The “Fast & Furious” TV series, first revealed to be in development earlier this year at the NBCUniversal upfronts, is closer to reality. Peacock announced Thursday that it has greenlit a new scripted television series based on the franchise.
\n\nVin Diesel, who revealed that a “Fast & Furious” scripted series was in development during the upfront presentation in May, is an executive producer along with One Race’s Sam Vincent (One Race), Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty, and Jeff Kirschenbaum and Chris Morgan Productions’ Chris Morgan.
\n\nMike Daniels (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Shades of Blue,” “The Rockford Files”) and Wolfe Coleman (“Shades of Blue,” “911: Lone Star”) will serve as co-showrunners, pilot writers and executive producers.
\n\nAccording to Peacock, the streamer is looking to premiere the “Fast & Furious” series by 2028.
\n\nPremiere would coincide with the next film installment, “Fast Forever,” which has been slated to hit theaters on March 17, 2028.
\n\nUniversal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
\n\n“For the last decade, we have realized that the fans have wanted more,” Diesel said at the upfront in May. “They wanted us to expand the legacy characters, their stories. And for the last decade…
Original source: https://variety.com/