Fast & Furious Forever: Vin Diesel Won't Let Go

Vin Diesel announced a Fast & Furious TV series to bridge the gap before Fast Forever hits screens in March 2028.

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**Fast & Furious Forever: Vin Diesel Won't Let Go** Vin Diesel announced a Fast & Furious TV series to bridge the gap before *Fast Forever* hits screens in March 2028.

Because apparently, twelve films weren't enough to explore the profound philosophical depths of street racing and family loyalty.

The Fast franchise understands what it is — expensive, ridiculous, and completely committed to its own mythology.

This feels like when your favorite band releases a greatest hits album followed by a greatest hits *deluxe* album.

The franchise peaked at *Fast Five* — the Rio heist, The Rock joining the family, that vault chase scene that defied approximately seventeen laws of physics.

Fast & Furious Forever: Vin Diesel Won't Let Go

Vin Diesel announced a Fast & Furious TV series to bridge the gap before *Fast Forever* hits screens in March 2028. Because apparently, twelve films weren't enough to explore the profound philosophical depths of street racing and family loyalty.

Look, I respect the hustle. The Fast franchise understands what it is — expensive, ridiculous, and completely committed to its own mythology. But a TV series? This feels like when your favorite band releases a greatest hits album followed by a greatest hits *deluxe* album. We get it. You have content.

The franchise peaked at *Fast Five* — the Rio heist, The Rock joining the family, that vault chase scene that defied approximately seventeen laws of physics. Everything since has been escalation without elevation. Cars in space was fun once. Now it's Tuesday.

Elsewhere in screens worth watching:

Karl Urban is joining *Mortal Kombat II*, which honestly makes perfect sense. The man who gave us Dredd and The Boys' Butcher understands the assignment when it comes to stylized violence. Plus, he's 53 — finally, someone age-appropriate for a franchise about ancient warriors.

Adam Scott's new horror *Hokum* is getting proper spooky reviews. Scott's comedy timing in horror contexts? That's Parks and Rec meeting The Shining, and I'm here for it.

The real winner here is Mamoru Oshii's *VOTOMS: The Grey Witch* getting a November release. Oshii directed Ghost in the Shell — the 1995 masterpiece, not that Scarlett Johansson situation. If you know, you know. If you don't, November's your education.

The verdict: Stream *Fast Five* again instead of waiting for more family speeches. Karl Urban will save *Mortal Kombat II*. And Oshii's return to mecha anime is the actual event worth marking on your calendar.

The future belongs to auteurs, not franchises that mistake longevity for legacy.

Editor's Note

The real tragedy isn't that Vin Diesel won't let go — it's that he's turned "family" into a brand so successfully that we've forgotten what actual loyalty looks like outside a CGI car chase.

— Elena Vella

Dua Mifsud

Culture, Fashion & Gen Z Editor

Dua Mifsud is Serena van der Woodsen with a Maltese passport and a Billie Eilish playlist. She grew up on 80s and 90s music she wasn't alive to hear, knows every frame of Lord of the Rings, and thinks Chanel is a religion. She has opinions about everything and commits to all of them.

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Edited by Ilhan Irem Yuce · Chief Editor, News Beast