{"id":25726,"date":"2021-09-01T16:55:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T20:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25726"},"modified":"2021-09-01T16:55:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T20:55:53","slug":"netflix-sets-key-cast-in-thai-cave-rescue-limited-series-directed-by-baz-nattawut-poonpiriya-and-kevin-tancharoen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/netflix-sets-key-cast-in-thai-cave-rescue-limited-series-directed-by-baz-nattawut-poonpiriya-and-kevin-tancharoen\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Sets Key Cast in Thai Cave Rescue Limited Series Directed by &#8220;Baz&#8221; Nattawut Poonpiriya and Kevin Tancharoen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25727\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/netflix-cave-rescue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/netflix-cave-rescue.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/netflix-cave-rescue-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Netflix has announced an expansive cast and crew for an adaptation of the extraordinary Tham Luang cave rescue story that gripped the world. The Limited Series, which is set to start shooting in northern Thailand, is based on 2018&#8217;s world-famous event where 12 young footballers and their coach &#8211; known as the Wild Boars &#8211; were finally rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand after more than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The project will be brought to the screen by Showrunners and Executive Producers Dana Ledoux Miller (<em>Designated Survivor, Lodge 49<\/em>) and Michael Russell Gunn (<em>Billions, Designated Survivor<\/em>), and Directors and Executive Producers &#8220;Baz&#8221; Nattawut Poonpiriya (<em>Bad Genius, One for the Road<\/em>), who will direct the first episode, and Kevin Tancharoen (<em>Warrior, Marvel&#8217;s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em>). Executive producers also include John Penotti (<em>Crazy Rich Asians, Palmer<\/em>) for SK Global Entertainment; Jon M. Chu (<em>Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights<\/em>) and Lance Johnson (<em>Troop Zero, The Magnificent Seven<\/em>) for Electric Somewhere; John Logan Pierson (<em>Spenser Confidential, Mile 22<\/em>); Tim Coddington (<em>Mulan, Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>).<\/p><div id=\"morty-3106780810\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Headlining the cast in the role of &#8220;Coach Ek&#8221; is &#8220;Beam&#8221; Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote (<em>The Stranded<\/em>). 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