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Netflix continues to deliver action-packed thrills, and clearly audiences cannot get enough, with the streamer’s latest action thriller hit smashing through records and climbing its way up the all-time top 10. Released on Netflix at the end of April, Exterritorial offers a female-led take on Liam Neeson’s Taken...but with even more twists and turns.

Led by Barbarians and The 15:17 to Paris star Jeanne Goursaud as a former elite soldier who finds herself at the center of a conspiracy when her son mysteriously goes missing, Exterritorial has now entered Netflix's all-time most-watched list for non-English films, joining the likes of other action outings as Ad Vitam, Counterattack, Bullet Train Explosion, and The Shadow Strays.

During its first two weeks, Exterritorial dominated the streamer, taking the #1 spot and boasting 62 million views (via What’s on Netflix). The action thriller now holds the eighth position in the all-time top 10, but...

Netflix continues to deliver exactly what many action movie fans are looking for with its latest foray into the genre, which is streaming on the platform now. Taking its cues from the beloved Liam Neeson-led action thriller Taken, but with more twists and turns, Exterritorial follows a former soldier with a violent past who finds herself taking on the system when her son mysteriously goes missing. The reviews for Exterritorial have now started to emerge, and it certainly sounds like the streamer has another action movie hit on their hands...

Written and directed by Christian Zübert, Exterritorial stars Jeanne Goursaud (Barbarians) as Netflix's new action hero Sara Wulf, a former soldier and single mother, alongside Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II) in his first German-speaking role as chief of security Erik Kynch. The rest of the cast includes Lera Abova (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), Kayode Akinyemi (Vikings: Valhalla), Annabelle Mandeng...

A distraught mother suspecting her son has been kidnapped forms the central plot of this entertaining new Netflix thriller. Exterritorial stars Jeanne Goursaud (Barbarians) as a former elite soldier caught in a jurisdictional nightmare. Written and directed by German filmmaker Christian Zübert, Exterritorial plunges viewers into the environment of a U.S. consulate on foreign soil, where a mother’s search for her missing son becomes a fight for survival against unseen forces.

The Plot

Sara Wulf (Goursaud), a former Special Forces soldier seeking to leave behind painful memories of her deployment in Afghanistan, tries to build a new life in the United States for herself and her young son, Joshua. Her journey begins with a necessary stop: an appointment at the U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt to obtain a work visa. But within the consulate walls, the unthinkable happens: Joshua vanishes without a trace. Sara’s terror mounts...

Don’t underestimate her. Netflix continues to fight the good fight for no-nonsense action movie magic, unleashing a new trailer for this month’s Taken-esque action thriller, Exterritorial. Following a former Special Forces soldier who is forced to resurrect her particular set of kills after her son mysteriously disappears inside the U.S. consulate, the action outing promises all the gritty fist fights, glorious gunplay, and political intrigue that any action movie fan could possibly want. You can check out the new trailer for Exterritorial below.

Written and directed by Christian Zübert, Exterritorial stars Jeanne Goursaud (Barbarians) as lead character and new action hero Sara, alongside Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II) in his first German-speaking role as chief of security Erik Kynch. The rest of the cast includes Lera Abova (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), Kayode Akinyemi (Vikings: Valhalla), Annabelle Mandeng (Unknown), Samuel Tehrani (Runny Dry), Jeremy Schuetze (Jennifer’s Body...

Netflix continues to fight the good fight for no-nonsense action movie magic, with the streaming giant having now revealed the release date for what could easily be their next action thriller smash hit. Now all set to be unleashed next month, Exterritorial sounds like it could be the next Taken, as a former Special Forces soldier is forced to resurrect her particular set of kills after her son mysteriously goes missing.

According to Netflix, the German action outing, which has been made in conjunction with Constantin Television (Dear Child), is due to be released on the streamer on April 30, 2025. Written and directed by Christian Zübert, Exterritorial promises to be as gripping as Liam Neeson’s action movie magnum opus, and you can check out the official synopsis for Exterritorial below.

“On a visit to the US consulate in Frankfurt, the young son of former Special Forces soldier Sara (Jeanne Goursaud) suddenly disappears without a trace.