In Red Notice (2021), the story revolves around three main characters: John Hartley (an FBI profiler played by Dwayne Johnson), Nolan Booth (a master art thief played by Ryan Reynolds), and “The Bishop” / Sarah Black (another high‑profile thief played by Gal Gadot). The plot begins when Hartley is called in by Interpol to help deal with a major art theft involving a priceless jewel‑encrusted ancient artifact — one of Cleopatra’s three bejeweled eggs. Hartley tracks Booth, who is behind the heist plans, and soon becomes embroiled in a chase across the globe, working with Booth to try to beat The Bishop. Along the way there are betrayals, double‑crosses, and action sequence set‑pieces, including prison escapes, jungle chases, and masquerade balls.

As the film proceeds, it’s revealed that Hartley and The Bishop have secretly been working together. They manipulate Booth in order to get to all three eggs. At the climax they succeed in acquiring the artifacts, deliver them to a buyer, and appear to have outsmarted everyone. Booth is left betrayed, tied up in the jungle. But in a twist toward the very end, Booth returns: he had tipped off Interpol about Hartley and The Bishop’s financial accounts such that their payout is frozen, and their yacht (a symbol of their escape) is also compromised. Then Booth presents them with a proposition: there is a new heist — bigger, more challenging, more lucrative — that requires the three of them to join forces. The final shot shows Hartley, The Bishop, and Booth standing in front of the Louvre in Paris, setting the stage for the next movie.

Regarding Red Notice 2, several facts are confirmed or highly likely: Netflix has greenlit the sequel; the three leads (Johnson, Reynolds, Gadot) are expected to reprise their roles.The script has been written (or at least in advanced stages) and production was reportedly being planned\ But exactly what happens — the villain(s), the new heist, character arcs, betrayals, even the setting — have not been officially revealed.

If I were to predict based on the ending of Red Notice, Red Notice 2 will likely begin soon after the Louvre scene, with the three protagonists having to navigate their new alliance amid distrust, possibly being pursued by law enforcement and/or new criminal adversaries. The scale will probably be global, glamorous, with heist tropes, double‑crosses, and probably some new twist(s) as was done in the first film.