Eric Bana leads a gripping six-episode mystery set in one of America’s most iconic wildernesses.
Netflix’s newest original series Untamed premieres Thursday, July 17, and if you’re into slow-burning mystery thrillers with a rich character focus, this one deserves a place on your watchlist.
Created by The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith and American Primeval co-creator Elle Smith, Untamed digs into the darkness beneath Yosemite’s natural beauty. It’s part murder mystery, part personal reckoning told through the eyes of a conflicted park agent whose past is about to catch up with him.
What Untamed Is About
Kyle Turner (played by Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Turner on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past.
This is not just a whodunit. It’s a character-driven story about grief, guilt, and what happens when the wildness around you mirrors the chaos inside.
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Cast & Characters
- Eric Bana as Kyle Turner, A special agent for the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast territories.
- Sam Neill as Paul Souter. Souter has been the chief park ranger in Yosemite for half his life. He’s a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend to Turner. He’s comfortable in all facets of his job, whether it’s dealing with crime inside the park or with the bureaucracy around it.
- Lily Santiago as Naya Vasquez. An ambitious young, former Los Angeles cop, Vasquez is the newest addition to Yosemite’s ranger squad. She came to the park to find a new life with her 4-year-old son, Gael. Despite being a little green when it comes to a landscape like Yosemite, her strong will, astute investigative skills, and big-city homicide techniques become useful tools in a murder that is distinctly human.
- Rosemary DeWitt as Jill Bodwin. Jill is Turner’s ex-wife, a former teacher and park counselor, who remarried a few years after their divorce. Despite the fracturing of their marriage, Jill and Turner maintain a strong bond, held together by events from their past.
- Wilson Bethel as Shane Maguire. A former army ranger, Maguire now uses his skills as the park’s Wildlife Management Officer. Maguire’s a loner, preferring to live by himself in the wilderness where it’s easier to follow his own rules.
Series Details
- Episodes: 6 (1 hour each)
- Premiere date: July 17, 2025
- Created By: Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith
- Directed By: Not yet announced
- Executive Producers:
- Mark L. Smith, Elle Smith
- Eric Bana
- John Wells and Erin Jontow (John Wells Productions)
- Todd Black, Tony Shaw (Escape Artists Entertainment)
- Steve Lee Jones (Bee Holder Productions)
- Cliff Roberts (Syndicate Entertainment)
Untamed leans into the tension between man and nature, past and present, law and instinct. There’s a rawness to Yosemite that fits the genre — you’re not just watching a crime get solved. You’re watching a man unravel in the place he once believed would save him.
If you liked True Detective or Outer Range, Untamed might scratch that same itch — with the added depth of a national park’s isolation and a protagonist wrestling with old ghosts.
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