Netflix unveils plans for cave rescue series

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Netflix announces producers and cast of Tham Laung cave series to be filmed in Northern Thailand, and aired in 2022.

 

The TV series to be shown in limited episodes will tell the story of 12 young players of the "Wild Boar" Football team, who, along with their coach, became trapped in a cave in Northern Thailand in 2018. The incident caught the attention of the world, including international movie makers.

 

According to Variety Magazine, producers of this drama will include Dana Ledoux Miller and Michael Russell Gunn from "Designated Survivor" , also aired on Netflix. Thai producer Nattawut Poonpiriya from "Bad Genuis", American directors Jon Chu from “Crazy Rich Asians” and Kevin Tancharoen from “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” will feature in the shooting of the film as well.

 

“I am excited and honored to be bringing the Tham Luang story to the screen,” Poonpiriya said in a statement. “My goal is to craft an authentic portrayal of what happened with respect to the experiences of those who were there. In partnership with talented Asian-American storytellers like Jon M. Chu and Kevin Tancharoen, we are confident that our retelling of this remarkable story will resonate with audiences worldwide.”

 

25 year old “Beam” Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote will act as Coach "Ek", the young football coach of the "Wild Boar" football team, trapped with 12 school-age team members in the cave; newcomers will appear as the 12 boys.

 

The much anticipated film will be shot in Northern Thailand, and be released in 2022.

 

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[Crossy]

Talk about milking it for all it is worth (and some that it's not) ???? 

 

[pedro01]

ugggghhh another 20 hours to tell a story we all know the ending too....

[Rampant Rabbit]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[mahtin]

So, being milked, happy ending, fell asleep. Blockbuster for sure.

[WHansen]

An amazing and heart warming story

[KannikaP]

Is it not all on You Tube anyway in real time?

[mvdf]

This nonstop heroisation of irresponsible people is exhausting No such plans for far tragic incidents at Yorkshire's Mossdale Caverns, South Africa's Bushman's Hole, the equally infamous Kilsby Sinkhole in South Australia, et al.

 

Next, they will be given the Nobel Prize and awarded honorary doctorates by Chula and Harvard. 

 

 

[mtls2005]

This better be "acceptable" to Thai "authorities" otherwise I can see them shutting down Netflix.

 

<Let's see what the reception is on "Bangkok Breaking" due out 23-Sep, trailer is on Youtube. I think it looks pretty good.>

 

I think there is a major film (13 Lives) in production as well?

 

 

[Credo]

14 hours ago, pedro01 said:

ugggghhh another 20 hours to tell a story we all know the ending too....

Hey, it worked with Titanic and we all knew how that ended!

 

[lujanit]

If this is going to anything like the Netflix documentary aired about a year ago you can bet your last cent it will be more Yankee propaganda.  That so-called doco was a disgrace to both Thais and other international volunteers.  The Australian doctor who was instrumental in the rescue was mentioned in the last line of the doco as a passing thought.

[RotBenz8888]

Make it with a twist, boys saved by Elon Musks submarine-spacecraft with a stop over on the moon before going back home. No financial problems to produce this one... 

[DefaultName]

Making this will bring money into the country.  That's a good thing, even if the series is no good.

[Ralf001]

Is Elon making an appearance with his submarine ?