Quibi and Kevin Hart are teaming back up for another round of action/comedy shenanigans. The streaming service has announced a sequel to Hart’s seriesDie Hart, which was a self-aware take on the action genre, taking its name from the Bruce Willis classic Die Hard. Rather appropriately, the sequel will be titledDie Harter, named in the vein of 1990’s Die Hard 2: Die Harder.
Not much was revealed aside from the initial announcement. The series is produced byKevin Hartand his long-time business partner Jeff Clanagan for LOL Studios. Hart will serve as executive producer, in addition to his starring role, with Candice Wilson (LOL Studios) and Bryan Smiley (HartBeat productions) also on board as executive producers. Jeff Clanagan, President of Laugh Out Loud, had this to say in a statement.
“LOL Studios is excited to produce season 2 of Die Hart and continue our work to bringpremium comedic contentand new IP to market.”
In season one, Hart played a version of himself trying to step out of the role of “comedic sidekick” by going to theworld’s greatest action star school. Once there, the school’s crazy director, played by John Travolta, and tough-minded rival student,Game of ThronesandFast & Furiousstar Nathalie Emmanuel, pushed him to his limits as he was thrown into the deep end. It has not yet been revealed if Travolta or Emmanuel will be reprising their roles for season 2. Jean Reno (The Professional,Godzilla) and Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down,Penny Dreadful) also starred in season 1. The series was created by Tripper Clancy (Stuber) and Derek Kolstad (John Wick).
What is arguably most surprising about this is that Quibi is staying in the game long enough to award a second season to any of its shows. Thestreaming servicelaunched earlier this year with a focus on mobile content. It isn’t available on TVs or video game consoles, only mobile devices. The services raised well over $1 billion in funding and focuses on short-form, bite-sized content that can be consumed on the go. Quibi also pulled in a surprising number of A-list stars and creatives to make content for the service. Up to this point, it has failed to catch on in any sort of significant way. In June, it was reported that 90 percent of the platform’s active users left once their free trial was up.
Kevin Hart remains one of thebusiest men in Hollywood. Aside from this, he also hasThe Man From TorontoandMy Own Worst Enemyon deck, as well as the recently announcedPlanes, Trains and Automobilesremake being developed with Hart and Will Smith. It is also expected thatJumanji 4will be announced at some point, which would almost certainly bring him back. Plus, there are projects on the back burner likeRide Along 3and theMonopolymovie. Further details onDie Harterwill be announced at a later date.Die Hartseason 1 is available now via theQuibi streaming app.
