Hollywood has always been an enlarged platform for many
Australian actors who have gone on to gain international recognition after
working there. Eric Bana is one such actor who made it big on the
screen after playing Bruce Banner in 2003’s Hulk
. Though the actor took a brief break focusing on race cars after many years since his
Hollywood breakthrough, he
is back in action in the last few years and has delivered some memorable
performances. And now he is ready for the taste of the streaming world with
Netflix’s Untamed.
Starring as well as producing the show, Eric Bana
brings the search for justice in this mini-series titled Untamed
.
Untamed boasts of a star studded cast with impressive resumes
A
character-driven mystery thriller, Untamed
will see Eric Bana as Kyle Turner, a
special agent in an elite branch of the National Parks Service. And starring
with him is the star cast filled with impressive credits. Jurassic Park
fame
Sam Neill
will be playing Paul Souter, the chief park ranger in Yosemite
for half his life.
First look at Eric Bana in the new limited series ‘Untamed.’ pic.twitter.com/kT3E5PKlNZ
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Playing Turner’s
ex-wife, Jill Bodwin, is Rosemarie DeWitt, credited for La La Land
and
The Staircase.
Bodwin is a former teacher and park counsellor who maintains
a strong bond with Turner. The show also stars Lily Santiago as Naya Vasquez
and Wilson Bethel as Shane Maguire.
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The lives of these characters are tangled with each
other, orbiting around the centre of Yosemite National Park and a brutal crime that takes place there.
Plot of Eric Bana’s Untamed
In this six-episode drama of Untamed
, Kyle Turner, who is tasked with enforcing human law in
nature’s vast wilderness, has his life changed after a devastating death takes
place at his workplace. The event sent Turner on a collision course with the
dark secrets within the park, and in his life, too. According to the creator, Mark
L. Smith, the series has made an attempt to highlight the dangers of Yosemite.
Other than
bringing this engaging script to life by his acting, Eric Bana is also making money
moves with Untamed
as an executive producer. Smith, who is also producing,
has stripped all the modern tools that people can use and brought it “down
to the character and what they can find within themselves
,” he told Tudum.
When do Untamed arrive on Netflix?
Netflix subscribers and Eric Bana fans have to wait a
tad bit longer as his latest series is knocking on the screens on July 17. While
fans wait for this special series, they can entertain themselves with other new series that have just arrived on the platform
.
Sam Neill has been cast opposite Eric Bana in Netflix limited series ‘UNTAMED’.
A special agent for the National Parks Service works to enforce the law in nature’s vast wilderness. The investigation of a death sends him on a collision course with the dark secrets in the park. pic.twitter.com/CmY8vb1gid
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As the mystery series feeds the hype with glimpses and on-set shots, the suspense around the Untamed
is only heating up.
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What are your thoughts on the upcoming exciting series?
Will you catch it on Netflix? Tell us below.