‘The Shadow Strays’: Netflix’s Bloody Action Hit Is Officially Getting a Sequel!!

Netflix is perhaps the king of original action movies for streaming. It has such a vast catalog of varied and eclectic movies that involve face smashing, bone crushing and leg breaking — and we love it for that. But few have been quite as vicious as this one, which introduced us to a world of highly trained assassins that inevitably drew comparisons to John Wick. The movie subsequently racked up millions of hours watched and earned outstanding reviews from critics. Two years on from that, we’re about to get more of it.

In 2024, Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto unleashed more than two hours of extraordinarily bloody martial arts carnage in The Shadow Strays, and he’s just confirmed he’s not done with Codename 13 yet. Tjahjanto has confirmed that he is currently writing a sequel to The Shadow Strays, revealing that he still has deeply personal stories he wants to explore through the franchise.

Netflix has not formally greenlit The Shadow Strays 2 yet, but the filmmaker is actively developing the screenplay, as he revealed via social media. He also addressed one of the fundamental questions surrounding the first movie: why its young assassin risks everything to save a boy she barely knows.

“Yes I am slowly writing on the sequel. The Shadow Strays is possibly my most personal movie yet. I still have personal stories to tell in the sequel. People asked why she fought tooth and nail to save a boy she barely know, I asked them back: ‘If you tap into your humanity & see the strength within yourself, wouldn’t you try to do the same? Kindred bond knows no logic, it just is.”

Who Stars in ‘The Shadow Strays’?

The Shadow Strays follows Codename 13, an teenage assassin who works for an organization known as the Shadows. After nearly botching an assignment, 13 is suspended and encounters Monji, a young boy whose mother was killed by a crime syndicate. The Shadow Strays stars Aurora Ribero (Like & Share) as Codename 13/Nomi, Hana Malasan (Ben & Jody) as Umbra, Taskya Namya (Waktu Maghrib) as Soriah, Agra Piliang (Serigala Terakhir) as Haga, Andri Mashadi (KKN di Desa Penari) as Ariel, Kristo Immanuel (The Big 4) as Jeki, Adipati Dolken (Posesif) as Prasetyo, Ali Fikry (Nussa) as Monji, Chew Kin Wah (Check the Store Next Door) as the Handler, and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid: Redemption) as Master Burai