{
  "id": 1660463,
  "title": "Ma Dong-seok joins Netflix's 'Extraction 3' alongside Hemsworth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ma-dong-seok-joins-netflixs-extraction-3-alongside-hemsworth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:16:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818008300315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Korean American actor Ma Dong-sek will join the cast of Netflix's action franchise Extraction for its third installment, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Idris Elba. Ma, also known as Don Lee, will appear in Extraction 3, currently in production, and will join Tyler Rake, a former special forces operative turned mercenary played by Hemsworth, who undertakes dangerous rescue missions against international criminal syndicates. The film, directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Citadel writer David Weil, will continue the series' focus on Rake's dangerous rescue missions. Ma, who has gained international attention with his roles in films such as The Roundup series and Train to Busan, is also filming The Roundup 5, the fifth installment in his popular crime film series. Filming for Extraction 3 began in May and is scheduled for release next year.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ma Dong-seok joins Netflix's 'Extraction 3' alongside Hemsworth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ma-dong-seok-joins-netflixs-extraction-3-alongside-hemsworth-1665006",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:52:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}