Netflix premieres Man on Fire series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

15 articles · Updated · IndieWire · Apr 30

All seven episodes launched on 30 April, with Abdul-Mateen playing John Creasy alongside Bobby Cannavale, Billie Boullet and Alice Braga in Rio de Janeiro.
The remake follows the same A.J. Quinnell source as the 2004 film, as Creasy protects Poe after a bombing and uncovers a conspiracy reaching senior government offices.
Reviews described the show as a nostalgic but weaker retread of earlier adaptations, saying it borrows the film's violence and mood without matching its emotional force.

How does Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's 'flawed' Creasy redefine the iconic action hero?

Will this new series finally escape the shadow of the Denzel Washington classic?

With its premiere tomorrow, will 'Man on Fire' become Netflix's next global action hit?

Can a show be both a serious study of trauma and a ludicrous action spectacle?

Does the series' depiction of Rio's favelas honor or exploit their complex reality?

Does making the protected girl a teen instead of a child change the story's heart?