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===Continued film and television work (2014–present)=== In 2014, Berry signed on to star and serve as a co-executive producer in [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] drama series ''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]'',<ref>[https://deadline.com/2013/10/halle-berry-to-topline-cbs-series-extant-603628/ "Halle Berry To Topline CBS Series 'Extant'"], deadline.com, October 4, 2013.</ref> where she took on the role of [[Molly Woods]], an astronaut who struggles to reconnect with her husband and android son after spending 13 months in space. The show ran for two seasons until 2015, receiving largely positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/extant/|title=Extant|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415212743/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/extant|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-sets-premiere-dates-for-under-the-dome-new-drama-extant-1201058659/ "CBS Sets Premiere Dates for 'Under the Dome', New Drama 'Extant'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317103032/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-sets-premiere-dates-for-under-the-dome-new-drama-extant-1201058659/ |date=March 17, 2018 }}, variety.com, January 15, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/halle-berrys-extant-premiere-pushed-week-cbs-sets-summer-slate "CBS Sets Summer Slate: Halle Berry's 'Extant' Premiere Pushed a Week"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218220115/https://www.thewrap.com/halle-berrys-extant-premiere-pushed-week-cbs-sets-summer-slate/ |date=February 18, 2023 }} (March 11, 2014), TheWrap.com.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' remarked: "She [Halle Berry] brings a dignity and gravity to Molly, a projected intelligence that allows you to buy her as an astronaut and to see what has happened to her as frightening rather than ridiculous. Berry's all in, and you float along."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/07/08/extant-review/12320599/|title=With Halle Berry in its orbit, 'Extant' has potential|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006200320/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/07/08/extant-review/12320599/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2014, Berry launched a new production company, [[606 Films]], with producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. It is named after the Anti-Paparazzi Bill, SB 606, that the actress pushed for and which was signed into law by California Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in the fall of 2013. The new company emerged as part of a deal for Berry to work in ''Extant''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2014/03/halle-berry-elaine-goldsmith-thomas-name-606-films-shingle-after-anti-paparazzi-bill-694634/ "Halle Berry, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Name 606 Films Shingle After Anti-Paparazzi Bill"], deadline.com, March 6, 2014.</ref> In the stand-up comedy [[concert film]] ''[[Kevin Hart: What Now?]]'' (2016), Berry appeared as herself, opposite [[Kevin Hart]], attending a poker game event that goes horribly wrong.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/kevin-hart-what-now | title=Kevin Hart: What Now? | access-date=October 6, 2018 | archive-date=October 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006195241/http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/kevin-hart-what-now | url-status=live }}</ref> She provided uncredited vocals to the song "Calling All My Lovelies" by [[Bruno Mars]] from his third studio album, ''[[24K Magic (album)|24K Magic]]'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2956276/bruno-mars-halle-berry-calling-all-my-lovelies/|title=Bruno Mars Still Can't Get Halle Berry To Call Him Back|last=Roth|first=Madeline|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803072813/http://www.mtv.com/news/2956276/bruno-mars-halle-berry-calling-all-my-lovelies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Kidnap (2017 film)|Kidnap]]'', an abduction thriller Berry filmed in 2014, was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/dark-tower-condemned/|title=Dark Tower Condemned|first=Jeff|last=Giles|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830071712/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/dark-tower-condemned/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the film, she starred as a diner waitress tailing a vehicle when her son is kidnapped by its occupants. ''Kidnap'' grossed US$34 million and garnered mixed reviews from writers, who felt that it "strays into poorly scripted exploitation too often to take advantage of its pulpy premise — or the still-impressive talents of [Berry]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kidnap_2017|title=Kidnap (2017)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=August 4, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830073445/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kidnap_2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She next played an agent employed by a secret American spy organisation in the action comedy sequel ''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]'' (2017), as part of an ensemble cast, consisting of [[Colin Firth]], [[Taron Egerton]], [[Mark Strong]], [[Julianne Moore]], and [[Elton John]]. While critical response towards the film was mixed, it made US$414 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingsman2.htm|title=Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020060542/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingsman2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside [[Daniel Craig]], Berry starred as a working-class mother during the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] in [[Deniz Gamze Ergüven]]'s drama ''[[Kings (2017 film)|Kings]]'' (2017). The film found a limited theatrical release following its initial screening at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/the-review/the-toronto-international-film-festival-unveils-first-slate-of-films-for/|title=The Toronto International Film Festival unveils first slate of films for 2017|date=July 25, 2017|publisher=[[Toronto International Film Festival]]|access-date=July 25, 2017|author=<!--Not stated-->|archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727221155/http://www.tiff.net/the-review/the-toronto-international-film-festival-unveils-first-slate-of-films-for/|url-status=live}}</ref> and as part of an overall lukewarm reception,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/kings|title=Kings Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=April 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430090624/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/kings|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Variety'' noted: "It should be said that Berry has given some of the best and worst performances of the past quarter-century, but this is perhaps the only one that swings to both extremes in the same movie."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2017-09-14 |title=Toronto Film Review: ‘Kings’ |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/kings-review-halle-berry-1202556550/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Berry competed against [[James Corden]] in the first rap battle on the first episode of [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]'s ''[[Drop the Mic]]'', originally aired on October 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/halle-berry-crushes-james-corden-in-rap-battle-watch/|title=Watch Halle Berry Crush James Corden in Rap Battle|work=Us Weekly|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174359/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/halle-berry-crushes-james-corden-in-rap-battle-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> She played Sofia, an assassin, in the film ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'', which was released on May 17, 2019, by [[Lionsgate]].<ref>{{cite news|title=John Wick: Chapter Three Release Date Set for 2019|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/887717-john-wick-chapter-three-release-date-set-for-2019|access-date=September 15, 2017|work=ComingSoon.net|date=September 14, 2017|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015744/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/887717-john-wick-chapter-three-release-date-set-for-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She is, as of February 2019, executive producer of the [[BET]] television series ''[[Boomerang (U.S. TV series)|Boomerang]]'', based on the film in which she starred. The series premiered February 12, 2019.<ref name="Pilot">{{cite web |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title=Halle Berry & Lena Waithe Add Serious EP Spin To BET's 'Boomerang' Reboot |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/halle-berry-lena-waithe-boomerang-reboot-executive-producers-bet-ben-cory-jones-dime-davis-1202469809/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 24, 2018 |date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713122425/https://deadline.com/2018/09/halle-berry-lena-waithe-boomerang-reboot-executive-producers-bet-ben-cory-jones-dime-davis-1202469809/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Berry made her directorial debut with the feature ''[[Bruised (film)|Bruised]]'' in which she plays a disgraced MMA fighter named Jackie Justice, who reconnects with her estranged son. The film premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/toronto-film-festival-reveals-plan-for-2020-edition-with-mix-of-physical-digital-screenings-kate-winslet-idris-elba-mark-wahlberg-movies-among-first-wave-1202968375/|title=Toronto Film Festival Reveals Plan For Slimline 2020 Edition With Mix Of Physical & Digital Screenings; Kate Winslet, Idris Elba & Mark Wahlberg Movies Among First Wave|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=June 24, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701140325/https://deadline.com/2020/06/toronto-film-festival-reveals-plan-for-2020-edition-with-mix-of-physical-digital-screenings-kate-winslet-idris-elba-mark-wahlberg-movies-among-first-wave-1202968375/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released on [[Netflix]] in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/halle-berry-bruised-movie-deal-netflix-8-figures-toronto-film-festival-mma-fighter-1234575253/|title=Toronto 2020 Starts With Knockout: Netflix In Final Talks To Acquire Halle Berry-Directed MMA Drama 'Bruised' In 8-Figure WW Deal|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912010737/https://deadline.com/2020/09/halle-berry-bruised-movie-deal-netflix-8-figures-toronto-film-festival-mma-fighter-1234575253/|url-status=live}}</ref> Berry received a positive review from ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' for her performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=November 14, 2021|title='Bruised' Review: Halle Berry Directs Herself Into No-Holds-Barred Portrayal Of MMA Fighter Looking For Redemption – AFI Fest|url=https://deadline.com/video/bruised-review-halle-berry-director-star-netflix/|url-status=live|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114060149/https://deadline.com/video/bruised-review-halle-berry-director-star-netflix/}}</ref> In January 2023, Berry signed with Range Media Partners as a producer and director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-01-31 |title=Halle Berry Signs With Range Media Partners |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/halle-berry-signs-with-range-media-partners-1235245539/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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