Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce: An ex-habitual offender, expert street racer and a member of Dom's team. In October 2017, Jordana Brewster, who portrayed Mia Toretto in five of the franchise's films, was set to reprise her role for the ninth and tenth entries.

The film is also offered as a ultra-high-definition steelbook featuring the poster alongside both versions of the film. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praise for the stunts and Lin's direction, while it was criticized for its unrealistic action sequences, lack of a plot, and revision of tropes. Although Fast X was reported as the final installment of the franchise, Diesel unveiled two sequels to that film, depending on its performance. D. Pardo portrays Jack Toretto, Jim Parrack portrays Kenny Linder, Martyn Ford portrays Sue, and Cardi B portrays Leysa, a woman who shares history with Dom and Magdalene. Director Louis Leterrier considered whether the eleventh film to be the franchise's last installment or not.Meanwhile, IndieWire 's David Ehrlich gave a more negative response with a C+ rating, and praised Lin's direction, writing, "This is a movie that sling-shots so far past self-parody that it loops all the way back to something real. As Mia and Han try to breach the truck, Otto reveals he and Cipher have teamed up, and throws Jakob off the truck. In the film, Toretto and the team come together to stop a world-shattering plot involving his younger brother, Jakob (Cena). Michael Rooker as Buddy: An auto mechanic who has ties to Dom's past as a member of his father's pit crew.

In July 2019, stuntman Joe Watts, who doubled for Diesel, sustained a serious head injury during filming at Leavesden Studios. From TheWrap, Alonso Duralde summarized the film by writing that "Physics, gravity, and logic in general have long since been thrown out the window, but the jolts of pleasure keep coming.F9' Review: A Less Furious Sequel Coasts Along on a Family Plot, as Vin Diesel and John Cena Play Battling Toretto Brothers". Matt Patches of Polygon criticized the film for its lack of characterization, saying, "After 20 years of Fast films, Dom is a totally functional blockbuster superhero," and that " F9 counteracts any character development by devoting a grating amount of time to meta-commentary on its own ridiculousness. The cars catch falling bystanders, flip over enemy off-roaders, and stage intricately choreographed attacks using amped-up magnets.