It’s solely been a couple of days since began streaming The Gray Man, , however the firm has already to show it into a significant franchise. A sequel is within the works with star Ryan Gosling and administrators Joe and Anthony Russo returning. Netflix did not say when the follow-up is predicted to reach.

A spin-off from Zombieland and Deadpool screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese is in improvement too. Netflix says that film will discover a unique facet of The Gray Man universe, however it’s retaining quiet on the small print for now.

While critics by and enormous had a lukewarm response to The Gray Man, the movie seems to be a success with viewers. It has a 91 p.c viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It debuted because the primary film on Netflix in 92 nations when it was launched final Friday. Netflix hasn’t revealed extra particular viewership information as but.

Whether that obvious success interprets into serving to Netflix retain subscribers and appeal to new ones stays to be seen. The firm misplaced virtually 1,000,000 subscribers final quarter, although the attrition wasn’t as unhealthy as Netflix feared.

Netflix spent a reported $200 million to make The Gray Man. So, together with strikes the corporate is making elsewhere, it isn’t an enormous shock that Netflix is popping it right into a franchise. Sequels to different Netflix blockbusters are within the pipeline, together with follow-ups to and . Netflix additionally to the terrific homicide thriller movie Knives Out.

In case it isn’t clear, Netflix may be very keen to construct beloved franchises of its personal. “We wish to have our model of Star Wars or our model of Harry Potter, and we’re working very arduous to construct that,” the corporate’s vice chairman of authentic sequence Matthew Thunell  final week.

Netflix does have a couple of hit franchises already. A Stranger Things spin-off sequence and stage play . The firm has made a Korean model of La Casa de Papel and is engaged on a spin-off. It’s increasing , Bridgerton and past the core exhibits as properly.