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Untamed's Wilson Bethel Didn't Know 'Full Extent' of His Role Before Reveal
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Eric Bana stars as a special agent investigating a suspicious death in Yosemite, where over 730 search and rescue incidents occurred between 2018 and 2020, highlighting the park's dangers.
- On July 17, 2025, Netflix released Untamed, a six-episode thriller with a 60-minute runtime.
- Though set in Yosemite National Park, the series was filmed primarily in British Columbia, Canada, helmed by the father-daughter creators Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith.
- When a brutal death shatters the park’s tranquility, Kyle Turner begins an investigation into a woman’s fall from El Capitan, forcing him to confront his own demons.
- Rebecca Nicholson at The Guardian awarded the series three stars, while Carol Midgley at The Times gave it four stars.
- As the story concludes, the park’s role hints at room for future seasons, and fans will have to wait for official renewal news.
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Wilson Bethel‘s character on Untamed plays a huge role in the show’s big mystery —but even he didn’t know about the big twist when joining the project. “When I first started auditioning for the character, I didn’t know the full extent of his motivations and what was guiding him,” Bethel explained to Us Weekly about his new Netflix show, which premiered Thursday, July 17. “In that stage where I’m initially putting together the character and figur…
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