Untamed was one of those water cooler Netflix series. I was late to the party as it came out right around my 43rd birthday.
Set in Yosemite National Park starring Eric Bana, Lily Santiago, Rosemarie DeWitt and The Twelve's Sam Neill. Man Sam is bust right now with The Twelve currently airing on Binge. Eric Bana is reportedly returning for second season following the miniseries evolving into a full blown series.
Yep if you are successful enough, Netflix will continue your run. Like HBO did with the White Lotus and probably still want to do with Mare of Easttown, while Liane Moriarty's books like Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers have now turned into full blown fan favourite series.
So what's Untamed all about? In the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, a woman's death draws a federal agent into lawless terrain, where nature obeys no rules but its own.
Spoilers below the trailer, cause let's just say over six episodes, shit got real. REAL FAST!
Well, not super fast, it did fill like there was so many storylines spinning off one murder, along with some random filler along the way.
There was also loads of beautiful scenery, which has to be said was one of the main stars of Untamed. With filming for the series in Vancouver, British Columbia. Filming locations included Chip Kerr Park. Stunning!
In the final, sixth episode, Maguire confronts Turner after he runs out of bullets, revealing that Turner's actions have broken a deal between the two of them and Jill. Before he can kill Turner, Vasquez arrives and kills Maguire; Turner passes out but is successfully hospitalised.
While Turner recovers, Jill returns home and confesses to her husband that Sanderson was the man who abducted and killed Caleb six years ago, and that while Turner still wanted to pursue legal justice, Jill betrayed him and paid Maguire to blackmail and kill Sanderson.
Jill and Turner embrace in the hospital, reconciling over Caleb and promising to keep themselves alive.
Avalos pesters Turner again, but Turner agrees to admit he was of unsound mind during Sanderson's investigation so that Avalos may sue the park for wrongful death.
Despite Maguire's death and Souter's objections, Turner continues to pursue the case and travels to Nevada to investigate the foster home.
The daughter of the foster mom reveals Lucy was dropped off around the time of her disappearance, and that Lucy would claim her father was a cop.
Turner meets Souter in the park to reveal both his findings and a reissuing of Lucy's DNA results after Turner found Souter had meddled with the initial findings.
This forces Souter to admit he was Lucy's father, and that when Lucy resurfaced, she demanded money from Souter and eventually abducted his granddaughter.
Souter pursued Lucy with a rifle and accidentally shot her, setting in motion the events that led to her death. Turner demands Souter take responsibility, but Souter instead kills himself.
Following this, Turner leaves Vasquez his horse and decides to part ways with the park finally.
So a lot goes down. Netflix from time to time have these hype shows on top of their tent pole series like Stranger Things, Squid Game and Bridgerton. This show just seemed to work with audiences.
The scenery is amazing, Bana great, I will be interested to see how they spin season two.
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