Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll (Wonder Man, Watchmen) will star in and executive produce Netflix’s upcoming series Man on Fire.

The eight-episode series is an adaptation based on A.J. Quinnell’s Man on Fire and The Perfect Kill. Steven Caple Jr. (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Creed II) will direct episodes 1 and 2 and serve as executive producer. Kyle Killen (Fear Street) is the writer, executive producer and showrunner.

The novel has previously been adapted in 1987 and 2004. In the 2004 film, which starred Denzel Washington, “In a Mexico City wracked by a recent wave of kidnappings, ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Denzel Washington) reluctantly accepts a job as a bodyguard for 9-year-old Lupita (Dakota Fanning), the daughter of wealthy businessman Samuel Ramos (Marc Anthony). Just as Creasy begins to develop a fondness for the young girl, a bloodthirsty gunman (Jesús Ochoa) kidnaps her. Now, Creasy must pick off a succession of corrupt cops and criminals to reach his ultimate object of vengeance.”

In the new series, Abdul-Mateen II will lead as John Creasy, a once high-functioning and skilled Special Forces mercenary known for surviving even the most desolate of situations. Creasy is now plagued with 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.

Source: Deadline