Netflix’s Man on Fire Adds Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, Paul Ben-Victor

Netflix‘s series adaptation of Man on Fire is adding to its cast.

Alice Braga (Queen of the South, Dark Matter) has joined the drama as a series regular, and Scoot McNairy (A Complete Unknown, Halt and Catch Fire) and Paul Ben-Victor (Nobody Wants This, The Wire) will have recurring roles. Man on Fire is based on novels by A.J. Quinnell, which previously served as source material for a 2004 feature film starring Denzel Washington and a 1987 Italian film with Scott Glenn.

The series, which Netflix ordered in March 2023, centers on John Creasy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), a former special forces mercenary now suffering intense PTSD. Determined to overcome his personal demons, he sets out on a path to redemption. But before he can adjust to this new life, he finds himself back in the fire, fighting harder than ever. Billie Boullet and Bobby Cannavale are also part of the cast.

Braga will play Valeria Melo, a professional driver with family connections to a gang that runs a favela in Brazil. Creasy hires her and quickly comes to rely on her as he tries to protect a young girl while pursuing terrorists.

McNairy will play Henry Tappan, an intelligent and calculating CIA field agent stationed in Brazil. Ben-Victor will play Moncrief, the director of the CIA.

The eight-episode thriller comes from showrunner Kyle Killen (Halo, Awake). He executive produces with Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, and Natalie Lehmann for New Regency Productions, which owns rights to the property; Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Tracey Cook for Chernin Entertainment; Scott Pennington of Killen’s Chapter Eleven banner; director Steven Caple Jr., who is helming the first two episodes; and Ed McDonnell, Michael Polaire, Abdul-Mateen and RedRum’s Stacy Perskie.

Braga is repped by WME and Greenberg Glusker. McNairy is repped by UTA. Ben-Victor is repped by Independent Artist Group and Alan Siegel Entertainment.