Max Payne (TV series)

Max Payne is an American action-drama television series based on the video game series of the same name. The series stars Keanu Reeves in the title role, a New York City police detective on the hunt to find out the truth behind the murders of his wife and daughter. Max Payne debuted on Fox in February 2018 to successful acclaim and ratings and was renewed for a second season shortly after. The series' showrunner is Chris Carter, also known for Fox's The X-Files. Max Payne ended its five-season, 49-episode run in October 2021 after adapting the first two games in the series.
The series is primarily written by Carter with input from Remedy Entertainment's creative director Sam Lake, the franchise's creator and writer of the first two games. Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto, who performed the score for the first two games, also return to compose the score and title theme for the series. Lake, Hatakka, and Kajesto also make several cameo appearances on the show.
==Cast==
===Main characters===
* Keanu Reeves as Max Payne (seasons 1-5)
* Alicia Vikander as Mona Sax (season 1, recurring; seasons 3-5, main) and Lisa Punchinello (season 2, recurring)
* Anjelica Huston as Nicole Horne (seasons 1-3)
* Robert Redford as Jim Bravura (seasons 1-3, recurring; 4, main)
* Sean Bean as Vladimir Lem (season 2, recurring; seasons 3-5, main)
* Laurie Holden as Valerie Winterson (seasons 3-4)
=== Recurring characters===
* Gwyneth Paltrow as Michelle Payne (seasons 1-2)
* Austin Amelio as Vinnie Gognitti (seasons 1, 4)
* Vincent D'Onofrio as Jack Lupino (season 1)
* Neal McDonough as B.B. Hensley (seasons 1-2)
* Michael Caine as Alfred Woden (season 2, voice only; seasons 3, 5)
==Episodes==
===Season 1 (2018)===
No. in season	Title 	Original air date
1 	"The American Dream" 	February 16, 2018
2 	"So Much For Being Subtle" 	February 23, 2018
3 	"Live From The Crime Scene" 	March 2, 2018
4 	"Playing It Boggart" 	March 9, 2018
5 	"A Few Hundred Bullets Back" 	March 16, 2018
6 	"The Blood Veins Of New York"	March 23, 2018
7 	"A One Man War" 	March 30, 2018
8 	"Fear That Gives Men Wings" 	April 6, 2018
9 	"All A Blur" 	April 13, 2018
10 	"An Empire Of Evil" 	April 20, 2018
11 	"Straight From A Bad Dream" 	April 27, 2018
===Season 2 (2018-19)===
No. in season	Title 	Original air date
1 	"A Cold Day In Hell" 	December 7, 2018
2 	"Captain Baseball-Bat Boy"	December 14, 2018
3 	"With Rats & Oily Water" 	December 21, 2018
4 	"No Payne, No Gain" 	December 28, 2018
5 	"Murderous Hearts" 	January 4, 2019
6 	"Angel Of Death" 	January 11, 2019
7 	"The Killer Was Smiling" 	January 18, 2019
8 	"Operation Dead Eyes" 	January 25, 2019
9 	"The Deep Six" 	February 1, 2019
10 	"Project Valhalla" 	February 8, 2019
11 	"The Name Of Your Enemy" 	February 15, 2019
===Season 3 (2019-20)===
No. in season	Title 	Original air date
1 	"In The Land Of The Blind" 	October 11, 2019
2 	"A Sci-Fi Fortress" 	October 18, 2019
3 	"Power Games" 	October 25, 2019
4 	"An Eye For An Eye" 	November 1, 2019
5 	"A Warrior's Heaven" 	November 8, 2019
6 	"Pain & Suffering" 	November 15, 2019
7 	"The Darkness Inside (Two Years Later)"	December 13, 2019
8 	"Elevator Doors" 	December 20, 2019
9 	"A Criminal Mastermind" 	December 27, 2019
10 	"The Depths Of My Brain" 	January 3, 2020
11 	"No 'Us' In This" 	January 10, 2020
===Season 4 (2020-21)===
No. in season	Title 	Original air date
1 	"A Linear Sequence Of Scares" 	October 30, 2020
2 	"The Million Dollar Question" 	November 6, 2020
3 	"A Binary Choice" 	November 13, 2020
4 	"The Things That I Want" 	November 20, 2020
5 	"Blowing Up" 	November 27, 2020
6 	"Routing Her Synapses" 	December 4, 2020
7 	"The Genius Of The Hole" 	December 11, 2020
8 	"Waking Up From The American Dream"	December 18, 2020
9 	"Too Stubborn To Die" 	January 15, 2021
10 	"On A Crash Course" 	January 22, 2021
11 	"Dearest Of All My Friends" 	January 29, 2021
===Season 5 (2021)===
No. in season	Title 	Original air date
1 	"A Losing Game" 	October 1, 2021
2 	"There Are No Happy Endings"	October 8, 2021
3 	"Love Hurts" 	October 15, 2021
4 	"That Old Familiar Feeling" 	October 22, 2021
5 	"I Had A Dream" 	October 29, 2021
==Home media and streaming==
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have released every season of Max Payne on DVD and Blu-ray. The series is also available for streaming via Hulu.
==Merchandise==
The popularity of Max Payne has spawned merchandise based on the show and its characters, including comic books (such as a Mona Sax prequel series), Funko Pop vinyl figures, soundtrack albums, spin-off novels, and various clothes. The TV series has also re-sparked interest in the game series, leading to the success of the Max Payne 4: The Vials of Sorrow game which was released in October 2018 for Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
==Possible revival and prequel spin-off==
Though it has yet to be officially confirmed, Chris Carter and Sam Lake have expressed interest in the series returning for an additional season which would adapt the storyline of Max Payne 4: The Vials of Sorrow, and also a potential prequel spin-off focusing on Mona Sax. Alicia Vikander has expressed interest in reprising her role as Mona.
Category:Television Series
Category:TV series based on video games
Category:TV Shows based on video games
Category:TV Series
Category:TV Shows
Category:Television Shows
Category:Action
Category:Drama
Category:Fox
Category:Fox Shows