The Weather Channel Sets New Series, ‘Fast: Home Rescue’

Today, The Weather Channel television network announced a new rescue and recovery series, Fast: Home Rescue. The show follows families whose lives have been devastated by severe weather and natural disasters, and helps them rebuild stronger than before. In partnership with Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) – a disaster relief organization founded by the late Paul Walker, star of the Fast & Furious franchise – The Weather Channel works with Cody and Felicia Walker – Paul’s brother and sister-in-law and the current leaders of ROWW – to rebuild homes in the most devastated communities.

In Fast: Home Rescue, married couple Cody and Felicia Walker lead a team of first-responders, military veterans and construction and design professionals who augment local expertise to accelerate relief efforts. Each episode features a different deserving family and each build happens in just five days. It premieres, Saturday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. ET.

Fast: Home Rescue is produced by Fight or Flight Studios and is executive produced by Rob Hill, Noah Mark and Sam Wasserman. Noah Mark also serves as showrunner. Episodes of Fast: Home Rescue  will be available to watch on-demand after airing on broadcast via The Weather Channel’s connected television app, which is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku, Samsung and Xfinity Flex.