Eric Bana investigates a Yosemite murder
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An unsolved murder. The treacherous, untamed wilderness. And horses — police horses. Netflix’s newest crime drama Untamed just hit the streaming platform, presenting a gripping murder mystery wrapped in the gorgeous frontier of Yosemite National Park. But was the show actually filmed in Yosemite? Read on to find out.
Whether she was riding horseback through the Sierra Nevadas for days at a time or taking a shift inside the “box” (that’s ranger lingo for the permit issuing station), Laurel
Netflix’s Untamed opens with a woman’s body crashing into a climber’s rope line on El Capitan. That’s not a stretch of the imagination.
Netflix’s ‘Untamed’ is a murder mystery series that takes the audience to a unique crime scene. The story unfolds inside the Yosemite National Park as National Park Service officer Kyle Turner leads an investigation into the death of a woman who seemingly fell off the top of El Capitan.
Our Call: STREAM IT. The setting and unique law enforcement politics, along with solid performances by Bana, Neill, DeWitt and Santiago, make Untamed the kind of show you might turn on as a distraction instead of a show that requires close watching. But it’s an entertaining distraction, with just enough story to keep things moving.
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I’ve found a second home in Yosemite, a gorgeous national park I’ve been going to almost every year since I was a toddler. By now, I’ve seen most of what
Netflix’s new miniseries, Untamed, has grabbed viewers' attention with its mysterious and realistic narrative about an unknown body discovered in the Yosemite National Park.
At the top of Yosemite National Park’ s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos and feasting on snacks and picnic lunches, a squirrel crept across smooth granite toward a resting backpacker.
Is Yosemite ready for its closeup on Netflix? Not so fast … . This week, we review a six-part mystery series set in the famed national park as well as four indie features that deserve wider attention.