The trailer has arrived forParis Has Fallen. The upcoming show is a spinoff set in the same universe asOlympus Has Fallen, which premiered in 2013 and spawned what is so far a trilogy of theatrical movies. TheHas Fallenmoviesstar Gerard Butler as Secret Service agent Mike Banning, who has fought his way through a variety of high-profile terrorist plots.ParisHas Fallenwill introduce a new set of international characters into the franchise, though Butler is expected to reprise his role in at least one episode in season 1.
STUDIOCANALhas sharedthe official trailer forParis Has Fallen. Watch it below:
The trailer quickly introduces the main characters of the show in the middle of a high-octane attack conducted by a disillusioned French Foreign Legion soldier whose men were killed for political reasons. In the wake of the attack, Vincent Taleb, who is the protection officer for the Minister of Defense, must team up with MI6 agent Zara to take down this new and dangerous enemy, who is targeting the people of both France and Britain and is holding all of Paris hostage in exchange for the President.
Can Paris Has Fallen Live Up To The Original Movies?
The Has Fallen Movies Are Not Beloved By Critics
Itremains to be seen if the new show can live up to the originalHas Fallentrilogy, which has made $523.5 million at the box office. However, despite being commercial successes and generally connecting with audiences, the originalGerard Butler action movieshave all been critical failures. Below, see how each previous installment performed on Rotten Tomatoes, both with critics on the Tomatometer and with audiences on what has now been dubbed the Popcornmeter:
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Though each of the movies has earned a splat from critics, the first and third have earned Fresh scores from audiences, with the most recent installment being Verified Hot, according to the review aggregator service’s latest metric for measuring audience reception. This means that, as far as viewers are concerned,the upcoming show does have big shoes to fill as the theatrical franchise remains on hiatusahead of the possiblesequel,Night Has Fallen. However, this trailer reveals several ways that the show may be able to do so.
Even without Butler in the lead,Paris Has Fallenalready promises sky-high stakes for the new action heroes at the center of this adventure. Additionally, having a pair of protagonists rather than a single hero allows the perspective of the story to spread out even further as Paris descends into chaos amid a bomb threat. The trailer also showcases a villain whose motivations are sympathetic even though his methods are not, which could add complicated wrinkles to the storyline as the nature of who is truly at fault for the situation becomes less and less clear.
