EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Kitsch was chosen to star alongside Chris Pratt in Amazon’s thriller and conspiracy series The Terminal List, based on Jack Carr’s best-selling novel. Pratt also produced the series, along with Antoine Fuqua, who directs it, and writer David DiGilio (Strange Angel) The terminal List is a co-production of Amazon Studios and Civic Center Media in association with MRC Television.
Written by DiGilio, who also acts as a showrunner, The Terminal List follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire squad of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a secret high-risk mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his guilt. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers the forces of darkness working against him, endangering not only his life, but the lives of those he loves.
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Kitsch will play Ben Edwards, a former SEAL and Reece’s best friend. Now a member of the CIA Ground Branch, Edwards uses his access to operator intelligence and skill set to help Reece seek his revenge.
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Carr also serves as an executive producer along with Pratt and Jon Schumacher through Indivisible Productions, Fuqua through Fuqua Films (The Equalizer, Training Day) and writer Daniel Shattuck. DiGilio will write, do a showrun and be an executive producer.
Kitsch, best known for his role in the NBC sports drama Friday Night Lights, most recently portrayed the infamous cult leader David Koresh in Paramount Network’s limited hit series Waco, who was also an executive producer. Before that, he starred alongside Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn in the second season of HBO Real detective. The next kitsch will be seen at Bron Studios’ The Defeated (fka Shadowplay), in which he stars alongside Michael C. Hall and Logan Marshall-Green. Next, he will adapt his police drama short, Parts, in a feature film, which he will also produce, direct and star in. Kitsch is represented by Untitled Entertainment and Range Media Partners.