Mercenary: An Extraction Series


Mercenary: An Extraction Series is an upcoming Netflix television series created by Glen Mazzara, who serves as showrunner and writer. It stars Omar Sy and Boyd Holbrook and is produced by AGBO, and is set in the same cinematic universe as the Extraction franchise.

Premise

A mercenary embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hostages held in Libya, and finds himself trapped between warring factions and ruthless killers.

Cast

Production

Development

The series is set in the same universe as Extraction 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, and Jessica Granger is also a writer. Louise Hooper and Tim Southam serve as directors and executive producers of four episodes each.

Casting

The cast is led by Omar Sy and Boyd Holbrook with Natalie Dormer. In August 2025, it was revealed that May Calamawy, Waleed Zuaiter and Ed Speleers joined the cast. Cast members including Sacha Dhawan, Ross McCall, Pip Torrens, Jojo Macari and Emma Appleton joined the series in October 2025.

Filming

Filming began in September 2025. It wrapped in Ireland in December 2025 and then headed to Morocco, with filming expected to wrap in early 2026.