Fast And Furious Fans Get Netflix Surprise
When you’re here – you’re family! Or, something like that. Regardless of what the saying is, fans of the Fast and Furious franchise will be anything but furious with Netflix in the upcoming month when the first six movies of the beloved film series speed onto the streamer. There’s just a little bit longer of a wait, as the titles are set for arrival on November 12, giving audiences plenty of time to knock out the rest of their queue before the movies cross the finish line.
First Six Fast And Furious Movies Coming To Netflix
Spanning 10 films with number 11 on the way, the Fast and Furious film series is one of the most beloved franchises in the world, meaning Netflix is bound to see a big bump in viewership numbers once November 12 hits.
While the newer movies certainly push the envelope on how high and extra modern action can go, the original films hearken back to a simpler time when audiences were in it for the loud, fast cars and the familial bonds – both by blood and by choice – that will never be broken.
The Original
The very first movie, aptly titled The Fast and the Furious, rode into cinemas back in 2001 and took audiences by storm thanks to a dynamite cast led by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. The debut installment of the Fast and Furious franchise will pull Netflix audiences into the tough-as-nails world of illegal street racing and follow the story of an undercover cop named Brian O’Conner (Walker) who works his way into one of the crews.
He’s there to do a job and bring down the law but after he strikes up a friendship with the group’s leader, Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian finds that this very different world might be just what he needs.
Directed by Rob Cohen, the original Fast and Furious title will hit Netflix viewers with a killer cast that includes the likes of Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, and more – with many of the key players returning for future installments.
It’s hard to say whether Universal Pictures realized the money-making universe they were unlocking with The Fast and the Furious but the dollar signs quickly revealed themselves, with the movie earning a whopping $207.3 million against its $38 million production budget.
2 Fast 2 Furious
Two years later, a sequel, cleverly titled 2 Fast 2 Furious arrived in cinemas, with many of the original cast members returning. Those who check out the sophomore title in the Fast and Furious series when it’s running on Netflix are in for a continuation of the first film, with new characters building on the already tight bonds formed in the original. Fully embracing its heist-centered vibes that would eventually define the franchise, the movie sees Walker’s now ex-police officer involved in a double-crossing that involves criminals and cops.
Tokyo Drift
Alright, so you’re binging the Fast and Furious films on Netflix next month and you come to number three – The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Now, if you go into the movie expecting more of the same familiar faces of Dom Toretto and Brian O’Conner, you’ll be out of luck as the film stands on its own as a very different story from the two that came before it.
Instead of the family audiences came to know and love in the first two films, Tokyo Drift introduces Lucas Black’s Sean Boswell who travels from the U.S. to Tokyo and builds ties in the titular city’s racing clubs.
The change between the third Fast and Furious movie and the fourth is an obvious one, as Netflix viewers will see, with the studio realizing that their bread and butter was with the crew run by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Coming back to what made the movies such a success in the first place, the next three installments push the original story and characters along with the sixth movie, Fast & Furious 6, being the penultimate appearance that Walker made in the franchise prior to his death.
Those interested in the Fast and Furious legacy can head over to Netflix on November 12 when the first six titles hit the platform.
Source: What’s On Netflix
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