Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Movie, 2024, The Citadel, Set in The Green Place to the Citadel
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is #5 of 5 in release order and #4 of 5 in chronological order in the Mad Max.
The story
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga recap
In the Green Place, a young Furiosa is kidnapped by raiders from the biker horde of Dementus, a warlord. Her mother, Mary Jabassa, chases them across the desert, and Dementus has her killed in front of Furiosa. Dementus keeps the girl, then trades her to Immortan Joe for control of Gas Town. She escapes Joe's plans for her, hides in the Citadel disguised as a boy, and grows up working on a new War Rig. As a young woman, she becomes the partner of Praetorian Jack, the rig's driver, and they fight off raiders on the road. The two plan to escape together to the Green Place, but Dementus captures them during a battle at the Bullet Farm. Jack is killed, and Furiosa loses her left arm escaping.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga ending explained
Furiosa hunts down Dementus and takes her revenge, and the story leads directly into Fury Road as she hides Joe's wives in her rig. After a war between Joe and Dementus, Furiosa finds him alone in the desert. The History Man says there are different accounts of what she did; one shows her planting a peach seed inside his body so that a tree grows from him. Furiosa becomes an Imperator, and the final scene shows the wives boarding her War Rig.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, scenes from Fury Road play. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is streaming on YouTube TV and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mad Max: Fury Road, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, before Mad Max: Fury Road.
What to watch before Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
In release order, the essentials before Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) are Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
Cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa
- Chris Hemsworth as Dementus
- Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack
- Alyla Browne as Young Furiosa
- George Shevtsov as The History Man
- Lachy Hulme as Immortan Joe / Rizzdale Pell
- John Howard as The People Eater
- Angus Sampson as Organic Mechanic
- Charlee Fraser as Mary Jabassa
- Elsa Pataky as Vuvalini General / Mr Norton
- Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus
- Josh Helman as Scrotus
Directed by George Miller.