When it comes to action and thriller, Gerard Butler is counted among the top in Hollywood. From 300 to Law Abiding Citizen, Butler is a fan favorite. But this time it is not him but his $500 million action trilogy that is in the news. Yes, we are talking about the Paris Has Fallen series which is soon getting adapted into a television series, with multiple spin-offs already in plan.
Paris Has Fallen to Get a Television Series
The second installment of the trilogy, Paris Has Fallen will soon be turned into a television series, with a spinoff storyline.
A step away from the original storyline, it will have its own original story within the larger universe of the Has Fallen trilogy. As reported by Deadline, the shooting is set to begin in Paris and London, on May 30th, 2023.
Paris Has Fallen Series In The Works
Gerard Butler might make an appearance in Paris Has Fallen TV series
The Gerard Butler franchise spinoff is set to begin shooting soon. It will be co-produced by UrbanMyth Films, StudioCanal as well as the franchise producer, Millenium Media, and Gerard Butler‘s G-Base. It is already being written by Howard Overman, the BAFTA-winning Misfits series creator, and will be directed by Oded Ruskin.
Paris Has Fallen series will be starring the French actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz, best known for Le Bureau des Légendes, in the lead role. The other cast members are yet to be confirmed as the casting process is still ongoing.
While Gerard Butler would not be starring in the series, fans hope that his character, Mike Banning, a US Secret Service agent might make an appearance. Furthermore, the fourth installment of the Has Fallen franchise, Night Has Fallen, is in the works as well.
Paris Has Fallen Series StoryLine
Mathieu Kassovitz will be starring as Vincent, a French protection officer
When it comes to spinoffs of hit film trilogies like Has Fallen, it can only go two ways: for better or worse. Fans of the $500 Million trilogy are very much anticipating that the series would do justice to the franchise and become a worthy spinoff of the blockbuster films.
Mathieu Kassovitz will be starring as Vincent, who is a French Minister’s protection officer. Vincent would be working with an MI6 operative named Zara to protect the politician from a terrorist group, headed by Jacob.
Vincent and Zara would later uncover that a colleague from the security service is a mole, providing valuable security information to Jacob. The story revolves around how Vincent and Zara work together to keep Paris safe.