Extraction 2
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Sam Hargrave
Written by	Joe Russo
Based on	Ciudad by  Ande Parks Joe Russo Anthony Russo Fernando León González (illustrations)
Produced by	Joe Russo Anthony Russo Chris Hemsworth Patrick Newall Sam Hargrave Mike Larocca Angela Russo-Otstot Eric Gitter Peter Schwerin
Starring	Chris Hemsworth Golshifteh Farahani Adam Bessa Tornike Gogrichiani Tornike Bziava Tinatin Dalakishvili Daniel Bernhardt Olga Kurylenko Idris Elba
Cinematography	Greg Baldi
Edited by	Álex Rodríguez William Hoy
Music by	Henry Jackman Alex Belcher[1]
Production companies	Wild State AGBO T.G.I.M. Films
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	June 16, 2023
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Georgian

Extraction 2 is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Joe Russo. It is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González and Eric Skillman. It is the sequel to Extraction, where Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa reprise their roles from the first film, while Tornike Gogrichiani, Tornike Bziava, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Daniel Bernhardt, Olga Kurylenko and Idris Elba appear in pivotal roles. In the film, Tyler Rake is initially hired to rescue the family of an abusive crime lord from a prison in Georgia.

Following the successful debut of the first film, Netflix announced a sequel in May 2020 with Joe Russo returning to write, Hargrave returning to direct and Hemsworth returning in the lead. By December, Joe and his brother Anthony hoped that the sequel would develop the characters enough to start a cinematic universe. Filming was scheduled to begin in Sydney in September 2021, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually started in Prague in November, before concluding in Vienna in April 2022. In addition to the returns of the Russos, Hargrave and Hemsworth, Henry Jackman and Alex Belcher returned to compose the score.

Extraction 2 was released by Netflix on June 16, 2023 to positive reviews from critics for its acting, action sequences and technical aspects.

Plot[edit]

After barely surviving a previous mission in Dhaka, Tyler Rake retires from mercenary work to a cabin in Austria to recuperate. Tyler is later approached by a stranger called Alcott and asked to rescue Tyler's ex-wife Mia's sister Ketevan and her two children Sandro and Nina. Ketevan married Davit Radiani, one of the co-leaders of the largest crime syndicate of Georgia called Nagazi, which Davit founded with his brother Zurab. After having thrown a DEA agent off a roof, Davit was imprisoned and unable to bribe his way out due to the pressure from the Americans. Davit forces Ketevan and her children to move into the prison to keep them from leaving him, but the poor living conditions and Davit's abuse causes Ketevan to call Mia for help.

Tyler recruits Nik and her brother Yaz to join him, where they infiltrate the prison with the help of a bribed guard. However, the prisoners are alerted and a riot ensues. During the extraction, Davit attacks Tyler and Ketevan, resulting in Tyler killing him. Tyler and Ketevan fight their way through the riot, but manage to board an armored train. After fighting off Nagazi forces and corrupt soldiers, they get on a plane and escape to Vienna, but Sandro, who had idolized his father and was influenced by the Nagazi's cult-like loyalty, secretly contacts Zurab and reveals their location. Zurab and his men find and attack Tyler and his team in their DC Towers safehouse in Vienna. Ketevan scolds Sandro for endangering his own family and naivete. In the chaos, Sandro abandons his mother and joins Zurab.

After killing most of Zurab's men, the team flees in one of his helicopters, but Zurab mortally wounds Yaz. The team retreats to Tyler's cabin, where he and Ketevan are reunited with Mia. Tyler apologizes to Mia for leaving on a mission before their son died from cancer, regretful that the last memory he had was Tyler leaving him. Zurab's right-hand man and uncle Avtandil discourages Zurab from seeking revenge to prevent more losses and to set a better example for his nephew. Refusing to accept defeat, Zurab kills Avtandil and contacts Tyler, telling him to meet at a nearby airfield next to a church. Tyler heads to the airfield, but leaves Nik behind in order to prevent risking her life. Tyler kills the remaining Nagazi and finds Zurab and Sandro in the church, with Sandro wearing an explosive vest.

Zurab forces Sandro to take Tyler's pistol, but Sandro refuses to shoot Tyler after realizing his mistake and the kind of men Davit and Zurab really are. Nik arrives and disarms the vest, while Tyler fights and kills Zurab. Nik and Tyler are captured by police and imprisoned. Mia visits Tyler and informs him that Ketevan and her children have been moved to protective custody, but their assets have been frozen. Tyler tells her to give them $1 million cash, which is hidden under the floorboards in his cabin. Mia assures Tyler that their son died confident his father was a hero. Tyler and Nik are taken out of prison to meet with Alcott, who assigns them to another mission in return for their freedom.