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Man on Fire: Exclusive First Look Images and Netflix Series Release Date - IGN

IGN can exclusively reveal that the new action-thriller series Man on Fire will launch on Netflix on April 30, 2026. We can also share three first-look images from the show, which can be seen in the gallery below. The images show Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as John Creasy, a former Spec Ops soldier who puts his badass skills to use protecting young Poe Rayburn from nefarious forces out to kill her. The eight-episode series is set in Brazil (filming took place in Brazil and Mexico City). A. J. Quinnell’s 1980 novel Man on Fire has twice been adapted into a feature film, first in 1987 starring Scott Glenn and more famously in 2004, starring Denzel Washington and directed by Tony Scott. In my exclusive chat with him, Man on Fire showrunner Kyle Killen (Halo) called himself “a gigantic fan” of the 2004 film and said the prospect of adapting Quinnell’s concept and the “iconic” character of Creasy for television was “an incredibly fun property to play with.” At the heart of any incarnation of Man on Fire is the relationship between Creasy – who struggles with PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and alcoholism as a result of his time in the military and CIA black ops – and the young person he serves to pr

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Man on Fire: Exclusive First Look Images and Netflix Series Release Date - IGN

IGN can exclusively reveal that the new action-thriller series Man on Fire will launch on Netflix on April 30, 2026. We can also share three first-look images from the show, which can be seen in the gallery below. The images show Yahya…

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Man on Fire: Exclusive First Look Images and Netflix Series Release Date - IGN

IGN can exclusively reveal that the new action-thriller series Man on Fire will launch on Netflix on April 30, 2026. We can also share three first-look images from the show, which can be seen in the gallery below. The…

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