After not mentioning it for over two years, Netflix uncorked some fresh deets on its Thai cave rescue series including who’s joined the cast and is running the show.
Chronicling the 12 football players and coach whose 2018 rescue from a flooded cave gripped the world’s attention, Thai Cave Rescue will be a “limited series” – meaning a run of four to 10 episodes.
Papangkorn “Beam” Lerkchaleampote, who starred in Thai Netflix original The Stranded, will play coach Ekkapol “Ek” Chantawong and be joined by a slew of young newcomers as his charges.
Originally said to be helmed by Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu and Thai director Nattawut “Baz” Poonpiriya of Bad Genius fame, Netflix this morning said it has added Ledoux Miller and Russell Gunn, writers and producers of political thriller series Designated…
