Summary

• Beverly Hills Cop 4, titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, is a highly anticipated sequel that will bring back Eddie Murphy as the iconic law enforcer.
• Beverly Hills Cop 4 will premiere on Netflix on July 3rd, 2024.
• The plot of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F revolves around Foley returning to LA to investigate a corrupt police force and a murder, possibly with the addition of an adult daughter to the story.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will finally bring Eddie Murphy’s titular ultra-cool law enforcer back for Beverly Hills Cop 4, and after years in development progress on the movie is moving at full steam. The Beverly Hills Cop franchise helped write the formula for buddy-cop action comedies, with Eddie Murphy playing the lead from the very beginning in 1984. Beverly Hills Cop has spawned two sequels so far, with the most recent arriving in 1994. Now, over three decades later, the fourth movie Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is on the way.

Once again starring Eddie Murphy with Mark Malloy in the director's chair, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is due to arrive on Netflix, as the streamer is teaming up with Paramount to ensure Beverly Hills Cop 4 reaches patient franchise fans. With a cast that includes returning cast members like John Ashton and Paul Reiser alongside newcomers like Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon Levitt, there are plenty of reasons Axel Foley’s first movie in over three decades is so highly anticipated.

Most Recent Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F News

Axel F Gets A Release Date

Not long after the first major details about the legacy sequel were revealed, Netflix has now revealed the release date for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Three decades after the release of the third installment in the popular action comedy franchise, Axel F is now slated to release on July 3rd, 2024. Proudly brandishing the release date on official Netflix social media accounts, Beverly Hils Cop: Axel F will drop exclusively on the streaming service, despite a copious amount of theatrical competition around the July 4th holiday.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Release Date

The Action Comedy Franchise Returns In July

The most recent Beverly Hills Cop movie has been in development for quite some time, and now Netflix has officially placed the anticipated legacy sequel on the calendar. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will premiere on Netflix on July 3rd, 2024, hoping to compete with many of the blockbuster movies that will be released theatrically around the same time.

The Beverly Hills Cop trilogy is available to stream on Paramount+, with 1984's Beverly Hills Cop also available on Netflix.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Cast

New & Returning Faces

The cast of Beverly Hills Cop 4 features a mix of new faces and returning names from the existing trilogy of Beverly Hills Cop movies. Grammy winner and Academy Award-nominated comedy and action legend Eddie Murphy (Shrek, Coming to America) is of course, back again as Axel Foley. Joining Eddie Murphy in the cast of Beverly Hills Cop 4 are returning actors:

Joining the returning franchise cast members for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F are Kevin Bacon as Captain Grant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Taylour Paige as Jane, and Patricia Belcher as Judge Angelic. How those characters fit into the story has yet to be revealed.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Story Details

Axel Foley's Latest Adventure

While the specifics of the story are being kept under wraps by Netflix and Paramount, there is reportedly a plot synopsis for Beverly Hills Cop 4. A report shared by Moviehole suggests that the story of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will see Foley return to LA to investigate a corrupt Beverly Hills police force and a murder connected to them. It’s also been reported that Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley will have an adult daughter.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Trailer

The First Look At Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Giving fans their first glimpse of the new film, Netflix released an official teaser for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in December 2023, and it proves that Murphy hasn't missed a beat when playing the titular cop. The minute and a half trailer reintroduces Axel and shows him traveling from the familiar confines of his native Detroit, to the sunny and wild world of Beverly Hills. Though it doesn't give too much plot away, the teaser does show the exciting action that will make Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F the biggest installment yet.

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  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

  Director:

  Mark Molloy

  Cast:

  Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon, John Ashton

  Writers:

  Will Beall

  Rating:

  R

  Genres:

  Action, Comedy

  Studio(s):

  Paramount Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Eddie Murphy Productions

  Distributor(s):

  Netflix

  prequel(s):

  Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Beverly Hills Cop 3

  Franchise(s):

  Beverly Hills Cop

  Release Date:

  2024-07-03