How hated are politicians actually? In any case, the professional risk of national leadership has recently come in handy for Gerard Butler. As the US President’s bodyguard, he led his Has Fallen films to a total box office total of more than $500 million, as The Numbers calculates.
The series should now will be continued with the action series Paris Has Fallen. Can it prevail against spy hits like The Night Agent and Reacher?
Gerard Butler’s successor protects Paris from terrorists in the action series
As Variety reports, the series was presented in detail for the first time at the London TV Screenings trade fair, which is intended, among other things, to attract distributors for produced series and television formats. The story is broadly known.
Check out the trailer for the last Has Fallen film, Angel Has Fallen, here:
Angel Has Fallen – Trailer 2 (German) HD
In Paris Has Fallen a young bodyguard (Tewfik Jallab) is supposed to save the French defense minister from death, as terrorists use a major event to carry out an attack. He receives help from an agent from the British secret service MI6, with whom he uncovers a plot within his own ranks.
A person responsible for the producer Studiocanal describes each of the eight episodes like a “Mini movie” with “epic action scenes“. Behind the camera are screenwriter Howard Overman (Misfits) and directors Oded Ruskin (Absentia) and Hans Herbots (The Snake).
In order to keep up with the budgets of spy series like Citadel or Reacher, Studiocanal has partnered with the French media giant Canal+ and merged with the German ZDF. This means that Amazon and Netflix also have to be prepared for a real challenger.
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Competition for The Night Agent and Reacher: When will Paris Has Fallen come to ZDF?
It is not yet clear when exactly the action series Paris Has Fallen will come to Germany. According to the report, the series has already finished filming So it could still appear in 2024. As Deadline reported in May 2023, Mathieu Kassovitz (The Crimson Rivers) was initially slated for the lead role.
We don’t have to do without Gerard Butler completely. With Night Has Fallen The fifth part of the main series is already in development. However, it is not yet clear when this will be released in cinemas. The project is still at an early stage.