---
title: "Documentary on Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Coming This Summer"
description: "After Fast and Furious star Paul Walker's untimely death back in 2013, Paramount Network has announced a new documentary outlining the late actor's life for release this summer."
date: "2018-03-02"
modified: "2018-03-02"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/18929/documentary-on-fast-and-furious-star-paul-walker-coming-this-summer"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "People"
tags:
  - "Documentary"
  - "fast and furious"
  - "movies"
  - "Paul Walker"
---

# Documentary on Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Coming This Summer

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After *Fast and Furious* star [Paul Walker's untimely death](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/5189/the-truth-behind-what-caused-paul-walkers-fatal-crash>) back in 2013, Paramount Network has announced a new documentary outlining the late actor's life set for release this summer.

Titled *I Am Paul Walker*, the doc will explore Walker's [often NOS-fueled](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/18084/the-fast-and-the-furious-movies-are-to-blame-for-speeding-tickets>) movie career, his little-known passion for marine biology, as well as his philanthropic efforts in the wake of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It'll include interviews with a bevy of Walker's co-stars and friends, the list of which will be announced at a later date.

The Walker documentary will be produced by Derik Murray, whose credits include a large handful of similarly-titled biographical docs with subjects that have included Bruce Lee, Steve McQueen, Evel Knievel, Chris Farley, and Heath Ledger, among others.

Paul Walker died in the passenger seat of a Porsche Carrera GT in November 2013 when the car, driven by friend and financial adviser Roger Rodas, hit a Santa Clarita lamp post and two trees before catching fire. Late last year, [Porsche settled two separate wrongful death lawsuits](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/15443/paul-walkers-daughter-settles-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-porsche>) with Walker's daughter and father.

In addition to being the former face of what was and continues to be Hollywood's biggest auto-themed franchise, Walker was also quite the car enthusiast in real life. On top of amassing a [righteously large collection of autos](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U189SwhPXKI>), Walker participated in the [Redline Time Attack racing series](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCJqcfaDKDE>) in his spare time.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

### Author social links  
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