Adria Arjona Leads Netflix's Hit Man Series Move With Glen Powell
adria arjona is attached to a Netflix move that turns Hit Man into a series, with Glen Powell and Richard Linklater set to executive produce. Stephen Falk is writing the project, which keeps the 2024 film’s premise in play for television.
The series is being built from the 2024 AGC Studios feature that Powell co-wrote, produced and headlined, while Linklater co-wrote, directed and produced it. Netflix acquired the film for multiple territories, including the U.S. and UK, in a $20 million deal before its June 2024 release on the service.
Powell and Linklater return
Glen Powell and Richard Linklater are back in the same creative lane, but this time as executive producers on the potential series. AGC Television and Powell’s BarnStorm Productions are producing, which keeps the project close to the team that built the film in the first place.
That setup gives Netflix a familiar playbook: extend a movie property after it has already proven it can travel beyond one release window. The streamer has done that before with movie-to-series expansion, and this one arrives with awards attention already attached.
From Venice to Netflix
Hit Man premiered at the Venice Film Festival and had its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival before landing on Netflix in June 2024. The film drew strong reviews, and Powell picked up a Golden Globe nomination while Powell and Linklater shared a WGA Award nomination.
Those credits make the series more than a routine title extension. Netflix is not just mining a recognizable movie name; it is returning to a property that already cleared festival exposure, awards chatter and a $20 million acquisition price across several territories.
Stephen Falk writes the series
Stephen Falk is handling the script as the series keeps details under wraps. The likely setup stays close to the movie’s central engine: an unassuming police contractor who uses elaborate disguises and different characters to pose as a fake hitman and expose suspects looking to get someone killed.
For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple: Netflix is building another life for a recent film that already had platform value, industry recognition and a clear episodic hook. If the series moves forward, the selling point will be continuity — the same creative core, now stretched into a longer form.
