“Fate of the Furious” is officially the eighth “Fast & Furious” movie — but there’s probably at least one film in the canon that many fans have never seen before. That would be “.” The 20-minute short film was written and directed by franchise star and producer, and it adds a bit of key context to the series by introducing characters and bridging the gap between the events of “” and “Fast & Furious,” the fourth movie in the franchise. Before “Fast & Furious,” the franchise continuity was kind of a mess.
Diesel exited. » • • • 16 December 2015 • by MovieWeb •. 's One Race Television is partnering with on a multi-year, first-look production deal. One of the first offerings going to market will be a television series complement to Diesel and writer/director 's highly successful sci-fi franchise,. Allan Eastman. Announced the TV series last month, revealing it will be called, which will follow the Mercs and in the universe. One Race, founded in 1995 by writer, director, producer and actor Diesel, has produced the four highest-grossing films in the seven film Fast franchise -, Fast &, as well as Fast & Furious. The franchise has earned $3.9 billion at the worldwide box-office.