main man and producer, Vin Diesel on Monday, confirmed that four live-action TV series set in the high-octane universe are in development at NBCUniversal. The announcement was made at the company’s launch, where Diesel revealed that he is expanding the successful Peacock streaming platform franchise to television.“Peacock will open four shows in the Fast and the Furious universe,” Diesel told the audience during his onstage appearance, Deadline reported.While details about the upcoming web series remain under wraps, Diesel said: “As you all know, we’re very precious about these movies, but over the last decade we’ve realized that fans wanted more, they wanted the legacy characters, their stories, to expand. And in the last decade, the desire has been to enter the field of television,” he said.The film’s official handle shared the news with a message that read, “You, the Family, made this happen. 25 years of loyalty. See you soon.”According to the actor, although he was skeptical about the web series, his confidence in bringing the franchise to television grew after Donna Langley took over oversight of NBCUniversal’s television operations last year. “I knew then that the integrity of the characters, the international appeal, the thing that makes us all feel like family would be protected on television,” he said.The ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and will mark the milestone with a special screening of the original film at the Cannes Film Festival. According to reports, the film’s original star, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster are expected to attend.The ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise has 11 films, grossing over USD 7 billion worldwide. The franchise is one of Universal’s most successful cinematic properties. Universal Pictures announced that the new movie will be called “Fast Forever” and will be released in theaters on March 17, 2028. The film will be released in 2023 and will follow “Fast X” directed by Louis Leterrier.
