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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesFirst without DeMonaco directing
DeMonaco wrote it, but Gerard McMurray directed. Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade and Steve Harris lead the cast.
source ↗ - ReferenceWhere the Purge begins
The NFFA pays people to stay on the island and puts camera lenses and trackers on participants. The name "Purge" comes from the addict Skeletor.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe franchise's biggest hit
It opened on July 4, 2018, cost about $13 million and grossed about $137 million, the highest of the films.
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- Behind the scenesThe idea came from road rage
James DeMonaco was partly inspired by a comment from his wife after a road rage incident. The script grew from there.
source ↗ - Behind the scenes"Too un-American"
While seeking funding, DeMonaco and producer Sébastien Lemercier were told it was too un-American. Universal and Jason Blum put up $3 million, and the film grossed about $91 million.
source ↗ - CameoThe voice of the emergency broadcast
Cindy Robinson, uncredited, voices the Purge Emergency Broadcast System announcement. She repeats the voice in the series. Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey play James and Mary.
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- Behind the scenesA sequel announced fast
Universal and Jason Blum announced the sequel on June 10, 2013, thanks to the first film's success. It cost between $9 and $11 million and grossed about $112 million.
source ↗ - ReferenceFrom the house to the city
The first film is set mostly in one house. Here the story moves into the streets of Greater Los Angeles and shows what happens outside the rich homes.
source ↗ - CameoLeo Barnes arrives
Frank Grillo debuts in the series as Leo Barnes. Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez and Michael K. Williams round out the cast.
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- Behind the scenesA USA Network premiere
Created by James DeMonaco, the series premiered on September 4, 2018 on USA Network. The first season has ten episodes.
source ↗ - CameoMain cast
Gabriel Chavarria, Hannah Emily Anderson, Jessica Garza, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell and Lee Tergesen are the leads. William Baldwin and Fiona Dourif appear as recurring cast.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe same voice from the films
Cindy Robinson returns as the voice of the Purge Emergency Broadcast System, the same as in the films.
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- Behind the scenesRenewed in 2018
USA Network renewed the series on November 6, 2018, and the second season premiered on October 15, 2019.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesCancelled for low ratings
USA Network cancelled the series on May 13, 2020, after two seasons, due to low viewership.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe third season that became a film idea
DeMonaco said the idea of a worldwide Purge, which he had planned for a third season, went into the story he imagined for the sixth film.
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- CameoFrank Grillo and the new candidate
Frank Grillo returns as Leo Barnes, now head of security. Elizabeth Mitchell plays Senator Roan and Mykelti Williamson plays Joe.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA $10 million budget
DeMonaco wrote and directed again. The film cost about $10 million and grossed about $119 million.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe slogan that repeated
The poster tagline, "Keep America Great", drew attention in 2017 for matching a real US campaign slogan. Wikipedia records the coincidence.
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- Behind the scenesDelayed by the pandemic
The film was set for July 10, 2020 and was delayed by COVID-19 to July 2, 2021. It grossed about $77 million.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesAn ending he liked
In October 2018, DeMonaco said he might write another film and that it would be a "really cool ending". Everardo Valerio Gout, of National Geographic's Mars, was hired in 2019 to direct.
source ↗ - CameoA border cast
Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda and Will Patton lead the cast. DeMonaco wrote and produced.
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