Echo 3 Explained

Creator:Mark Boal
Composer:Christopher Young
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Runtime:42–61 minutes
Network:Apple TV+

Echo 3 is an American action thriller television series created by Mark Boal. The series, filmed in English and Spanish, stars Michiel Huisman, Luke Evans, and Jessica Ann Collins and is a black ops thriller and tale of international intrigue, set in Colombia, and shot almost entirely on location in 2021. It is based on the Israeli award-winning series When Heroes Fly created by Omri Givon, and inspired by the eponymous novel of Amir Gutfreund.[1]

Echo 3 premiered on Apple TV+ on November 23, 2022.

Plot

Amber Chesborough is an American scientist in Colombia researching psychedelics to treat addiction. When she is kidnapped by militants, her brother, Bambi, and her husband, Prince, both US Army Delta Force operators, attempt to rescue her. The men have a complicated relationship, after a recent mission left their team leader dead.

Cast

Production

Development

In July 2020, Apple announced that it had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Echo 3, to be produced by Apple and Keshet Studios, and adapted by Mark Boal, with Boal and Jason Horwitch executive producing and co-showrunning the series.[2]

Casting

In May 2021, Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman were cast in the series, with Elizabeth Anweis and Jessica Ann Collins joining in June 2021.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Filming

Production for Echo 3 began on June 9, 2021 and concluded on February 1, 2022.[7] Filming, which lasted over 200 days, occurred in Atlanta, Georgia and on location in Colombia. The Afghanistan sequence was shot on a mountaintop at Angel Fire, New Mexico.[8]

Marketing

The trailer debuted on October 18, 2022.

Reviews of the trailer have Echo 3 looking tensely realistic and politically relevant.[9]

Several reviews of the trailer mention a line from Amber (Collins) who tells a journalist, “You don’t know my family.”[10] [11] [12]

One review of the trailer said, “The series is created by two-time Academy Award winner Mark Boal, who’s had plenty of experience in penning thriller stories about foreign policy and with complex political implications.”[13]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 68% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10, based on 25 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "If Echo 3 doesn't meet creator Mark Boal's evident ambitions for multilayered drama, it succeeds as a lean, mean action adventure".[14] On Metacritic, the show has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barfield . Charles . October 18, 2022 . 'Echo 3' Trailer: 'The Hurt Locker' Writer Mark Boal Returns With A New Apple TV+ Action Series . theplaylist.net.
  2. Web site: White. Peter. July 16, 2020. Apple Orders Straight-To-Series Remake Of Israeli Drama 'When Heroes Fly' From 'The Hurt Locker's Mark Boal. June 9, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US.
  3. Web site: Otterson. Joe. May 3, 2021. Luke Evans to Star in Mark Boal's Apple Action Series 'Echo 3'. June 9, 2021. Variety. en-US.
  4. Web site: Porter. Rick. May 26, 2021. 'Flight Attendant' Star Michiel Huisman Boards Apple's Mark Boal Thriller. June 9, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  5. Web site: Del Rosario. Alexandra. June 3, 2021. Apple's 'Echo 3' Adds Elizabeth Anweis As Recurring; Diego Josef To Recur In 'Animal Kingdom'. June 9, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US.
  6. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. June 9, 2021. Jessica Ann Collins To Star In Apple Drama Series 'Echo 3' From Mark Boal. June 9, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US.
  7. Web site: Echo 3 - Production. live. August 9, 2021. Variety Insight. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809214303/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=180284 . August 9, 2021 .
  8. Web site: Littleton . Cynthia . December 12, 2022 . Mark Boal Turns His Focus to TV and Latin America With Apple TV+ Thriller 'Echo 3': 'We Spent a Lot of Energy Bringing Scope to It' . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Action-packed Echo 3 trailer shows personal drama set against a secret war Cult of Mac . 2022-10-28 . www.cultofmac.com. October 18, 2022 .
  10. Web site: 'Echo 3' Trailer: Raids, Explosions Abound in Intense, Action-Packed Apple TV+ Series (Video) . 2022-10-28 . www.yahoo.com . October 18, 2022 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Roberts . Phil . 2022-10-18 . Apple TV+ Drops The Gripping New Trailer For ECHO 3 . 2022-10-28 . Future of the Force . en-US.
  12. Web site: Outbreak . Hollywood . 2022-10-18 . Apple TV+ New Series 'Echo 3' Premiering November 23 . 2022-10-28 . Hollywood Outbreak . en-US.
  13. Web site: Massoto . Erick . 2022-10-18 . 'Echo 3' Trailer: Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman Search for Their Kidnapped Family . 2022-10-28 . Collider . en-US.
  14. echo_3. Echo 3. tv. 1. November 21, 2022.
  15. echo-3. Echo 3. tv. 1. November 25, 2022.

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