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American action film series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Has Fallen is an American action thriller film series starring Gerard Butler as United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning. The series includes the films Olympus Has Fallen (2013), London Has Fallen (2016), and Angel Has Fallen (2019). The films also star Aaron Eckhart as U.S. President Benjamin Asher, and Morgan Freeman as the Speaker of the House (and eventual President) Allan Trumbull. The films received generally mixed reception and grossed a combined total of $523 million worldwide. In 2019 it was announced that the film series would continue, but as of December 2024[update] there are none in production.
The franchise has also expanded with television spin-offs. The first of these, Paris Has Fallen, starring Tewfik Jallab and Ritu Arya in the lead roles, premiered on Canal+ in France on September 18, 2024. A sequel series Apollo Has Fallen is now in production.
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
After a failed attempt to save First Lady Margaret Asher, disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning must take action after a North Korean terrorist group seize control of the White House. Banning uses his inside knowledge to rescue President Benjamin Asher from his kidnappers.
London Has Fallen (2016)
During the funeral of the British Prime Minister in London, the city is attacked by a large army of Islamic terrorists, killing five world leaders, damaging major landmarks and generating mass panic, masterminded by Pakistani arms dealer and terrorist leader Aamir Barkawi. When President Benjamin Asher gets kidnapped by the terrorists, Secret Service agent Mike Banning must once again save President Asher.
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Mike Banning is framed for the attempt to assassinate President Allan Trumbull by a rogue private military company and must race against time to clear his name while uncovering the real threat.
Future films
In November 2019, Alan Siegel announced that three additional Has Fallen films were in development.[1] In November 2020, the fourth film, titled Night Has Fallen, was given the green light, with Butler announced to reprise his role as Mike Banning in addition to serving as producer, and Waugh to return as director, with a script co-written with Kamen. The project was to be a joint venture production between G-BASE, Eclectic Pictures, Campbell Grobman Films, and Millennium Media.[2] In October 2023, after a lengthy lawsuit, it was confirmed that monetary disputes between Butler and Millennium Media/Nu Image had been settled, and production on Night Has Fallen was expected to commence after the end of the 2023 actors' and writers' strikes.[3]
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In November 2019, it was announced that multiple television series spin-offs were being developed. Because of the film series' popularity in other territories, plans included various television series to debut in foreign countries, with each show's local mother tongues used as the spoken languages. Siegel said that the TV shows would expand the franchise and add additional characters to appear in future films.[1] In November 2020, the studio confirmed that development for a television series was ongoing.[2]
Paris Has Fallen (2024)
In November 2021, Millennium Media confirmed that a Has Fallen television series was in development.[4] In May 2023, Mathieu Kassovitz was tapped to lead the new series Paris Has Fallen, with StudioCanal producing and Howard Overman penning the screenplays.[5][6] In October 2023, Kassovitz was replaced by Tewfik Jallab due to creative differences.[7][8] On August 29, 2024, the trailer for the series was released, and the series premiered on September 23, 2024, on Canal+.[9] The eight-part series premiered on SBS Television in Australia on September 26, 2024.[10] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on Hulu in late 2024.[11]
Apollo Has Fallen (TBA)
On March 28, 2025, it was announced that a second series continuing with some of the same actors, Apollo Has Fallen, was in production, with filming underway.[12]
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