{"id":36611,"date":"2026-08-10T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36611"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:49:45","slug":"netflix-sets-ad-vitam-sequel-starring-guillaume-canet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36611","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Sets &#8216;Ad Vitam&#8217; Sequel Starring Guillaume Canet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNetflix has started production on a sequel to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ad-vitam\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ad-vitam\" data-tag=\"ad-vitam\">Ad Vitam<\/a>,\u201d its 2025 French action thriller starring <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/guillaume-canet\/\" id=\"auto-tag_guillaume-canet\" data-tag=\"guillaume-canet\">Guillaume Canet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe sequel has the working title \u201cAd Vitam Eternam,\u201d which is Latin for \u201cto eternal life.\u201d Canet is returning as Franck Lazareff, a former operator for the GIGN, the elite tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAfter surviving an assassination attempt upon his release from prison, Franck sets out to find out who wants him dead,\u201d the sequel\u2019s synopsis reads. \u201cHe goes to hide away with his family in the mountains. But French intelligence services track him down and offer him a deal: a covert mission in exchange for the truth Franck is seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cAd Vitam\u201d sequel will be directed by Ludovic Colbeau-Justin (\u201cN\u00e9ro: The Assassin\u201d), replacing the original film\u2019s helmer Rodolphe Lauga. The screenplay was penned by Canet and French novelist Maxime Chattam with the collaboration of David Corona, who co-wrote the first movie\u2019s script. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlongside Canet, \u201cAd Vitam Eternam\u201d will star St\u00e9phane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Zita Hanrot, Nicolas Duvauchelle,\u00a0 Sophie Marceau and Mathieu Amalric. It\u2019s produced by Canet and Jean Cottin for their Cabanes Productions and will shoot in locations around France including Ile-de-France, Normandy, Savoie and Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe first \u201cAd Vitam\u201d movie was a hit for Netflix France and climbed to No. 9 on the streamer\u2019s most popular non-English film chart. \u201cAd Vitam Eternam\u201d joins a robust Netflix France slate which includes \u201cCall My Agent: The Movie\u201d on Sept. 10, \u201cLupin\u201d Season 4 on Oct. 23 and \u201cQuasimodo\u201d starring Vincent Cassel. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has started production on a sequel to \u201cAd Vitam,\u201d its 2025 French action thriller starring Guillaume Canet. 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