Protocol (franchise)

Protocol is an American action spy-thriller franchise created by Issac Davis, an executive at Lotus and media mogul. The films were produced with Davis's company, New World Studios, A24, Endeavor Content, and New Line Cinema, with A24 distributing the films in the United States, Warner Bros. Pictures internationally, and Constantin Wild Bunch with Gaumont distributing the films in Europe. The trademark and franchise is owned by Davis and New World Studios. Davis also launched 21 Faces Productions, to act as a lorekeeper master-production studio for the franchise.

Development
Development of the franchise could date back to the mid 2010s when Davis talked with a few producing and writing friends about a potential for a new film, but since it was early on and Davis wasn't exactly known to create media franchises, it would've been moot to do so.

However, talks began again in the fall of 2020, with work beginning in early 2021 of Protocol. Characters and a basic storyline were developed by Davis, while Jen McGowan, Hossein Amini, and Lionel Wigram helped with fleshing out the story and characters, giving them life in the process.

Original trilogy

 * Protocol: Alpha - The first film in the franchise, starring a list of high end actors and amazing writing and producing talent. Releasing April 22, 2022.
 * Protocol: Double Agent - Releasing October 27, 2023.
 * Protocol: Ascension - Releasing October 25, 2024.

Other films
These films have date with A24/Protocol Event tagged onto them for future releases, as per the internal story and character bible done by Davis and McGowan.
 * A24/Protocol Event - Releasing April 24, 2026
 * A24/Protocol Event - Releasing October 22, 2027
 * A24/Protocol Event - Releasing May 25, 2029

Protocol: Development
In September of 2021, Davis greenlit a prequel television series backed by Aaron Webb and Regency Television, this would focus on the first two spies working for The Institute. A bidding war began with FX, USA, and AMC signalling interest. In the end, AMC came out victorious in the bidding war. Development on the prequel will start on October 2, 2021, the date that filming ends on Alpha.

21 Faces Productions
21 Faces Productions is the lorekeeper/master production studio of Protocol. It is headed by Issac Davis and Jen McGowan, with both of them acting as senior executive producers. The studio so far has 21 partners which includes producers, directors, and writers. It is owned by Issac Davis and New World Studios, while being operated by New World Studios, Capitol Films, and Regency Enterprises.

Senior executive producers

 * Issac Davis
 * Jen McGowan

Producers

 * Aaron Webb (Regency)
 * Arnaldo Reis (Capitol Films)
 * Brian Oliver (New Republic)
 * Dana Goldberg (Skydance)
 * Don Granger (Skydance)

Writer-director-producer

 * Sam Mendes

Writer-producers

 * John Logan
 * Will Staples
 * Lionel Wigram
 * Simon Kinberg

Writers

 * Umair Aleem
 * Phoebe Waller-Bridge
 * Hossein Amini

Composers

 * Jonny Greenwood
 * Lorne Balfe

Stunt performer

 * Hayley Wright