3 Fast & Furious TV Shows That Almost Happened — Including a Young Dom Series
Universal once mapped out three Fast and Furious TV spinoffs—a young Dom origin, a Han solo series, and a Roman-and-Tej buddy show—offering a rare glimpse at the small-screen future that almost turbocharged the franchise beyond theaters.
File this under things that almost happened: Universal quietly kicked the tires on not one, not two, but three Fast & Furious TV shows. None made it to the starting line, but the road map is out there now, and it is surprisingly detailed.
The book 'Welcome To The Family' says the plan was to 'bulk up the catalogue' on Peacock as it 'struggled to survive the raging streaming wars.'
These ideas came right after the animated Netflix spinoff Fast & Furious: Spy Racers wrapped. That show, centered on Dom Toretto's cousin, ran six seasons from 2019 to 2021. The new projects would have been live-action, Peacock-only, and basically an on-ramp for more Fast between movies.
So what were the shows?
- Roman and Tej: Described only as a standalone series starring the fan-favorite duo. The book doesn’t say if Tyrese Gibson or Ludacris were ever formally in the mix.
- Young Dom: A prequel designed to extend the flashback thread from F9, with Vinnie Bennett set to continue as young Dominic Toretto. The idea was to chart Dom's path up to the first film in 2001. No word on whether Bennett actually had a deal, and no clarity on bringing back Azia Dinea Hale, Siena Agudong, Karson Kern, or Igby Rigney as the younger Letty, Mia, Vince, and Jesse versus recasting.
- Han: The one that got the furthest. Built off Vin Diesel's short film Los Bandoleros, this would have dropped Han into a Yojimbo-style standoff between two rival drug cartels, with Cara from Fast & Furious (2009) back in the mix. They even looked into shooting in Puerto Rico before it stalled out.
How close did any of this get?
Closer than a napkin sketch, not close to cameras rolling. The Han series had real momentum and location scouting, but hit a wall. The Roman and Tej concept stayed vague, and the young Dom plan sounded solid on paper but lacked signed talent. The book doesn’t list creatives or showrunners attached, and it doesn’t indicate that any of the projects are still moving.
Universal, for its part, hasn’t acknowledged any of this publicly. Still, it tracks: Peacock needed exclusive draws fast, and the Fast brand is one of the few with enough gas in the tank to spin off in multiple directions. Honestly, all three ideas make sense. Whether they ever get pulled out of the garage is another story.