Man on Fire. 2004 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | Action. A jaded ex-CIA operative reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City and will stop at nothing when she's kidnapped. Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken. A Man on Fire TV adaptation is set to light up Netflix. The streamer has ordered a series based on author A.J. Quinnell's thriller novels Man on Fire and The Perfect Kill , the first two Interestingly enough, however, Denzel Washington's 2004 Man On Fire landed on Netflix in mid-2023 and became a top 10 streaming addition to the platform. It's found a new audience more than 20 years after it was released, demonstrating to the streamer that there is definitely a group of movie fans that would want to hear some Man On Fire 2 news. By Jeremy Dick. Published Mar 28, 2023. Man on Fire, which was previously made into a movie with Denzel Washington, is getting reimagined as a series at Netflix. 20th Century Fox. Netflix 'Man on Fire' TV Adaptation Receives Straight-to-Series Order at Netflix. By Julia Humphrey. Published Mar 28, 2023. Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning starred in a 2004 movie adaptation of Netflix is adapting the first two books by author A.J. Quinell into an exciting new thriller series, Man on Fire. The eight-episode series is being written and produced by Fear Street's Kyle Killen. We'll be keeping track of everything you need to know about Man on Fire. By Brandon Louis. Published Mar 28, 2023. Denzel Washington's 2004 Tony Scott-directed revenge action-thriller Man on Fire gets a television series adaptation by streaming giant Netflix. A television series adaptation of Man on Fire is set to be released on Netflix. A series adaptation of " Man on Fire " has been ordered straight-to-series at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. The series is based on the first two novels to feature the former French Foreign Legion soldier Creasy by A. J. Quinnell, specifically " Man on Fire " and "The Perfect Kill." TXPJ.