Spy Kids: Armageddon was released on September 22, 2023, by
Netflix. The film received mixed reviews from critics.[3][4]
Premise
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When the children of the world's greatest secret agents unwittingly help a powerful game developer unleash a computer virus that gives him control of all technology, they must become spies themselves to save their parents and the world.[5]
Solar Dena Bennett and Fabiola Andújar[7] as OSS Agents
Isaac Garza as the tournament host
Krystle Gutierrez as a newscaster
Production
A
reboot of the Spy Kids franchise was revealed to be in development in January 2021, with a film involving a plot that centers around a multicultural family. Series creator
Robert Rodriguez returns as writer and director; the project is a joint-venture production between
Skydance Media,
Spyglass Media Group, and
Double R Productions.[8][9][10]Netflix acquired distribution rights the next year in March, making it the second Spy Kids project produced for the platform, while
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg,
Don Granger, Racer Max (Rodriguez's son), and
Elizabeth Avellán (Rodriguez's ex-wife) joined as producers.[11]
Spy Kids: Armageddon was released in the United States on Netflix on September 22, 2023.[11][18]
Reception
On the
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes, 54% of 35 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Spy Kids: Armageddon offers solidly diverting action for younger viewers, even if it's starting to feel like this franchise has run out of reasons to continue."[19]Metacritic, which uses a
weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[20]
Samantha Bergeson of
IndieWire says it "will certainly appeal to kids today, the kind that fall into the pre-tween age group who still dream about joining the CIA. As spy boss Devlin says at the end of the film, it’s simply onto the next mission for the 'Spy Kids' family. Will that sequel rival 'Spy Kids 2'? Stay tuned."[21] Maggie Lovitt of
Collider says it "may never be the generation-defining cult classic that its predecessors were, but it is still a long-overdue return to an unparalleled universe. In Rodriguez’s world, hopepunk rules, and very few storytellers feel compelled to tell stories where there’s unwavering optimism and hope for the future."[22]
References
^Polowy, Kevin (September 22, 2023).
"Can 'Spy Kids' be the next James Bond? Robert Rodriguez has a plan". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved October 23, 2023. "I wanted to reestablish a new family [in Armageddon]," he says. "It could still be in the same world, so if we get to make more films, there easily could be legacy characters that come back. But because it'd been so long [since 2011's All the Time in the World], it was important to just start the franchise fresh and then go from there. I would love to bring back [characters], I would love to connect the worlds. That would be so fun."