RED

What happens when some of Hollywood's most celebrated actors decide to make a comic book action franchise? You get RED and RED 2, a pair of explosive spy adventures led by Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Morgan Freeman, with support from stars including Mary-Louise Parker, Brian Cox, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Karl Urban, and Neal McDonough.

Based on the DC Comics miniseries, these films follow a team of retired intelligence operatives who discover that leaving the spy game behind is a lot harder than it sounds. As old enemies resurface and new conspiracies emerge, these former agents find themselves dodging assassins, uncovering secrets, and proving they still have a few tricks left from their glory days.

In this series, Now Playing Podcast reviews both RED and RED 2, examining how these adaptations turned a relatively obscure comic into a star-powered action-comedy franchise. Join us as we revisit the gunfights, globe-trotting adventures, one-liners, and unlikely romances that helped make RED one of the most entertaining comic book movies you may have forgotten came from DC Comics.