FIRST BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT NETFLIX'S "MERCENARY: AN EXTRACTION SERIES," WITH PRODUCTION UNDERWAY

Louise Hooper and Tim Southam to direct the action thriller from showrunner Glen Mazzara and executive produced by AGBO

· Netflix shared the first BTS look at Mercenary: An Extraction Series, Netflix's previously-untitled action thriller series set in the Extraction universe. The highly-anticipated series starring Omar Sy recently wrapped filming in Ireland and is resuming production in Morocco.

· Louise Hooper (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Sandman) and Tim Southam (Foundation, One Piece) will each direct half of the series' 8 episodes.

· This news follows the recent announcement that the Extraction universe will also expand to South Korea with the new action thriller film TYGO, starring Don Lee, Lee Jin-uk, and BLACKPINK's Lalisa 'LISA' Manobal.

· Format: 8 episodes

· Logline: In this action-packed thriller, a mercenary (Omar Sy) embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hostages in Libya. Trapped between warring factions and ruthless killers, he must navigate life-or-death choices while confronting deep emotional wounds. The series explores the trauma, betrayal, and moral conflicts of characters pushed to the edge.

· Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Glen Mazzara (The Shield, The Walking Dead)

· Executive Producers: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot, Scott Nemes, and Chris Castaldi for AGBO, Sam Hargrave, Eric Gitter, and Peter Schwerin. Directors Louise Hooper and Tim Southam executive produce their respective episodes.

· Cast: Omar Sy, Boyd Holbrook, Natalie Dormer, Waleed Zuaiter, Ed Speleers, Sacha Dhawan, Ross McCall, Pip Torrens, Sam Woolf, Michael Zananiri, Riyad Sliman, Muhannad Ben Amor, Aaron Heffernan, Jojo Macari, Theo Ogundipe and Emma Appleton

· For more about Mercenary: An Extraction Series, please visit TUDUM.com

About AGBO

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an independent studio shaping the future of storytelling across film, television, and gaming. Known for record-breaking successes, the company has delivered 15 global #1 openings and generated over $7 billion at the box office, including Avengers: Endgame, Marvel's highest-grossing film. Everything Everywhere All at Once won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, while The Gray Man and Extraction remain among Netflix's most popular titles. AGBO's Citadel universe has expanded worldwide with Citadel: Diana and Citadel: Honey Bunny, both top Prime Video originals. Recent productions include The Bluff for Amazon MGM and The Whisper Man for Netflix, with Citadel Season 2 currently in post-production. AGBO is now in production on Avengers: Doomsday (2026), to be followed by Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), both directed by the Russo Brothers and produced by AGBO.

About Extraction

Extraction is one of the most successful Netflix film franchises to date. 90 million households watched the first film in its first four weeks, quickly becoming the streamer's biggest-ever film premiere at the time. The second film debuted at #1 on the Global Top 10 Movies List (English), where it spent seven weeks, racking up 123.3M views. Extraction is based on the graphic novel "Ciudad" by Ande Parks, with art by Fernando León González, and co-written by Joe and Anthony Russo.