Netflix sets release date and reveals details of ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ series

Netflix’s long-running series about the miraculous cave rescue of Thailand’s youth soccer team in 2018 finally has a premiere date. A six-episode limited series. Cave rescue in Thailand It will be released on the streaming service worldwide on September 22nd.

Filmed entirely in Thailand, the show tells the true story of 12 young Thai football players and their 25-year-old coach after becoming trapped in a vast underground cave complex near the Myanmar border. The story unfolds from the perspective of the children themselves, as well as the experiences of their families and the great global team that came together to save them.

Cave rescue in Thailand is one of the few film projects that deal with a sensational story. The Hollywood Film Version of Ron Howard, thirteen livesStarring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, it will have a limited theatrical release before streaming on Amazon Prime Video this Friday, August 5th. Independent film version, The caveIt premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2019 and the documentary, to the rescueOscar winner Elizabeth Chai of Vassarhelenia and Jimmy Chin, airs on National Geographic in 2021.

Created by Michael Russell Gunn (billion, designated survivor) and Dana Ledoux Miller (named survivor, narcosis), Thai Cave Rescue is co-directed by Thai hitmaker Baz Poonpiri (down a road, bad temper) and Thai-American director Kevin Tancharoen (brothers of the sun, boba fett book, Warrior). Gunn and Miller also serve as co-showrunners and writers on the project.

Both directed by John M. Along with Chu, she is also an executive producer (crazy rich asian) and Lance Johnson (Equalizer) by Electric Somewhere; John Pennot (c.chic asians) for SK Global Entertainment; John Logan Pearson (patriots day); and Tim Coddington (mulan, crazy rich asian).

Netflix and SK Global Entertainment have teamed up to acquire the rights to the football team’s 2019 story amid fierce competition to bring the miraculous rescue to the big screen.

Cave rescue in Thailand The cast features Thai actors led by Papangkorn “Bim” Lerkchaleampote as Coach Ek, Thanet “Ek” Warakulnukroh as Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotanakorn, and Urasaya “Yaya” Sperbund and Manatsanun “Donut” Phanlerdwongsakul as Kelly and P. – Global Hydraulic Engineers and rangers who made the incredible rescue possible. Supakorn “Tok” Kitsuwan also joins the cast as former Navy SEAL diver Saman “Ja Sam” Gunan, while Bloom Varin plays Army medic Colonel Bhak Loharjun.

“Cave rescue in Thailand This is the first opportunity for a global audience to see the story of Tham Luang in a new, more emotional light, focusing on the perspectives of the 12 Wild Boars, Coach Eck and heroes like Saman “Ja Sam” Goonan, whose lives remain. largely out of operation. “Beyond the public eye,” Baz Punpiria said in a statement. “I am very proud to have this opportunity to tell the stories behind the faces and names we know so well during this world-famous rescue operation.

Gunn added: “For us, Cave rescue in Thailand Ultimately, it’s a story about family and what a family should be. From the children’s parents and guardians to the thousands of local and international first responders who have joined the mission, the entire world has come together as one big family. We intend to convey not just the rescue operation, but what the wild boars went through in the cave, and we believe our focus on authenticity, from characters and language to places and emotions, will shine through and influence. viewers around the world through Netflix.

Netflix says its emphasis on authenticity extends to the cast of 12 Wild Boars, played by local boys Prathia “Tiger” Patong, Songpol “Pangpon” Kantawong, Chakapat “Junior” Sisat, Thanawut “Banky” Chetuku, Therapathi “Gun.” Somkaew, Thanaphong “Pluem” Kanthawong, Thanapat “Utha” Phungpumkaew, Aphisit “Fluke” Yookham, Watcharaphol “Kim” Puangsawan, Thapanot “Nam-Ning” Huttapasu, Apisit “Chit” Saengchan, and Rattakephoom. Filming took place in the homes of the royal boys and in Tham Luang’s own cave.

Said co-director Tancharoen: “As a Thai-American, I feel incredibly lucky to help tell this story through the lens and spirit of the Thai people. I wanted to bring my experience of telling great superhero stories to the real world. One where real-life superheroes worked together towards a common goal, no matter where they came from, and the only superpower is the tenacity of the human spirit.

An international cast represents the main foreign cast of Survivor, including Nicholas Bell as Verne Unsworth, Nicholas Farnell as John Volanten, Christopher Stoller as Rick Stanton, Roger Corser as Dr. Richard “Harry” Harris and Damon Herriman as Dr. Craig Challen. One detail that Netflix has yet to reveal is whether the show will feature Elon Musk’s infamous cameo in the real-life cave survival saga.