Vin Diesel has announced a new television series based on the Chronicles of Riddick fictional universe. Diesel also announced David Twohy has started work on the next installment in the Riddick film series.

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On his Instagram , Diesel announced the series, titled Merc City , "will follow the Mercs and Bounty Hunters of the Riddick Universe."Diesel has been busy with entertainment spin-offs. The Merc City series is only one such franchise in which Vin Diesel is involved. Speaking to Variety earlier in the month, Diesel said he's working right now on spin-offs of the Fast & the Furious film franchise."It’s a very rich property," Diesel said of the Fast and Furious franchise, promissing to treat the material "with a lot of class."As for details on the upcoming Chronicles of Riddick series, there isn't too much information at this time. Diesel's production company, One Race Films, will be handling the movie, and his newly-formed TV division will handle the series.This is exciting news for Riddick fans, and fans of serialized science-fiction, so make sure to keep following IGN for all the upcoming news on the new series and film.

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