Alan Ritchson to star in Netflix action film 'Maelstrom' directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

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It's been a major week for Alan Ritchson , who was announced as the star of an upcoming action movie on Netflix . Titled Maelstrom , the film will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra . Both Collet-Serra and Ritchson have delivered hits for Netflix in the past. The filmmaker's action-thriller Carry-On is the third-most-watched Netflix original film of all time with 172 million views, while Ritchson's sci-fi action film War Machine is ranked ninth on the same list, with nearly 140 million views. The action star will also return for a sequel to War Machine , but before that, he'll headline a pure action movie that debuts next week.