Fast & Furious (formerly known as The Fast and the Furious) is an American action media franchise centered on a series of films revolving around street racing, heists, and spies. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, toys, video games, live shows, theme park and museum attractions. The films are distributed by Universal Pictures.
The first film, based on the 1998 Vibe magazine article "Racer X" by Ken Li and written by Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, and David Ayer, was released in 2001. The first four films focused on illegal street racing, culminating in Fast & Furious (2009). The series moved towards heists and espionage with Fast Five (2011), which was followed by five further films in that genre. An eleventh and final film, Fast Forever, is set to be released in 2028.
Universal expanded the franchise with the short films The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Los Bandoleros (2009) and the spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw (2019), while its subsidiary DreamWorks Animation followed this with the six-season animated streaming television series Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019–2021). Soundtrack albums have been released for all the films, as well as compilation albums containing existing music heard in the films.
The series has been commercially successful. It is Universal's biggest franchise and the eighth highest-grossing film series, with a combined gross of over $7 billion. Critical reception of the franchise has been mixed, though the fifth through seventh entries have been more positively received.
Films
Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) The Fast and the Furious Rob Cohen David Ayer, Erik Bergquist & Gary Scott Thompson Gary Scott Thompson "Racer X" by Ken Li Neal H. Moritz 2 Fast 2 Furious John Singleton Derek Haas & Michael Brandt Haas, Brandt & Thompson The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Justin Lin Chris Morgan Fast & Furious Vin Diesel, Moritz & Michael Fottrell Fast Five Fast & Furious 6 Diesel, Moritz & Clayton Townsend Furious 7 James Wan Diesel, Moritz & Fottrell The Fate of the Furious F. Gary Gray Diesel, Morgan, Moritz & Fottrell F9 Justin Lin Lin & Daniel Casey Lin, Casey & Alfredo Botello Joe Roth, Diesel, Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Townsend, Samantha Vincent & Jeff Kirschenbaum Fast X Louis Leterrier Dan Mazeau & Lin Zach Dean, Mazeau & Lin Diesel, Lin, Moritz, Vincent & Kirschenbaum Fast Forever Michael Lesslie Moritz, Diesel, Johnson, Kirschenbaum, Roth, Vincent
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Brian O'Conner, an LAPD officer, goes undercover in the street racing world to investigate a group of unknown truck hijackers, believed to be led by Dominic Toretto, a professional street racer.
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Brian O'Conner, who is now living in Miami, teams up with Roman Pearce, his estranged childhood friend, to go undercover for the U.S. Customs Service to bring down drug lord Carter Verone in exchange for the erasure of their criminal records.
This is the only film in the main series without Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
High school car enthusiast Sean Boswell is sent to live in Tokyo with his father in order to avoid time in prison and finds solace in the city's drifting community.
Vin Diesel makes a cameo appearance as Dominic Toretto at the end of the film.
Fast & Furious (2009)
Dominic Toretto and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Brian O'Conner are forced to work together to avenge the murder of Toretto's lover Letty Ortiz and apprehend drug lord Arturo Braga.
The film is set five years after the events of The Fast and the Furious, and before Tokyo Drift, with Sung Kang reprising his role as Han Lue from the latter film.
Fast Five (2011)
Dom and Brian, along with Dom's sister Mia plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs.
The film is also set before the events of Tokyo Drift. Despite not appearing in the film, a picture of Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz is seen in the mid-credits scene, where Eva Mendes reprises her role as Monica Fuentes from 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner and their team are offered amnesty for their crimes by Luke Hobbs, in exchange for helping him take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw, one member of which is Toretto's former lover Letty Ortiz.
The film is the final film to be set before the events of Tokyo Drift. Jason Statham appears as Owen's older brother Deckard Shaw in the credits scene, seemingly killing Han, as seen in Tokyo Drift.
Furious 7 (2015)
Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner, and their team are recruited by covert ops leader Mr. Nobody to prevent terrorist Mose Jakande from obtaining a hacking program known as God Eye.
The film is set after the events of Fast & Furious 6 and continues from the ending of Tokyo Drift, with Lucas Black reprising his role as Sean Boswell. It also marks the final appearance of Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, due to his death in 2013.
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Cyberterrorist Cipher coerces Dominic Toretto into working for her and turns him against his team, forcing them to take down Cipher and reunite with him.
This is the first film since Tokyo Drift not to feature Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner and Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto.
F9 (2021)
Dominic Toretto and his family must stop a world-shattering plot headed by Cipher and Dominic's estranged younger brother Jakob, played by John Cena.
The film is set two years after the events of The Fate of the Furious. This is the first film since Fast & Furious not to feature Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs. Jason Statham appears as Deckard Shaw in the mid-credits scene, while Jordana Brewster returns to the franchise in her role of Mia Toretto, along with Sung Kang as Han Lue, who is revealed to be alive, and Lucas Black as Sean Boswell. Shad Moss and Jason Tobin reprise their roles as Twinkie and Earl, respectively, from Tokyo Drift.
Fast X (2023)
Dominic Toretto must protect his family from Dante Reyes, who pursues revenge for his father's death and the loss of their fortune.
The film is set two years after the events of F9 and ten years after Fast Five. Dwayne Johnson returns to the main franchise as Luke Hobbs in the mid-credits scene, while Gal Gadot reprises her role as Gisele Yashar, who is revealed to have survived the events of Fast & Furious 6, in the ending scene.
Spin-off
Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Hobbs & Shaw David Leitch Drew Pearce & Morgan Morgan Morgan, Hiram Garcia, Jason Statham & Dwayne Johnson
Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw team up with Deckard's sister Hattie to battle cybernetically enhanced terrorist Brixton Lore threatening the world with a deadly virus.
Future Fast Forever: On April 19, 2023, Louis Leterrier was announced as the director of an untitled sequel to Fast X and Hobbs & Reyes, while Christina Hodson and Oren Uziel were announced as screenwriters five days later. Later that month at CinemaCon, Vin Diesel revealed the eleventh film would be released in 2025. The project was put on hold due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. While Fast X led the development of the eleventh film, its budget and modest box office performance meant that the project's continuation would serve as a finale. It was reported that an eleventh film could be "a throwback to the original film", and consist of a single mission and a different antagonist instead of Dante. In February 2024, Diesel confirmed that the eleventh film would be the final installment. In May 2024, Leterrier announced that the film was delayed to 2026. The next month, it was announced that Zach Dean replaced Hodson and Uziel as the writer. In November 2024, it was announced that the film would be released in March 2026. In June 2025, Diesel announced the film would now release in April 2027, claiming the film would go back to the roots of the franchise, while also saying that Brian O'Conner was due to return. On October 3, 2025, a report from The Wall Street Journal said that a spokesperson for Universal confirmed that the film had no release date and was facing potential cancelation due to Universal unwilling to greenlight it if the budget goes over $200 million. The studio also wished to either cut screentime from members of the cast, or remove them entirely from the film. In January 2026, it was announced that the film is officially titled Fast Forever, and is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2028. In March 2026, Michael Lesslie was announced as the new screenwriter replacing Zach Dean. In August 2026, Diesel claimed Lesslie's script was "the best script I have read in decades." Later that month, Diesel confirmed that filming would begin that December. Leterrier later conflicted this statement by claiming he had not read a final script, despite remaining attached as director.
Hobbs & Reyes: In November 2019, producer Hiram Garcia confirmed that all creatives involved have intentions in developing a sequel to Hobbs & Shaw, with conversations regarding the project ongoing. By March 2020, Dwayne Johnson confirmed that a sequel was officially in development, while the creative team was not yet decided. Garcia confirmed the project was in active development a month later, citing the box office performance of Hobbs & Shaw, and announced Chris Morgan would return to write. Johnson expressed excitement for the sequel that same month, stating that it will introduce new characters. In November 2021, Johnson revealed that he had developed an original idea for the sequel, which he described as "the antithesis of Fast & Furious" and that he presented the concept to Universal Pictures chairwoman Donna Langley, as well as Garcia and Morgan. He elaborated the sequel would take immediate precedence over the rest of his film-slate, and further teased its development would progress after he completed the holiday-action film Red One (2024). Later that month, Garcia confirmed that work on the screenplay is ongoing, calling the film "very ambitious". In December 2022, Universal Pictures producer Kelly McCormick stated the film's production has been stalled. In June 2023, Johnson announced plans for a direct Hobbs & Shaw sequel were postponed, and that a standalone sequel serving as a direct continuation to Fast X (2023) that would bridge into the eleventh main film was in development. The film's title, Hobbs & Reyes, was then announced, with Johnson and Jason Momoa set to star. Morgan was set to return to write the film, with Garcia, Johnson, Dany Garcia, Vin Diesel, Samantha Vincent, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Neal H. Moritz set to produce. Untitled stand-alone film: In 2024, Zach Dean (the writer of Fast X) was hired to write an untitled stand-alone film. Untitled female-led spin-off: In 2015, Diesel said major spin-offs were in development. A female spin-off was confirmed in 2019 with Nicole Perlman, Lindsey Anderson Beer, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet as screenwriters.
Short films Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Running time The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious Philip G. Atwell Keith Dinielli Chris Palladino 6 mins Los Bandoleros Vin Diesel T.J. Mancini Vin Diesel & T.J. Mancini Vin Diesel, Jessy Terrero & Samantha Vincent 20 mins