However, whether you are a spy literature addict looking to explore the films and TV shows, or a die-hard fan wanting to revisit an alternate reality where a rogue agent decimates a corrupt CIA, you have to acknowledge the fact that Jason Bourne is a name that incites a sense of awe and mystery. While it is true that compared to the recent Bond and Mission Impossible films, the Bourne franchise seems to have made less of an impact with its later two installments. There have been talks of a sixth film in the series, but as much as Frank Marshall wants it, the future is murky for now. There have also been two TV series under the Bourne franchise, the 1988 miniseries The Bourne Identity starring Richard Chamberlain as the titular character, and Treadstone (2019 ) that expanded the world of Jason Bourne in a familiar setting, going deeper into the Bourne mythos.

Damon's Borune was replaced by Jeremy Renner's Aaron Cross as the lead in The Bourne Legacy (2012), which was set in the same world as Ludlum’s works but took inspiration from the novel of the same name written by Eric Van Lustbader.

All three of Ludlum’s books were turned into films, and Damon starred in four of them, namely, The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Jason Bourne (2016). What sets it apart from its contemporaries is that, in a time when action blockbusters have become more reliant on CGI, the Bourne franchise stuck to delivering raw action in the form of real stunt workīased on the character from Robert Ludlum’s spy thriller novels of the same name, Jason Bourne skyrocketed Matt Damon’s fame as an action star, making him the face of the Bourne franchise. Bourne is a pop culture icon, and stands tall alongside other named spy movie franchises such as James Bond and Mission Impossible. There’s no way you are a fan of the spy genre and haven’t heard that iconic name.

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