About Fast & Furious:
Fast & Furious(also known asThe Fast and the Furious) is amedia franchisecentered on a series ofaction filmsthat are largely concerned withstreet racing,heists,spies, andfamily. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, toys, video games, live shows, and theme park attractions. It is distributed byUniversal Pictures. Thefirst filmwas released in 2001, which began the original tetralogy of films focused on illegal street racing and culminated in the filmFast & Furious(2009). The series transitioned towards heists and spying withFast Five(2011) and was followed by five sequels, with the most recent,Fast X, set for release in May 2023. The main films are known asThe Fast Saga. Universal expanded the series to include the spin-off filmFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019), while its subsidiaryDreamWorks Animationfollowed this with the animatedstreaming televisionseriesFast & 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. Two short filmsthat tie into the series have also been released.
The series has been commercially successful. It is Universal’s biggest franchise and theeighth highest-grossing film series, with a combined gross of over $6 billion.[1]Critical reception for the first four films were mixed to negative until the fifth and later films, which were more mixed to positively received. Outside of the films,Fast & Furioushas been the focus of other media, including attractions atUniversal Studios HollywoodandUniversal Studios Florida, live shows, commercials, toys, and video games. It is considered the vehicle that propelled lead actorsVin DieselandPaul Walker to stardom.