A positive filming update for Netflix’s Red Notice 2 might provide viewers a hint as to when to anticipate the impending sequel starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds.

Despite receiving poor reviews, the first Red Notice film still had a good opening and finished 2021 as the seventh most streamed movie. In addition to including an all-star cast, the movie set a Netflix record for being the most watched project ever on its debut day.

Due to Red Notice’s phenomenal success, two sequels have been approved, and as producers Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia noted to Collider, the intention is to shoot them back-to-back.

Recently, a significant upgrade that might excite Red Notice fans was made public.

Red Notice 2 and 3 will soon start filming.Red Notice 2 and Red Notice 3 will begin filming back-to-back on January 2, 2023, according to a production list.

This film’s January release date appears to be the result of scheduling conflicts among Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot. Given the trio’s hectic schedule, it appears like back-to-back filming is essential to completing the two confirmed sequels.

According to this source, Red Notice 2 may be planning to release in the summer of 2024.

Back-to-back shoots, as pointed out by Deadline, essentially mean that the studio has strong confidence in the IP and its creatives. In the past, consecutive shoots have been done on films like James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, The Hunger Games, and Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3.

Why Red Notice 2 Makes Sense to Premiere in Summer 2024The first Red Notice started filming in early January 2020, a time when the global pandemic had yet to truly make its mark on the world. After being delayed, production resumed on September 2020, finishing filming in November 2020.

Given the length of the production of shooting back-to-back and the fact that it’s a globe-trotting adventure, it’s possible that filming for Red Notice 2 and Red Notice 3 could last for most of 2023. That said, releasing the sequel in Summer 2024 (if post-production permits) would be an ideal move for Netflix, considering that it’s the usual spot for big-budget movies for the streamer.

This year, Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling’s The Gray Man premiered on Netflix in July 2022, followed by strong entries like Purple Hearts and Jamie Foxx’s Dayshift.

If Red Notice 2 doesn’t get to be released in Summer 2024, another plausible move is to release it around November, which is the same month when the first movie premiered in 2021.