FAST FOREVER Hits The Nitrous and Burns Rubber Toward March 2028
After a long stretch of uncertainty, tire smoke, and very public chaos, the Fast & Furious franchise is officially back on track. Universal Pictures has confirmed that the next chapter in the saga has a title and a release date, and yes, it’s exactly as on-the-nose as you’d hope. The next film is called Fast Forever and it’s racing into theaters on March 17, 2028.
For a while there, it honestly felt like the road might’ve ended after Fast X hit theaters in 2023. That movie was huge, loud, wildly over-the-top, and weighed down by behind-the-scenes drama that included director Justin Lin exiting mid-production and an increasingly messy tug-of-war over where the franchise was headed next.
Add in Vin Diesel and his now infamous list of demands, and things started to feel less like a victory lap and more like a burnout.
Still, this franchise has survived logic, physics, and death itself, so of course it survived all of this too.
The official announcement came via Variety, confirming both the title and the release date. Diesel followed that up on Instagram in the most Fast & Furious way possible.
He shared a throwback photo of himself alongside Paul Walker on the set of The Fast and the Furious from 2001 and reflected on the long, messy journey to get here. His caption read:
No one said the road would be easy ... but it's ours.
One that has defined us and become our legacy...
And a legacy ... lasts Forever.
March 17th 2028!
FAST FOREVER
Whatever chaos surrounded Fast X, the cliffhanger ending isn’t the final image of this franchise. Fast Forever is officially set to pick up where things left off, and there’s a lot to clean up.
Fast X ended with Jason Momoa’s Dante blowing up a dam, sending much of the supporting cast plummeting to their presumed deaths, and putting Dom and his son in what looked like an impossible situation.
On top of that, Gal Gadot popped back up as Giselle, because death is more of a suggestion in this universe than a rule. Pretty standard stuff for these movies!
As for what actually happens next, nobody knows. There’s no director attached. There’s no confirmed writer. Casting details haven’t been announced, and there isn’t even a hint of a plot beyond the obvious need to resolve that absurd cliffhanger.
It’s also unclear if this is still meant to be the grand finale or just another “final” chapter that leads to something else entirely. At this point, anything is possible.
For now, all we really have is a title, a date, and the promise that the franchise isn’t done yet. Production is expected to ramp up over the next year, so casting news, creative hires, and some kind of story details should eventually follow.
Until then, fans can take comfort in one thing. No matter how messy the road gets, this series always finds a way back to family.