6 Years Later, Chris Hemsworth’s R-Rated Netflix Action Thriller Keeps Getting Better Ahead Of Expected 2027 Return

Published Oct 14, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Chris Hemsworth is set to return for one of his biggest franchises, and this R-rated Netflix action thriller universe keeps getting better ahead of its next chapter. Hemsworth's list of movies makes the actor one of the biggest stars in the world. A huge chunk of that comes from Hemsworth's role as one of the main players in some of the best Marvel Studios movies. After all, the actor gives life to the God of Thunder himself, Thor, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hemsworth's time in the MCU has shown his action prowess, making Thor a formidable warrior. The actor has led four Thor movies so far, also appearing in all the MCU's Avengers movies. That is the next Marvel franchise he will return in. Hemsworth's Thor is one of the most important characters in Avengers: Doomsday's cast, as showcased by the film's trailers. This should keep the actor a core part of the MCU heading into 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars and possibly beyond. However, Marvel is no longer Hemsworth's only action-packed franchise role. Netflix's slate of movies and TV shows is filled with action releases, and Hemsworth has made the most of that. Choose the movie with the higher Rotten Tomatoes score. Marvel's Thor actor is the main star of Netflix's R-rated action thriller franchise Extraction. So far, Hemsworth has led two Extraction movies, both of which rose to become #1 hits on the streaming service's charts around the world. As Extraction 3's release gets closer, Hemsworth's action thriller franchise is only getting better with the years and new releases. The original Extraction was released back on April 24, 2020, on Netflix. The R-rated action thriller starring Hemsworth was based on Ciudad, a graphic novel written by Ande Parks and Hemsworth's Avengers franchise directors, the Russo brothers, aka Joe and Anthony Russo. Extraction holds just a decent 67% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and a slightly higher 72% audience score. Then came its first sequel, Extraction 2, bringing back Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, which was released on Netflix on June 16, 2023. Extraction 2 marked an upgrade for the action movie franchise with both critics and Netflix subscribers alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, Extraction 2 stands at a strong 79% critics' score based on 137 reviews, earning the coveted Certified Fresh label. The Hemsworth action movie also comes with a high 84% audience score. Extraction 2 improved on everything that the first movie did. With director Sam Hargrave, the action got even more technical and intense. If the original Extraction's action scenes peaked with the car chase and escape sequence, Extraction 2's even longer one-shot prison riot sequence managed to blow it out of the water, which was a daunting task. Extraction 2 is also more emotional, with Rake trying to save his ex-wife's sister and her children, allowing the action franchise to dive deeper into the past of Hemsworth's character and build him as a complex character, not just a straightforward action hero. The Extraction franchise will now return in two different ways after its best release thus far. Extraction 3 is the natural next step for the Hemsworth action franchise. The Netflix movie was still filming as of October 7, as Hemsworth shared a video on Instagram of his training with pads while in Thailand to shoot Extraction 3. The next entry in the global hit Netflix franchise will bring back actors like Hemsworth, Idris Elba (Alcott), and Golshifteh Farahani (Nik Khan) as their characters, with director Sam Hargrave also returning. Right now, no story details from Extraction 3 have been revealed. However, given the movie's production window, a late 2027 release at the earliest is expected for the R-rated action thriller. That said, Extraction 3 is not the only upcoming project from the franchise. Both an Extraction spin-off series, Mercenary, led by Omar Sy, and a South Korean spin-off movie, TYGO, a revenge thriller starring Marvel's Eternals star Don Lee, are in the works. As such, the franchise just keeps getting better ahead of Hemsworth's Extraction 3 on Netflix. Extraction 5/10 Release Date April 24, 2020 Runtime 117 minutes Tyler Rake, a fearless black market mercenary, embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he's enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord in Bangladesh. However, the mission doesn't go according to plan. Cast Golshifteh Farahani, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Priyanshu Painyuli, David Harbour, Pankaj Tripathi, Patrick Newall, Chris Jai Alex, Randeep Hooda, Chris Hemsworth, Shataf Figar Director Sam Hargrave Writers Joe Russo Extraction 2 6/10 Release Date June 16, 2023 Runtime 123 Minutes Extraction 2 is the follow-up to the first Netflix adaptation of a graphic novel, directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Joe Russo. Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as former Australian spec ops turned mercenary Tyler Rake, having survived the first film's events. The film shifts to an icy climate where he will again battle against the odds with explosive high-stakes action sequences. Cast Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Sinead Phelps, Jenn Kirk, Olga Kurylenko Director Sam Hargrave Writers Joe Russo Extraction 3 Director Sam Hargrave Writers David Weil Cast Golshifteh Farahani Nik Khan Extraction 3 is an upcoming action thriller that continues the story of black-ops mercenary Tyler Rake after the events of Extraction 2. Plot details remain under wraps, but the sequel will bring Rake back for another international mission while continuing the larger Extraction universe. Sam Hargrave returns to direct, with Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, and Golshifteh Farahani confirmed to return.