Tyler Rake Is Back: Extraction 3 Starts Filming

Grab your parachute and your protein shake, because Tyler Rake is officially back on the clock. Netflix confirmed this week that Extraction 3 has begun principal photography, and Chris Hemsworth wasted no time announcing it the way action stars announce everything these days on Instagram, shirtless energy fully intact, captioned with a simple “E3 here we go!”

Two years after Extraction 2 left audiences gasping (and possibly needing an inhaler after that single-take prison break sequence), the world’s most indestructible black-ops mercenary is suiting up again. And this time, he’s not doing it alone.

Who’s Coming Back for Round Three

Hemsworth reprises his role as Tyler Rake, the man who has technically died and come back to life more times than a video game character on easy mode. Joining him:

Idris Elba, who teased audiences with a brief cameo at the end of Extraction 2, now steps into a fuller role
Golshifteh Farahani returns as Nik Khan, the operative who’s been holding this franchise’s tactical brain cells together since day one
Sam Hargrave, stunt coordinator turned director, is back behind the camera after helming the first two films

The screenplay comes from David Weil, known for his work on Citadel and Tyrant, with AGBO’s Anthony and Joe Russo producing once again. If you’re keeping score, this is AGBO’s seventh collaboration with Netflix, a partnership that’s basically the streaming equivalent of a buddy-cop duo that refuses to retire.

Down Under, Way Down Under

Forget Bangkok, Mumbai, and Prague. This time, Rake is trading his usual chaos-zones for the New South Wales coast of Australia, conveniently also Hemsworth’s home turf. Because nothing says “gritty international espionage thriller” quite like filming somewhere the lead actor can pop home for dinner.

Production officially kicked off on the NSW South Coast and will roll on to Sydney over the coming months, reportedly wrapping around October 9, 2026. Word on the street is a chunk of European filming is also planned for the summer, though nobody’s spilled exactly where yet. Typical Rake always keeping his location classified, even from journalists.

The move isn’t just good news for fans; it’s a win for the Australian film industry too. The production is expected to generate around 450 local jobs and pump an estimated $127 million into the state’s screen economy. Somewhere, an extremely lucky group of NSW stunt coordinators is currently learning how to fall off buildings for a living.

Director Sam Hargrave summed up the ambition pretty clearly: the goal is to push the boundaries of action filmmaking even further, calling this their “biggest swing yet.” Considering Extraction 2 opened with a 21-minute single-take action sequence that left half the internet wondering if Hemsworth’s lungs are insured separately from the rest of him, that is a genuinely terrifying promise.

What We Actually Know About the Plot

Absolutely nothing. Netflix and AGBO are keeping the story locked down tighter than one of Rake’s exit strategies. All we officially know is that Hemsworth returns as the black-ops mercenary, the franchise is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks and the Russo brothers, and it will almost certainly involve someone needing rescuing, several buildings not surviving the process, and Tyler Rake getting hurt in ways that would end a normal human’s career (and life) several times over.

Why This Matters for Netflix

The Extraction franchise isn’t just another action series, it’s one of Netflix’s biggest theatrical-style wins on streaming. The original 2020 film became one of the platform’s most-watched releases at the time, and Extraction 2 landed a Certified Fresh 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, proof that audiences don’t just want relentless carnage, they want relentless carnage with a heartbeat behind it.

AGBO is also expanding the Extraction universe beyond Rake himself, with a Netflix spin-off series called Mercenary starring Omar Sy already in the works, plus a South Korean spin-off feature titled Tygo starring Don Lee. Given Extraction 3’s late-2026 wrap date, don’t expect either spin-off or the main event to land on your watchlist before 2027.

Bottom Line

Extraction 3 is officially in production, filming in Australia and Europe through October, with Hemsworth, Elba, and Farahani all locked in and Sam Hargrave back in the director’s chair. No release date yet, no plot details, and no indication that Tyler Rake has learned the meaning of “personal safety.” Which, honestly, is exactly how fans like it.