Action-packed Echo 3 trailer shows personal drama set against a secret war

Action-packed Echo 3 trailer shows personal drama set against a secret war

The action-thriller "Echo 3" will feature English and Spanish dialogue.
Photo: Apple TV+

When a young American scientist goes missing on the Columbia-Venezuela border, all hell breaks loose in a new trailer Apple TV+ released Tuesday for an upcoming action series with political overtones.

The 10-episode series Echo 3, starring Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman, debuts November 23 on Apple TV+.

2 military men uncover secret South American war while trying to save young American scientist in tense Echo 3 trailer

Tuesday was all about new iPads and Apple TV hardware, but Apple TV+ refused to be left out. It rolled out a trailer for Echo 3, a new thriller series from Academy Award winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), who serves as show runner.

True to Boal’s other work, the new series looks tensely realistic and politically relevant. But, you know, with a lot of automatic weapons firing all over the place.

The series stars Evans and Huisman along with Jessica Ann Collins as the missing scientist, Apple TV+ said. Evans plays her brother, Bambi, and Huisman plays her husband, Prince.

In addition to odd names, both characters have “deep military experience and complicated pasts,” as Apple TV+ described it. Sound like the right guys to go in search of her (if you want action-packed drama with explosions, as this series clearly does).

And, true to form, much of the trailer looks like a war movie starring U.S. special operations forces personnel. Down in South America, the characters find themselves “against the explosive backdrop of a secret war,” Apple TV+ said.

It added that Echo 3 is based on the award-winning series When Heroes Fly, created by Omri Givon, and inspired by Amir Gutfreund’s eponymous novel.

Cast and other credits

Martina Gusmán plays a political columnist in the series named Violeta. Other cast members include James Udom, Maria Del Rosario, Alejandro Furth, Juan Pablo Raba and Bradley Whitford.

Keshet Studios, the U.S. production arm of Keshet International, produces the series. Show runner Boal also serves as a director and executive producer alongside Keshet Studios’ Peter Traugott, Jason Horwitch, Omri Givon, Eitan Mansuri, Jonathan Doweck, Mark Sourian, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman and Karni Ziv. Executive Producer Pablo Trapero directed the pilot and three other episodes.

Air date and schedule

The series premieres with the first three episodes on Wednesday, November 23. One new episode follows each Friday.

Apple TV+ is available by subscription for $4.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. You can also get it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle.