Mercenary: An Extraction Series
| Mercenary: An Extraction Series | |
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| Genre | Action thriller |
| Created by | Glen Mazzara |
| Showrunner | Glen Mazzara |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
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| Producer | Ari Costa |
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| Network | Netflix |
Mercenary: An Extraction Series is an upcoming Netflix television series. It has as Glen Mazzara as showrunner and writer. It is set in the same cinematic universe as Extraction (2020) and the Extraction franchise.
Premise
A mercenary is hired to extract hostages held in Libya.[1]
Cast
- Omar Sy
- Boyd Holbrook as David Ibarra
- Natalie Dormer as Clayton Wisper
- May Calamawy as Priscilla Ragab
- Waleed Zuaiter as Hamza Najjar
- Ed Speleers as Alford Griff
- Ross McCall
- Pip Torrens
- Emma Appleton
- Sacha Dhawan
- Aaron Heffernan
- Muhannad Ben Amor
- Jojo Macari
- Sam Woolf
- Theo Ogundipe
- Michael Zananiri
- Riyad Sliman
Production
Development
The series is set in the same universe as Extraction (2020) from the Russo brothers, based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, and the wider Extraction franchise. The series was given an eight-episode series order by Netflix in August 2025. Glen Mazzara is writer, showrunner and executive producer on the series which is produced by Joe and Anthony Russo's company AGBO. Other executive producers include Angela Russo-Otstot, Scott Nemes, and Chris Castaldi for AGBO, Sam Hargrave, Eric Gitter, and Peter Schwerin. Ari Costa is series producer.[2] Louise Hooper and Tim Southam serve as directors and executive producers of four episodes each.[3]
Casting
The cast is led by Boyd Holbrook and Omar Sy with Natalie Dormer.[4] In August 2025, it was revealed that May Calamawy, Waleed Zuaiter and Ed Speleers joined the cast.[5] Cast members including Sacha Dhawan, Ross McCall, Pip Torrens, Jojo Macari and Emma Appleton joined the series in October 2025.[6]
Filming
Filming wrapped in Ireland and headed to Morocco in December 2025.[3]
References
- ^ McPherson, Chris (17 December 2025). "Chris Hemsworth's Wildly Successful Netflix Action Franchise Just Got a Massive Update". Collider. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (14 August 2025). "Boyd Holbrook To Star Opposite Omar Sy In Netflix's 'Extraction'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b White, Peter (17 December 2025). "Netflix Reveals First-Look At 'Extraction' Series As Omar Sy Starrer Wraps Production In Ireland". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (18 August 2025). "Natalie Dormer Joins Netflix Action-Thriller Series 'Extraction'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (28 August 2025). "May Calamawy, Waleed Zuaiter & Ed Speleers Join Netflix Action-Thriller Series 'Extraction'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (15 October 2025). "Sacha Dhawan, Ross McCall & Pip Torrens Among 11 Rounding Out 'Extraction' Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2025.