''Echo 3'' is an American

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television series created by

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. The series, filmed in English and Spanish, stars

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, and Jessica Ann Collins and is a black ops thriller and tale of international intrigue, set in

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, and shot almost entirely on location in 2021. It is based on the Israeli award-winning series '' When Heroes Fly'' created by Omri Givon, and inspired by the eponymous novel of

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on November 23, 2022.

Plot

Amber Chesborough is an American scientist in Colombia researching psychedelics to treat addiction. When she is kidnapped by militants, her brother, Bambi, and her husband, Prince, both US Army

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operators, attempt to rescue her. The men have a complicated relationship, after a recent mission left their team leader dead.

Cast

as Sgt. Eric "Prince" Haas, a US Army Delta Force operator and husband of Amber *

as Sgt. Alex "Bambi" Chesborough, a US Army Delta Force operator and brother of Amber * Jessica Ann Collins as Amber Chesborough, a scientist researching psychedelics * Elizabeth Anweis as Natalie Foster * Fahim Fazli as Jabar, an Al Qaeda Commander * James Udom as Mitch * Maria Del Rosario as Graciela * Alejandro Furth as Tomas * Juan Pablo Raba as Ernesto Matiz * Sofia Buenaventura as Fami * Javier Rosado as Julian *

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as Prince's father. *

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as Violeta Matiz, a prominent political journalist. *

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as Hildy, a prison camp member of Amber's in Colombia *

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as Roy Lennon, ex-New Zealand SAS.

Episodes

Production

Development

In July 2020,

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announced that it had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order for ''Echo 3'', to be produced by

and Keshet Studios, and adapted by

, with Boal and

Jason Horwitch Jason Horwitch is an American film and television writer. He is the recipient of the Writers Guild of America’s Paul Selvin Award for FX’s ''The Pentagon Papers''. Horwitch created AMC’s conspiracy thriller television series ''Rubicon'' and ...

executive producing and co-showrunning the series.

Casting

In May 2021,

and

were cast in the series, with Elizabeth Anweis and Jessica Ann Collins joining in June 2021.

Filming

Production for ''Echo 3'' began on June 9, 2021, and concluded on February 1, 2022.

Marketing

The trailer debuted on October 18, 2022. Reviews of the trailer have Echo 3 looking tensely realistic and politically relevant. Several reviews of the trailer mention a line from Amber (Collins) who tells a journalist, “You don’t know my family.” One review of the trailer said, “The series is created by two-time Academy Award winner Mark Boal, who’s had plenty of experience in penning thriller stories about foreign policy and with complex political implications.”

Reception

The

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website

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reported a 68% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10, based on 25 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "If ''Echo 3'' doesn't meet creator Mark Boal's evident ambitions for multilayered drama, it succeeds as a lean, mean action adventure". On

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, the show has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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