The Terminal List
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Created by | David DiGilio |
Based on | The Terminal List by Jack Carr |
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Composer | Ruth Barrett |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 51–65 minutes |
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Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | July 1, 2022 |
The Terminal List is an American action thriller television series starring Chris Pratt based on the novel of the same name by Jack Carr.[1] It was released on Amazon Prime Video on July 1, 2022.[2] The series received mixed reviews from critics.[3][4] Within the first two weeks of its release, The Terminal List became the number one show on Prime Video's Top 10 list.[5]
Premise
The series follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece (Chris Pratt) after his platoon of Navy SEALs are ambushed while on a covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. As new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves.
Cast
Main
- Chris Pratt as Lieutenant Commander James Reece, a US Navy SEAL with eight combat deployments, and the Commander of Alpha Platoon, SEAL Team 7, and Task Force Odin's Sword.
- Taylor Kitsch as Ben Edwards, a CIA Ground Branch operative, who is a former Navy SEAL and James Reece's former teammate and BUD/S classmate.
- Constance Wu as Katie Buranek, a seasoned war correspondent for Voltstream News
- Riley Keough as Lauren Reece, James Reece's wife
- Arlo Mertz as Lucy Reece, James Reece's daughter
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Lorraine Hartley, Secretary of Defense
Recurring
- Nick Chinlund as Rear Admiral Gerald Pillar, Commander of WARCOM
- Matthew Rauch as Captain Leonard Howard, Judge Advocate General of WARCOM
- LaMonica Garrett as Commander Bill Cox, Commander of SEAL Team 7
- Patrick Schwarzenegger as Special Warfare Operator Second Class Donald "Donny" Mitchell, Alpha Platoon's youngest member
- Jared Shaw as Special Warfare Operator First Class Ernest "Boozer" Vickers, a member of Alpha Platoon
- Tyner Rushing as Liz Riley, a private airline pilot and former U.S. Army Aviation Branch Warrant Officer, who was rescued in 2007 by Reece's team when her Kiowa was shot down in Iraq.
- Arturo Castro as Jordan Groff, Katie's editor at Voltstream News
- Jai Courtney as Steve Horn, CEO and President of Capstone Industries
- Paul McCrane as Dr. Mike Tedesco, CEO of Nubellum, a pharmaceutical subsidiary of Capstone Industries
- Stephen Bishop as Richard Fontana, a Department of Defense official and Hartley's underling
- J. D. Pardo as Tony Layun, an FBI special agent and head of the Fugitive Task Force for the San Diego field office
- Christina Vidal as Mackenzie 'Mac' Wilson, a deputy U.S. Marshal and Layun's partner on the Fugitive Task Force
- Drew Starkey as Junior Alba, a SDPD detective and Layun's subordinate on the Fugitive Task Force
- Alexis Louder as Nicole Deptul, an FBI special agent and Layun's subordinate on the Fugitive Task Force
- Hiram A. Murray as Jackson, a security contractor at Steve Horn's Talos Tactical
Guest
- Warren Kole as NCIS Special Agent Josh Holder
- Justin Garza as Petty Officer, First Class Victor Ramirez, a member of Alpha Platoon
- Tom Amandes as Vic Campbell, Lauren Reece’s father
- Catherine Dyer as Rachel Campbell, Lauren Reece’s mother
- Marco Rodríguez as Marco Del Toro, a Mexican businessman and family friend of the Reeces
- Sean Gunn as Saul Agnon, Vice President of Capstone Industries
- Carsten Norgaard as Elias Ryberg, a prospective buyer of Nubellum Pharmaceuticals
- Geoff Pierson as Senator Joe Pryor, member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
- Patricia de Leon as Paola Del Toro, Marco’s wife
- Renata Friedman as Anne Howard, Captain Howard's wife
- Jack Yang as Brian Buranek, Katie's brother
- Nicole Steinwedell as Deborah Buranek, Katie's sister-in-law
- Nate Boyer as Luke Malick, FBI HRT team leader
- Remi Adeleke as Terrell "Tee" Daniels, FBI HRT operator
- Derek Phillips as FBI Senior Special Agent Stephen Ramsay
- Butch Klein as Marcus Boykin, a lawyer and Saul Agnon's associate
- Jack Carr as Adrian Gordonis (cameo), a Marine Raider veteran and security contractor at Talos Tacticals.[citation needed] Jack Carr is The Terminal List's author and executive producer, as well as a former Navy SEAL officer.
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "The Engram" | Antoine Fuqua | David DiGilio | July 1, 2022 |
2 | "Encoding" | Ellen Kuras | David DiGilio | July 1, 2022 |
3 | "Consolidation" | M. J. Bassett | Daniel Shattuck | July 1, 2022 |
4 | "Detachment" | Frederick E.O. Toye | John Lopez | July 1, 2022 |
5 | "Disruption" | Tucker Gates | Olu Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika | July 1, 2022 |
6 | "Transience" | Sylvain White | Max Adams | July 1, 2022 |
7 | "Extinction" | Frederick E.O. Toye | Brooke Roberts | July 1, 2022 |
8 | "Reclamation" | Sylvain White | Lisa Long & Hennah Sekander | July 1, 2022 |
Production
In early April 2020, it was reported that the series, starring Chris Pratt, was in development, and seeking out a distributor.[6] In early May 2020, it was reported that Amazon Prime Video landed the series and Amazon Studios would be joining the series as production studio and the series was in the process of assembling a writers room.[7] Taylor Kitsch,[8] Constance Wu,[9] Jeanne Tripplehorn,[10] Riley Keough,[11] and Pratt's brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger would join the cast in early 2021.[12] In June 2021, LaMonica Garrett, Alexis Louder, Tom Amandes,[13] JD Pardo,[14] Christina Vidal Mitchell, Jared Shaw,[15] Catherine Dyer,[16] and Remi Adeleke joined the cast in recurring capacities while Arlo Mertz was cast as a series regular.[17] In July 2021, Jai Courtney joined in a recurring role.[18]
Principal photography for The Terminal List began on March 9, 2021.[19] Chris Pratt was paid $1.4 million per episode.[20]
Release
The series premiered on July 1, 2022.[2]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 43% approval rating with an average rating of 5.6/10, based on reviews from 46 critics. The website's critics consensus reads, "While Chris Pratt fully commits himself to The Terminal List's mission, this thriller's unrelenting gruffness is no meat and all potatoes."[21] Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 40 out of 100 based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4] CinemaBlend.com summarized the reviews saying critics agree the series was firmly in the "Shows For Dads" genre.[3]
Dave Nemetz of TVLine panned the series, calling it "punishingly grim and hopelessly boneheaded." He criticized the series' plot and direction, writing, "the action is bloody but not exciting, and the story is bewildering but not interesting. In between, we get saccharine family scenes and a paint-by-numbers conspiracy that gets more complicated but not any more compelling."[22] Daniel D'Addario of Variety called it "a dour, miserable sit, one that would be tough to take as a two-hour film, and has been inexplicably ‘roided up to eight hours."[23] Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter described the series as overcooked, taking "eight hours for a book that easily could have been adapted in two hours".[24]
Liam Mathews of TV Guide rated series 7 out of 10, and compared it to other Amazon Prime Video series Bosch, Reacher and Jack Ryan, saying "These shows aren't chasing Emmys, they just want to entertain with a twisty plot, some thrilling action set pieces, and a mildly complex main character. They're also three of the service's most popular and successful shows. Prime Video's latest series, The Terminal List, fits that dad-friendly bill to a T. By the humble standards of the genre, The Terminal List is a smashing success."[25]
Author Jack Carr responded to the mixed critical response saying "The 95 percent viewer rating, audience rating, makes it all worth it. We didn't make it for the critics."[26]
References
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 5, 2020). "Chris Pratt TV Series 'The Terminal List' Lands at Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (February 17, 2022). "'The Terminal List': Chris Pratt Thriller Series Gets Premiere Date On Amazon Prime Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Venable, Heidi (June 29, 2022). "Chris Pratt's The Terminal List Has Screened For Critics, And Most Agree It's Made For A Pretty Specific Kind Of Viewer". CinemaBlend.com.
- ^ a b "The Terminal List: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Sorokach, Josh (July 5, 2022). "Will There Be A Season 2 of 'The Terminal List' on Amazon?". Decider. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 4, 2020). "Chris Pratt Returning to TV With Conspiracy Thriller 'The Terminal List'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 12, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 5, 2020). "Chris Pratt Series 'The Terminal List' Lands At Amazon; Thriller Drama Hails From Antoine Fuqua & David DiGilio". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 23, 2021). "Taylor Kitsch To Join Chris Pratt In 'The Terminal List' Conspiracy Thriller Series At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 1, 2021). "Constance Wu Joins Chris Pratt In 'The Terminal List' Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2021). "Jeanne Tripplehorn Joins Chris Pratt In 'The Terminal List' Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 5, 2021). "Riley Keough Joins Chris Pratt In 'The Terminal List' Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Densie (March 25, 2021). "Patrick Schwarzenegger Joins Chris Pratt In 'The Terminal List' Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Del Rasio (June 2, 2021). "The Terminal List': LaMonica Garrett, Alexis Louder & Tom Amandes To Recur In Amazon Thriller Series". Alexandra. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 3, 2021). "JD Pardo Joins 'The Terminal List' Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 4, 2021). "'The Terminal List': Arlo Mertz, Christina Vidal Mitchell & Jared Shaw Join Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 8, 2021). "'The Terminal List': Catherine Dyer Joins Amazon's Thriller Conspiracy Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Remi Adeleke Joins Amazon Series 'Terminal List'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 26, 2021). "'The Terminal List': Jai Courtney Joins Amazon's Thriller Conspiracy Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Scott (March 10, 2021). "Chris Pratt Marks the Start of Shooting on Amazon's Thriller Series 'The Terminal List'". Collider. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Streaming Boom Keeps TV Salaries at Heady Levels: Here's What Kate Winslet, Jason Sudeikis and More Are Earning". Variety. August 18, 2021.
Chris Pratt is said to have pulled down $1.4 million for his Amazon Prime series "The Terminal List."
- ^ "The Terminal List: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Nemetz, Dave (June 27, 2022). "The Terminal List Review: Chris Pratt's Military 'Thriller' Is Terminally Bad". TVLine. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ D'Addario, Daniel (June 30, 2022). "'The Terminal List' Is a Military Vanity Project for a Charisma-Free Chris Pratt: TV Review". Variety.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (June 29, 2022). "Chris Pratt in Amazon's 'The Terminal List': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Liam Mathews (June 27, 2022). "The Terminal List Review: Chris Pratt's Navy SEAL Thriller Is Predictable, but It's Never Boring". TVGuide.com.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan (July 9, 2022). "'Terminal List' Author Responds to Negative Reviews of Chris Pratt Series, Says Critics Are "Triggered" by Show". The Hollywood Reporter.
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