Untamed, the Yosemite-set thriller collection starring Eric Bana (A Sacrifice), debuted on Netflix final week and simply outperformed the competitors. It took the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 English TV list with 24.6 million views, overshadowing The Sandman season 2 and Amy Bradley Is Lacking.
The six-episode collection is a character-driven thriller that follows Kyle Turner (Bana), a particular agent for the Nationwide Parks Service who works to implement human legislation in nature’s huge wilderness. The investigation of a brutal loss of life sends Turner on a collision course with the darkish secrets and techniques inside the park, and in his personal previous. Untamed additionally stars Sam Neill (Jurassic World: Dominion), Rosemarie DeWitt (Smile 2), Lily Santiago (La Brea), and Wilson Bethel (Daredevil: Born Once more).
Regardless of being set in Yosemite, the collection was truly filmed in my neck of the woods, the wilderness of British Columbia. Bana informed People that he cherished filming within the province, however he did have one remorse: he didn’t get to see a bear. “We have been principally fairly distant up within the mountains through the day, so I used to be all the time making an attempt to identify a bear, and I used to be bitterly dissatisfied that I didn’t see one,” he mentioned. “[There was] a bear man on set who would are available and guarantee there have been no grizzlies or black bears.“
Our personal Alex Maidy loved the collection, regardless of wishing for a bit of extra to the ending. “Untamed, anchored by Eric Bana’s glorious efficiency and the pure fantastic thing about Yosemite Nationwide Park, is an interesting thriller that delivers a concrete decision despite the fact that it might not dwell as much as the depth of the investigation. I had hoped for a flashier ending to this thriller, however no less than the journey was pleasant,” he wrote in his overview. “Some depth to this story makes it price watching and instructions extra consideration than Legislation & Order or different network-caliber cop collection. Untamed works effectively due to the constraints of solely having six hours’ price of storytelling, which retains the filler and misdirecting to a minimal. I might like to see Eric Bana reprise this character in further seasons so long as The Smiths keep in cost and preserve the story in Yosemite. Untamed is price trying out.” You possibly can take a look at the remainder of Maidy’s overview right here.
