No 2nd part for Netflix hit "6 Underground" - streaming service considers film a disappointment

That was probably nothing: Netflix original "6 Underground" will not get a second part.

Film boss Scott Stuber reveals why it failed.

Netflix has shown a good nose for several times when it comes to film and series productions.

For example, “Stranger Things”, “The Crown” or “Bridgerton” are among the particularly successful works of the streaming service.

However, not all originals can compete with the series mentioned.

Scott Stuber, Film Director of Netflix *, told

Variety

magazine

that, for example, the action hit

"6 Underground"

from 2019 disappointed the company - despite the top-class cast.

"6 Underground" on Netflix: There will be no 2nd part

The streaming service is said to have cost “6 Underground” a whopping 150 million dollars (approx. 126 million euros). This is not surprising: the fees for leading actor Ryan Reynolds and director Michael Bay alone must have been particularly high. Then there are the elaborate special effects that make the action spectacle what it is. Despite the high quality, viewers punished “6 Underground” with rather mediocre ratings. On

IMDb

, for example, the film

only got 6.1 stars out of 10 possible stars

(as of August 2, 2021).

In a conversation with

Variety

, Scott Stuber admitted that Netflix itself wasn't happy with the result either.

That ultimately led to the decision not to give the action film a sequel.

Specifically, Stuber said: “We didn't have the feeling that we had achieved what we wanted on a creative level.

It was a nice hit,

but in the end we didn't think we'd given enough to warrant a sequel

.

We just didn't feel this deep love for the characters or the world of '6 Underground'. "

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Netflix: Scott Stuber reveals when the chances of sequels are good

In the further course of the conversation with

Variety

, Stuber also reveals which criteria are decisive for a series or film to receive a sequel. He admits that it is not just the number of clicks that play a role: “

It's all a

matter of

feeling

. All the data are overrated. At the end of the day we have to ask ourselves the following questions: Do we believe in our originals? Do we stand behind our works with passion? Do we think our ideas will work? ”So it's not just numbers and audience ratings that Netflix takes into account. Should these fail, the streaming service could still plan continuations.

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