Alan Ritchson seems like one of Hollywood’s good guys, so when he gets good news, it feels like we all get good news. Recently, he was rewarded for one of the biggest streaming movies of the year, with the news that a sequel is coming, and soon. As the title suggests, War Machine didn’t exactly sneak onto Netflix, and appropriately, it arrived with an explosion. Netflix has officially confirmed that War Machine 2 is now in development, and Ritchson has responded to the news with a heartfelt message to fans.
Posting after the sequel announcement, the actor wrote, “What a monumental day. So many of you are a part of the War Machine world now. It’s incredible to build it with you in mind.” Ritchson also credited director Patrick Hughes, Lionsgate, and Netflix for backing the project, adding, “All of them took a huge gamble on me and I’m just so grateful. I feel lucky I get to suffer as 81 for you. Bringing hard hitting roles like this to life gives me so much direction, I’m grateful to play a small part in it.” He ended by teasing that the first movie was “just the appetizer” before adding, “Wild times ahead. We’re just getting started.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Who Stars in ‘War Machine’?
Alongside Ritchson, the cast includes Dennis Quaid (The Rookie) as Sheridan, Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk) as 7, Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad) as Squad Leader, Esai Morales (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning) as Torres, Blake Richardson (The Boys in the Boat) as 15, Keiynan Lonsdale (Love, Simon) as 60, and Daniel Webber (The Dirt) as 57.
War Machine was an almost unparalleled hit for Netflix after debuting in March 2026, landing at No. 1 on the streamer’s English-language film chart and sticking around globally for weeks. Collider’s Aidan Kelley gave the film a 6/10, saying it “does indeed struggle to stand out in a crowded subgenre of alien invasion movies,” but praised Ritchson’s lead performance and noted that it delivers “at least one truly great action sequence.” And when your lead is as magnetic as Ritchson, people will always want to come back for more.
War Machine 2 is now in development at Netflix. The original film is streaming now.
Release Date
March 6, 2026
Runtime
107 minutes
Director
Patrick Hughes
Writers
Patrick Hughes, James Beaufort
Producers
Todd Lieberman, Alexander Young, Patrick Hughes, Greg McLean, Rich Cook
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