When it comes to the extended family of theFast & Furiousfilm series, there’s a whole slate of world-famous stars that make the movies all the more thrilling. One addition to the cast, however, brought a different flavor to the whole experience — especially because of the way he was introduced.Jason Statham(The Beekeeper) joined the franchise in 2013 as Deckard Shaw, and immediately became a fan-favorite due to his ruthless pursuit of Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his gang. Now, you will be able to watch the whole thing unravel once again asNetflixadds theFast & Furiouscollection to its library on August 16.
The streamer will add seven of the 11 entries in its catalog, starting withThe Fast and the Furious, which premiered all the way back in 2001. The story kicks off with Brian O’Conner (the latePaul Walker) infiltrating an illegal street racing gang to get close to and investigate Dom Toretto. He ends up joining the gang and the franchisekeeps going at full speed, throwing Toretto and O’Conner into all kinds of adventures in different parts of the world.
When Statham gets introduced inFast 6, he is on a ruthless quest to avenge the death of his brother Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). His determination made him a pretty compelling character, and his presence became even more complex when it was revealed that Deckard Shaw had a relevant participation in the death of one of the franchise’s most beloved characters, Han (Sung Kang). Shortly after, his popularity earned him a spin-off withDwayne Johnson’s (Red One) character titledFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw. Netflix is also adding the spin-off to the library in August.
Will There Ever Be A ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Sequel?
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawmade over $760 million worldwide, which immediatelysparked sequel conversations. However, the project was referred to as “in development” for years. Last year, it was announced that the sequel would pair up Johnson withJason Momoa(A Minecraft Movie) instead. Details of how the spin-off will proceed are still kept under wraps.
The Fast & Furiousentries that Netflix will add to its catalog tell the whole story of Brian O’Conner until he decided to part ways with his friends to raise his son.Furious 7still stands tall as the highest-grossing entry in the franchise, with aglobal box office run of $1.5 billion. The entire franchise has grossed over $7.4 billion in movie theaters alone. When you factor invideo games, merchandise and toys thateven adults like, that number gets considerably higher.
Netflix debuts theFast & Furiousmovies in its catalog on August 16.
