How to Watch the Fast and Furious Movies in Chronological Order

This guide navigates the Fast & Furious franchise, helping you watch the films in chronological order or by release date. The series, spanning twelve movies, two shorts, and an animated series, boasts a complex storyline. This guide excludes Fast & Furious: Spy Racers.

Chronological Viewing Order:

1. The Fast and the Furious (2001): Introduces Brian O'Conner and Dom Toretto.

   

2. The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): A short film bridging The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious.

   

3. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): Brian's Miami adventure without Dom.

   

4. Los Bandoleros (2009): A short film set between The Fast and the Furious and Fast & Furious.

   

5. Fast & Furious (2009): Dom and Brian reunite.

   

6. Fast Five (2011): The crew heads to Rio.

   

7. Fast & Furious 6 (2013): Letty's return and the introduction of Deckard Shaw.

   

8. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): Sean Boswell's Tokyo adventures, featuring Han Lue.

   

9. Furious 7 (2015): Deckard Shaw's revenge and Brian's farewell.

   

10. The Fate of the Furious (2017): Dom's betrayal.

    

11. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019): Hobbs and Shaw's spin-off.

    

12. F9 (2021): Introduction of Jakob Toretto.

    

13. Fast X (2023): Dante's revenge.

    

Release Date Order: This list follows the films' original release dates.

1. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
3. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
4. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
5. Fast & Furious (2009)
6. Los Bandoleros (2009)
7. Fast Five (2011)
8. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
9. Furious 7 (2015)
10. The Fate of the Furious (2017)
11. Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
12. F9 (2021)
13. Fast X (2023)
14. Fast X: Part 2 (TBA 2026)

The future of the franchise includes Fast X: Part 2 and a potential Luke Hobbs film. A female-led spin-off is also rumored. A poll is included to gauge reader interest in the franchise's direction.