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Q: We’re really enjoying the Navy SEALs drama “The Terminal List” with Chris Pratt. Hasn’t he played a SEAL before? Also, who plays his wife in the series? – D.E.
A: Chris Pratt is one of America’s busiest actors. He’s starred in the hit Marvel “Guardians of the Galaxy” films as well as in the “Jurassic Park/World” franchise, but one of his favorite genres has to be military action stories. He first played a Navy SEAL in the 2013 movie “Zero Dark Thirty,” which was based on the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
According to “Military Times,” for the role, Pratt “shadowed Jared Shaw, a real Navy SEAL, whom he now counts as one of his ‘very best’ friends” – and who also was a groomsman in Pratt’s wedding to Katherine Schwarzenegger.
The Amazon series “The Terminal List” is based on a series of books by Jack Carr. Pratt plays a Navy SEAL named James Reece “whose platoon is ambushed in a covert operation.” Upon returning home, Reece begins to doubt his recollection of the tragic event. Authenticity is important to Pratt. According to “Military Times,” he “enlisted former special ops as technical advisors for the show,” including his pal Shaw.
Riley Keough (Depositphotos)
Riley Keough plays Lauren Reece, the supportive wife of Jack. She’s been acting for more than a decade, but is probably best known as Elvis Presley’s granddaughter. Her parents are Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. For more Hollywood royalty on the show, keep an eye out for Pratt’s brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger, who plays Donny Mitchell in the series. Patrick is the son of action star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kennedy family descendent Maria Shriver.
Q: Is the actor who plays Officer Leaphorn in the AMC drama “Dark Winds” the same actor who played another police officer in “Longmire”? That was one of my favorite shows. – W.M.
A: Good eye! Yes, that’s actor Zahn McClarnon starring in the new AMC detective series “Dark Winds.” He played the chief of police of the Cheyenne Reservation on the A&E series “Longmire” and later went on to play Akecheta on the HBO series “Westworld,” before landing a starring role on “Dark Winds.”
In 2017, the actor suffered a fall in his home, incurring a head injury devastating enough to land him in the ICU. Fortunately, he recovered, and his career continues to flourish. “Dark Winds” is co-produced by Robert Redford and based on a series of books by Tony Hillerman. It’s about two Navajo tribal police officers in the 1970s, played by McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon (“Roswell, New Mexico”).
Q: When is “La Brea” coming back? I’m sure it was renewed since it was a big hit, but when can we look forward to new episodes? – G.G.
A: Season two of the breakout hit NBC series “La Brea” premieres Sept. 27 at 9 p.m ET. It stars Natalie Zea (“Justified”) as a mother who is thrust back in time to 10,000 B.C. after a sinkhole opens up in Los Angeles. According to TVLine.com, joining the cast is Jonno Roberts (“Wrecked”) as a “brilliant scientist and businessman who just might be trying to save the world.”
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