# Mercenary: An Extraction Series
**Mercenary: An Extraction Series** is an upcoming American action-thriller television series for Netflix, set in the universe of the *[Extraction](https://www.edgepedia.org/extraction-franchise)* film franchise and starring [Omar Sy](https://www.edgepedia.org/omar-sy) as a mercenary on a hostage-rescue mission in Libya. Netflix greenlit the eight-episode series on 20 February 2025, with Glen Mazzara as showrunner and AGBO, the production company of Anthony and Joe Russo, executive producing.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) It is the first television series set in the *Extraction* world, which originated with the 2020 film *Extraction* starring [Chris Hemsworth](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-hemsworth).[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Mar/19/mercenary-an-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy-wraps-production)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Order | Greenlit by Netflix on 20 February 2025 as an 8-episode action thriller[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) |
| Premise | A mercenary navigates a dangerous mission to rescue hostages in Libya, trapped between warring factions and ruthless killers[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) |
| Lead | Omar Sy as the mercenary Kalidou Diallo[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/) |
| Showrunner | Glen Mazzara (*The Shield*, *The Walking Dead*), also writer and executive producer[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) |
| Directors | Louise Hooper and Tim Southam, four episodes each[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mercenary-bts-first-look?inapp=true) |
| Filming | Began September 2025 in Ireland, continued in Morocco; production wrapped in March 2026[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/) • [2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Mar/19/mercenary-an-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy-wraps-production) |
| Release date | Not officially confirmed; trade watchers expect a premiere no earlier than 2027[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The official logline describes an action thriller in which a mercenary, played by Omar Sy, navigates a dangerous mission to rescue hostages in Libya. Caught between rival factions and merciless gunmen, he faces decisions with fatal stakes as he battles his own inner pain; the show examines how trauma, treachery, and ethical dilemmas affect people driven to their limits.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) • [4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mercenary-bts-first-look?inapp=true) Netflix's announcement frames the show as a character-driven story about conflicted and flawed characters, not only an action vehicle.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy)
## Production
**Order and development.** Netflix announced the greenlight on 20 February 2025, with Glen Mazzara serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. The executive producer roster listed Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot, Scott Nemes, and Chris Castaldi for AGBO, along with Sam Hargrave, who directed the *Extraction* films, Eric Gitter, and Peter Schwerin.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) Omar Sy was the only cast member named at the announcement.[5](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/netflixs-extraction-spinoff-keeps-getting-good-news-natalie-dormer)
**Filming.** Production began in September 2025 in Ireland. The Irish block, filmed at Ardmore Studios in Co Wicklow, wrapped by December 2025, when filming moved to Morocco; Netflix released the first behind-the-scenes image of Sy in character at that point.[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/) • [6](https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1218/1549734-production-underway-on-ireland-filmed-extraction-series/) AGBO announced that production had wrapped in March 2026.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Mar/19/mercenary-an-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy-wraps-production)
**Directing.** Louise Hooper, known for *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* and *The Sandman*, and Tim Southam, known for *Foundation* and *[One Piece](https://www.edgepedia.org/one-piece-2023-tv-series)*, each direct four of the eight episodes and serve as executive producers on the episodes they direct.[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mercenary-bts-first-look?inapp=true) • [2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Mar/19/mercenary-an-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy-wraps-production)
## Cast
Omar Sy leads the series as Kalidou Diallo, a soldier for hire; Sy is known to Netflix audiences as Assane Diop in *Lupin* and for *The Intouchables*.[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mercenary-bts-first-look?inapp=true) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/) [Boyd Holbrook](https://www.edgepedia.org/boyd-holbrook) plays David Ibarra, an Extraction team leader, and [Natalie Dormer](https://www.edgepedia.org/natalie-dormer) plays Clayton Wisper, the leader of a private military contractor; both were cast as series regulars in August 2025.[5](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/netflixs-extraction-spinoff-keeps-getting-good-news-natalie-dormer) Other named roles include [May Calamawy](https://www.edgepedia.org/may-calamawy) as Priscilla Ragab, Waleed Zuaiter as Hamza Najjar, Ross McCall as Roger Ward, Emma Appleton as Didi Van Zandit, and Michael Zananiri as Youssef.[7](https://socinety.com/show/mercenary-an-extraction-series) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/) The wider cast includes Ed Speleers, Sacha Dhawan, Pip Torrens, Sam Woolf, Riyad Sliman, Muhannad Ben Amor, Aaron Heffernan, Jojo Macari, and Theo Ogundipe.[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mercenary-bts-first-look?inapp=true)
## Place in the Extraction franchise
*Extraction* (2020) and *Extraction 2* (2023), starring Chris Hemsworth as mercenary Tyler Rake, both reached number 1 on Netflix's Global Top 10, and AGBO's Netflix films have drawn more than 300 million global views in total.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy) *Mercenary* is the first series set in that world.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Mar/19/mercenary-an-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy-wraps-production) Netflix and AGBO are expanding the franchise on parallel tracks: *Extraction 3*, again directed by Sam Hargrave with [Hemsworth](https://www.edgepedia.org/hemsworth), Idris Elba, and [Golshifteh Farahani](https://www.edgepedia.org/golshifteh-farahani) returning, and a South Korean spin-off film, *TYGO*, starring Don Lee, Lee Jin-uk, and Lalisa Manobal.[8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/extraction-3-release-date) As of the production wrap, no connection between Sy's character and Tyler Rake's story had been announced.[5](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/netflixs-extraction-spinoff-keeps-getting-good-news-natalie-dormer)
No release date had been confirmed as of the production wrap; with filming completed in early 2026 and post-production ahead, observers expect the series on Netflix no earlier than 2027.[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/)
## References
1. [Netflix Announces New 'Extraction' Series Starring Omar Sy, About Netflix (20 February 2025)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy)
2. [Mercenary: An Extraction Series, starring Omar Sy, wraps production, Cinema Express (19 March 2026)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Mar/19/mercenary-an-extraction-series-starring-omar-sy-wraps-production)
3. ['Mercenary: An Extraction Series' First Behind the Scenes Look & Production Moves to Morocco, What's on Netflix (18 December 2025)](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mercenary-an-extraction-series-first-behind-the-scenes-look-production-moves-to-morocco/)
4. [Mercenary First Look: See Photos from the Extraction Series, Netflix Tudum (17 December 2025)](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mercenary-bts-first-look?inapp=true)
5. [Netflix's Extraction Spinoff Keeps Getting Good News, And I'm Pumped It Just Added A Game Of Thrones Alum, CinemaBlend (August 2025)](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/netflixs-extraction-spinoff-keeps-getting-good-news-natalie-dormer)
6. [Production underway on Ireland-filmed Extraction series starring Omar Sy, RTÉ (18 December 2025)](https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1218/1549734-production-underway-on-ireland-filmed-extraction-series/)
7. [Mercenary: An Extraction Series, Socinety](https://socinety.com/show/mercenary-an-extraction-series)
8. [Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Golshifteh Farahani Will Return for 'Extraction 3', Netflix Tudum (8 April 2026)](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/extraction-3-release-date)
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