That premise proved to be a big hit with audiences, and since the moderate success of the first film, there have been four other films released in the franchise, as well as two seasons of a TV show.

The estimated budget for The Purge was just $3 million, and worldwide it’s raked in almost $80 million at the box office. Simply translated, that equates to a sequel, but is one already in the works?

The project comes from franchise creator James DeMonaco, indie studio Blumhouse Television and Universal Cable Productions. The franchise — about one day each year when murder and mayhem is legalized ...