In Prime Video’s The Terminal Listing, U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Cmdr. James Reece (Chris Pratt) is thrust right into a lethal quest for vengeance after a devastating betrayal shatters his life. Throughout his journey, he discovers that his one-time brother-in-arms Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) was complicit within the conspiracy that led to the destruction of all the things he holds expensive. So what could make a person flip his again on his brotherhood and his very lifestyle? That’s what the brand new prequel collection The Terminal Listing: Darkish Wolf goals to indicate us.
Based mostly on the characters and tales from Jack Carr‘s novels, Darkish Wolf traces the CIA operative’s path to darkness and divulges simply how he may so utterly betray his brother.
Edwards’ downward spiral stands in stark distinction to the basic framework for the hero’s journey, the place a noble savior finds redemption and glory by means of a story sample that defines his heroic transformation. Whereas Edwards does comply with an archetypal hero arc, it leaves him hole and with out honor or the very brotherhood that when outlined him, as portrayed in The Terminal Listing. But audiences really feel the necessity to comply with Edwards due to Kitsch, who brings a posh and layered efficiency to the function.
“The character that I created within the ebook, within the first novel, was not almost as nuanced because the character that was developed first on the web page for The Terminal Listing Season 1. After which what Taylor dropped at that function is de facto what elevated that to this subsequent degree,” collection creator and author Jack Carr instructed TV Insider. “[He is] why we’ve a collection referred to as Darkish Wolf that explores his backstory — as a result of he was a fan-favorite character. He introduced such depth and nuance to this character, Ben Edwards.”
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“It grew to become intriguing to us, and I feel to Taylor Kitsch as nicely, what would lead somebody to get to that place the place he does the issues that he does within the first season of The Terminal Listing,” continued Carr. “And so I feel that was perhaps a pure deconstruction of this army archetype that we’re perhaps extra conversant in. And I feel it took place naturally, actually, because of Taylor Kitsch’s efficiency within the first season of the Terminal Listing.”
“Taylor does such an incredible job all through the season of carrying these scars — each bodily and mentally — that operators do. You see, he does a terrific job of capturing simply the damage and tear on the thoughts and on the physique of operators and the way it can break down,” confirmed costar, government producer, technical adviser, and author Jared Shaw, who performs Ernest “Boozer” Vickers. “Taylor simply embodies it completely. Loads of operators will have the ability to see themselves in him.”
“His ethical compass is sort of spinning out, however you’re additionally going to see the repercussions of what it’s for a person to lose his function,” mentioned Kitsch about his flip.
As for the burden of taking part in a personality that’s on a path not main in the direction of redemption or salvation however damnation, Kitsch is evident that he doesn’t decide Edwards and that his path is a narrative he should soak up stride, each as an viewers and as an actor.
“I realized fairly early in my profession to not decide. So I simply attempt to go for authenticity. It’s not likely my duty what you’re taking from it. I simply attempt to be rooted emotionally and determine that out, after which I’ll simply swing and be with reverse guys, like Pratt and [Tom] Hopper. I don’t go, ‘OK, you’re gonna love Ben after which hate him.’ I simply attempt to root it and make it genuine and allow you to decide.”
The Terminal Listing: Darkish Wolf, Collection Premiere August 27, Prime Video