This Hit Netflix Action Movie Is Getting the Full-Series Treatment

The Netflix Extraction universe is expanding.

The Chris Hemsworth-starring movies (Extraction came out in 2020, 2 in 2023) are becoming an eight-episode television series via Netflix, according to Variety.

Omar Sy will take on the series lead, the actor has already worked with Netflix on the French thriller show Lupin. He’s also had large roles in Jurassic World, Chocolat, The Killer, and The Takedown.

According to Netflix, the new series is set in the same world as the movie and follows “a mercenary [Sy] as he navigates a dangerous mission to rescue hostages in Libya. Trapped between warring factions and ruthless killers, the series delves into the emotional struggles of conflicted and flawed characters, each facing trauma, betrayal, and life-or-death choices.”

The new show will be written and run by Glen Mazzara who has previously worked on The Shield and The Walking Dead.

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Marvel mainstays the Russo Brothers (Captain America, Avengers) will executive produce the show for AGBO film and television studio. Joe Russo wrote both screenplays for the Extraction movies. The studio also produced The Gray Man and the upcoming The Electric State with Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown for Netflix.

Netflix executive Peter Friedlander is very excited about the upcoming episodes, teasing they will bring more of the intense action from the films.

“Fans can expect even more of the high-octane adventures they love from the Extraction franchise,” he said.

The two movies focused on Chris Hemsworth playing a black market mercenary involved in life-or-death missions.

Extraction and Extraction 2 can both be watched on Netflix. Check out the trailers below.