Jane Saunders expands Axel Foley's universe and family unit in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Jane's emotional development and father-daughter relationship with Axel is crucial. Jane's mother's identity remains vague, possibly to be explored in future sequels.

The introduction of Jane Saunders (Taylour Paige) in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F expands the universe and creates a family unit for Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy). Thanks to Jane's existence, he is no longer just the rogue cop with nebulous reasons to return to Beverly Hills. However, while her arrival shakes up the franchise's dynamics, it also raises some important questions about who Jane's mother might be.

There are plenty of new and returning characters in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, but Jane is the character that is most crucial to Axel's emotional development. Little is learned about Jane's connection to the previous films. Axel did not have children in the previous films,...