Overview
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as John Creasy and serves as an executive producer alongside a cast that includes Billie Boullet, Bobby Cannavale, Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy and Paul Ben-Victor.
- All seven episodes will stream globally on Netflix on April 30, with the teaser showcasing violent action and Creasy’s warning, “You’re not gonna survive this.”
- The series draws from A. J. Quinnell’s novels Man on Fire and The Perfect Kill, extending the Creasy story beyond the 1987 and 2004 film adaptations.
- Kyle Killen is writer, showrunner and executive producer, with Steven Caple Jr. directing the first two episodes and executive producing alongside partners at New Regency, Chernin Entertainment, Chapter Eleven and RedRum.
- Set in Rio de Janeiro, the story follows a former Special Forces mercenary who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and now battles severe PTSD, with production reports noting filming across Mexico, Brazil and Italy in 2024–25.