With Fast & Furious heading to television, the Vin Diesel franchise will explore new stories within that universe. Diesel should look to Star Wars as inspiration for the new series.
Universal‘s street racing franchise will take a stab at the small screen, as Peacock has greenlit a Fast & Furious TV show. Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman will serve as writers and co-showrunners, while Diesel will be attached as an executive producer. The series is targeting a 2028 premiere to coincide with the March 2028 release of Fast Forever, the franchise’s finale.
The show’s plot has not been revealed. It’s unclear where the show will be located on the Fast & Furious timeline and whether the movie’s characters will appear. This is the time to be bold and take a risk with a fresh story. Fast & Furious should use Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as a blueprint.
The Fast & Furious TV show must follow the Rogue One model
Before Rogue One, Star Wars previously went back in time with the prequel trilogy, which garnered mixed reviews. The idea of telling a story to set up the future made sense. However, the execution of those movies is where it failed.
Rogue One is a different story. Rogue One comes from an idea from A New Hope’s opening crawl—rebel spies stole the plans to the Death Star. Fans had heard about the rebels’ victory, but they never saw it onscreen. With that idea, a fresh story was born. Rogue One introduced new characters while incorporating some familiar faces to craft an adventure that ties directly into New Hope.
The risk paid off. Rogue One became a billion-dollar hit, garnered critical acclaim, and received two Oscar nominations. Many fans, including myself, believe it’s the best Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy.
The Fast & Furious TV show should take a similar approach to Rogue One by going backwards and crafting a story in the past that leads to one of the movie’s storylines. I’ve always wanted to see Brian and Roman as teenagers and the moment that severed their relationship.
The TV show could explore the Los Angeles racing scene before the arrival of Dominic Toretto and his crew. Perhaps the TV show could be a heist saga, where an older crew paves the way for Dom and his group to start hijacking trucks in the first movie.
The Fast & Furious franchise has lost its way. It needs to return to a more grounded storytelling approach. No more global heists and cars in space. Get back to the franchise’s street-racing roots.
It’s time for the Fast & Furious franchise to be daring. Expand the franchise by telling stories without Dom and his crew at the center of the action. It worked for Rogue One. Why can’t it work for the Fast Saga?
Originally posted at Coming Soon
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