TheHas Fallenfranchise built for itself a reputation for showcasing the destruction of cities with a ting of political intrigue and one man at the center of it,Gerard Butler’s Agent Mike Banning. After three sagas, the franchise decided to try its hands on a television spinoff show withParis Has Fallenin 2024. Created byHoward Overman, the Canal+ original political drama details the journey of a protection officer teaming up with an MI6 operating team in the aftermath of a terrorist attack which only leads down a hole to a larger conspiracy. Following a successful first season,Paris Has Fallensecured a second season which has received a major update.
Season 1 of the spinoff only ended in the fall of 2024. However, per a report byDeadline, while not providing significant details, Canal+ CEOMaxime Saadahasconfirmed thatParis Has Fallenseason 2 is now filming. Filming has started in the UK, with a filming schedule and a release date not revealed. Saada’s comments read:
“Studiocanal’s first-ever global TV seriesParis Has Fallen, based on the successfulHas Fallenfilm franchise, was a smashing success in all Canal+ pay-TV territories, as well as on Amazon Prime in the UK and Hulu in the United States. It will naturally be followed by a second season now shooting in the UK.”
Paris Has Fallenis the first television expansion in a franchise which also includes 2013’sOlympus Has Fallen, 2016’sLondon Has Fallenand 2019’sAngel Has Fallen. While Butler’s mainstay character, Mike Banning, is not featured in the television spinoff, Butler is attached to the project as one of its producers. The series starsTewfik Jallabas Vincent, head of security for French Defense Minister Philippe Bardin (Nathan Willcocks).Ritu Aryaplays an undercover MI6 agent, Zara, withSean Harrisas chief terrorist, Jacob Pearce. Other cast members includeAna UlaruandPaul Grorstidi.
Arya Decided to Make Her Role Incredibly Authentic
Paris Has Fallenand the rest of theHas Fallenfranchisedo not have much in common. Besides the name and a story about protecting public officials from terrorists, both don’t have much linking them. While Agent Banning was the sole protagonist in the prior installments.Paris Has Fallensees Jallab’s Vincent and Arya’s Zara share that role. Given the nature of her role, playing an undercover MI6 agent, Aryapreviously revealed to Colliderthe best advice she got from a real-life spy in preparation for the role. Arya’s comments read:
“How realistic it was to be torn with how you’re able to’t tell anyone. Zara is keeping it a secret from her partner, and how, actually, that’s what she had to do herself, and navigating that. It just made it all feel a lot more grounded. Those questions, I was like, “Of course, that wouldn’t be the case…” And she was like, “Nah, that’s what I went through.”
All episodes ofParis Has Fallenare available to stream onHuluin the U.S.
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Source:Deadline
