‘Perfect Match' Season 3 Cast Member Instagrams
Read on for deets on the full cast, which—in addition to your fave members of the Netflix reality universe—includes stars from The Bachelor, Love Island, and Siesta Key as well.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Los Angeles Times
29 minutes ago
- Los Angeles Times
For Eric Bana, ‘Untamed' and its wilderness was hard to leave behind
When Eric Bana is not filming, he's more than likely riding a motorcycle in a remote part of Australia. He's been doing it since he was a kid, having grown up in a semi-industrial part of the suburbs of Melbourne on the verge of farmland. Now, it's his solace on days off. 'It's a vulnerable feeling, it's an exciting feeling,' he says on a video call. 'You have to be self-sufficient. You have to think worst-case scenario. What happens if I get a flat tire when it's 120 degrees and there's no water around? It keeps you awake.' So when, back in 2019, Bana was given the pilot script for the Netflix limited series 'Untamed,' he was immediately attracted. He would play the role of Kyle Turner, an agent in the Investigative Services Branch of the National Park Service in Yosemite — essentially a park detective. It's a murder mystery yet set against the kind of wilderness that Bana loves. 'I just felt a kinship for Kyle immediately,' he remembers. 'I don't know if it was just like the shared love for the outdoors and how that affects our psyche and our well-being, our sense of self, our emotional journey in life — I just immediately felt very strongly for Kyle.' Bana stuck with the project through the COVID pandemic and the Hollywood strikes, allowing the series created by Mark L. Smith of 'American Primeval' and daughter Elle Smith to finally hit the streaming service on Thursday. The show finds Bana's character investigating the death of a young woman who plummets off El Capitan and into two rock climbers. The case unexpectedly connects two other traumatic incidents that have happened in the mountainous wilds — at least one of which directly involves the taciturn Kyle, grieving the death of his young son. 'He exudes that kind of sensitivity and strength at the same time,' Elle Smith says. 'It allowed him to just really embody Turner. Because he's been living in this show for so long, so many years and kept it alive and has remained passionate about it, once we got into production, he was Turner.' 'Untamed' also marks the latest in Bana's unconventional career that has seen him touch nearly every corner of the Hollywood machine, even though he has always chosen to live in Australia when he's not working. It never made sense for him to move to Los Angeles when many of his shoots were overseas anyway. When we chat, he's briefly in town for 'Untamed' press. Though he started his career as a comedian in his home country, he was part of the superhero craze before it was a craze, playing the title role in Ang Lee's 'Hulk,' a movie that's now undergone a critical reassessment. He's been a 'Star Trek' villain and a Steven Spielberg protagonist in the historical drama 'Munich.' (Over the past 12 months, more and more people have been bringing up the role of the Mossad agent tasked to respond to the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics: 'With the passing of time, you realize how incredible some of the observations were,' he says.) More recently, he ventured into the world of television, playing the sociopathic John Meehan in the first season of the anthology series 'Dirty John.' Bana says he tends not to think about specifically playing characters that contradict his previous work, but he understands that coming off that role probably was one of the reasons he gravitated toward Kyle in 'Untamed.' 'There was no doubt that the character of John had a level of toxicity to him that was just so high,' he says, adding, 'I realized that Kyle was a warmer character for the audience to follow than John.' Before he actually got to play Kyle, he started a mini-franchise in Australia with producing partner and director Rob Connolly thanks to 'The Dry' and its sequel, in which he plays another investigator reeling from a traumatic past. For creator Mark Smith, Bana was the ideal person to embody Kyle because of his ability to convey a lot with very little dialogue. 'We felt like he was just so expressive in his eyes and his face,' Mark says. 'He can do so much without saying anything, and that was crucial to this guy who really doesn't want to speak — he doesn't want to talk to people. He just wants to be kind of off on his own, doing his thing in the wilderness.' Because Bana got on board early, the Smiths could start writing the rest of the scripts with him in mind. One of Bana's requests: The more he could be on a horse, the better. In the show, Kyle eschews motor vehicles for a trusty steed, which gives him more access to the less traversed areas of the park. Bana ended up loving his horse. 'I desperately wanted to smuggle him on the plane and take him home,' he says. Mark and Elle Smith conceived of the series after being sent articles about the National Park Service's Investigative Services Branch. They were not familiar with that world but were nonetheless fascinated by this strange profession that is part FBI agent and part park ranger. Bana had visited Yosemite years ago as a solo tourist but didn't have the chance to go again before the shoot, which took place in British Columbia. Still, he spoke to rangers and ISB employees to get a sense of 'just how crazy' some of their work can be. 'When you mix drugs, when you mix people coming from all kinds of different backgrounds and having different entitlements to the places that they're in, it's really interesting,' he says. Bana understands from personal experience that the attraction to the outdoors is partially based on the fact that danger is almost always lurking around the corner. In Australia, he adds, 'there's always something trying to get you, whether it be two-legged, four-legged, eight-legged or whatever.' On the set of 'Untamed,' he was incredibly eager to see a bear — and was disappointed when it never happened. 'We had a bear guy on set who was responsible for our and the bears' safety,' he says. 'We had very strict rules around food and all that sort of stuff. I was desperate, desperate to have an encounter with a bear of the positive kind, and I never saw one.' Elle Smith confirms that most everyone else got to see a bear. 'He had really bad bear luck,' she adds. But even with his lack of bear sightings, Bana's love of being outside was crucial for the entire production. Mark explains he's not the kind of star who returns to his trailer, instead pulling up a chair to hang out. 'This was a tough landscape that we were shooting in,' Elle Smith adds. 'I think it really helps in terms of tone setting if your movie star is willing to get out on the rock and do the climb. It really helps the crew also feel like they're able to do the climb.' Bana was intoxicated by his environment — so much so that he wouldn't want to go back to the sterility of a soundstage. 'Going to work in a studio after doing something like this — the thought of it is just debilitating creatively,' he says. 'There's something about a camera coming out of a box when the sun rises and going back when the sun goes down. There's an energy, there's a cadence to that.' For his follow-up, he went back into the elements for 'Apex,' an upcoming film opposite Charlize Theron, where they play a pair of rock climbers. He says he did intense training in the skill or else he would have looked like a 'fool.' And just like how Bana is willing to let the weather dictate his shooting days, he is also patient with his career. It's one of the reasons he was willing to wait for 'Untamed.' 'I've been in this business for a period of time now where I realize you really do have to go with the ebbs and flows and you really do have to pace yourself, but at the same time when you find something that you love you just have to try and protect it,' he says. It's something you could also say about the natural world, and Bana hopes that 'Untamed,' even with all its dark deeds and buried secrets, encourages audiences to go see for themselves. 'I hope people enjoy the feeling of being in that space, and in a perfect world, feel motivated to go and seek them out,' he says. He certainly will be.
Axios
an hour ago
- Axios
New movies and shows this week on HBO Max, Paramount+, Prime Video
Here's what's new on HBO Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu. What we're watching: An in-depth documentary about the Piano Man and new seasons of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and "The Summer I Turned Pretty." " Billy Joel: And So It Goes" available Friday on HBO Max The intrigue: This two-part documentary dives into the key moments of Billy Joel's life and career and includes never-before-seen performances. What's inside: The film features interviews with Joel himself, former collaborator Jon Small, ex-wives Elizabeth Weber, Christie Brinkley and Katie Lee, daughter Alexa Ray Joel, wife Alexis Roderick Joel, and musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Sting, John Mellencamp and Paul McCartney. " Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Season 3 available now on Paramount+ State of play: We return to the U.S.S. Enterprise as Captain Pike and crew face new life and civilizations, including a villain that will put them to the test. The latest: Paramount announced that production on the show's fifth and final season will begin later this year. " The Summer I Turned Pretty" Season 3 available now on Prime Video Zoom in: The final season of this series follows Belly (played by Lola Tung) who is looking forward to spending the summer with her soulmate, but things are shaken up when her first love comes back into her life. Behind the scenes: This season is based on Jenny Han's " We'll Always Have Summer," the third novel in her "The Summer I Turned Pretty" trilogy. " Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful" on Disney+ and Hulu " Untamed" on Netflix Eric Bana stars as a special agent for the National Parks Service in this mystery thriller about a death investigation that sets him on a path to face his past and the secrets that lie within the park. Available now " Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit" on Hulu This true crime docuseries follows a major break in the 30-year-old disappearance case of TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit. Available now " Trainwreck: Balloon Boy" on Netflix This chapter of Netflix's "Trainwreck" series follows the 2009 "balloon boy" fiasco where law enforcement, the media and viewers were led to believe a Colorado child was trapped in a homemade flying saucer. Available now " Surf Girls: International" on Prime Video This sequel to "Surf Girls: Hawaii" follows five up-and-coming surfers from different countries as they travel the world and compete against each other. Available now " Amy Bradley Is Missing" on Netflix
Tom's Guide
an hour ago
- Tom's Guide
Netflix's new mystery thriller series is one of the best binge-watches of 2025 so far — and you can stream it now
I didn't expect 'Untamed' to grip me the way it did. Netflix's new wilderness-set mystery thriller looked, at first glance, like your standard slow-burn six-episode series: brooding lead, scenic drone shots and just enough murder to justify the 'thriller' label. And sure, it has all of that. But it also has something I didn't see coming, which is actual momentum. The series puts Eric Bana in the leading role as Kyle Turner, a National Parks agent called to Yosemite after a woman is found dead. At first, it seems like a tragic climbing accident. But Turner, who's got just the right amount of baggage and that thousand-yard stare required by all streaming detectives, isn't so sure. What follows is basically a classic murder mystery, just with fewer city streets and more moss-covered rocks. Along the way, he's paired with a rookie ranger, runs into old colleagues and keeps finding himself in situations where you're not sure whether the biggest threat is a person or a bear. And yet, I was into it. 'Untamed' fully embraces its identity as a solid, serious show with a hint of self-importance and it does so confidently. So if the idea of a murder investigation set in a national park sounds even remotely interesting to you, chances are you'll want to stick around for the whole thing. Here's why 'Untamed' deserves a spot on your Netflix watchlist now that it's streaming, even if it's just for the scenery. 'Untamed' follows Special Agent Kyle Turner (Eric Bana), a seasoned investigator with the National Park Service's elite Investigative Services Branch. When the body of a young woman is discovered at the base of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, the initial assumption is a climbing accident. But Turner suspects something more sinister. Teaming up with rookie ranger Naya Vasquez (Lily Santiago), Turner begins to unravel a trail of inconsistencies that point toward foul play. As the pair dig deeper, their investigation leads them into the park's vast, treacherous backcountry where clues are scarce and dangers are plenty. Turner is soon forced to reconnect with Paul Souter (Sam Neill), an old friend and Yosemite's long-serving chief ranger, as well as confront tensions with his ex-wife Jill Bodwin (Rosemarie DeWitt), a counselor working inside the park. With time running out and more bodies surfacing, Turner finds himself at the center of a far-reaching mystery. 'Untamed' starts how most mystery thrillers do — with the crime itself. Two climbers scaling a mountain are nearly sent to their deaths when a woman mysteriously falls from a ledge, dying in the process and getting tangled in their climbing ropes. It's pretty brutal from the start, but it sets the tone for the rest of the series. From there, we're introduced to the brooding Kyle Turner, played brilliantly by Eric Bana, who knows how to play the gruff archetype without becoming another Joel from 'The Last of Us' or Rick from 'The Walking Dead.' Instead, he's trying to do his job without outside interference, all while suppressing his personal baggage, which inevitably resurfaces in each episode. Thankfully, the show doesn't drag out the investigation. In the first episode, Kyle is already scouring the area for clues, and we follow him as he discovers bloodstains on leaves and a bullet hole in a tree. Even though it leans on some genre tropes, it's still compelling enough to keep you watching. Another trope I wasn't initially keen on was the classic 'hardened investigator paired with a rookie' setup. You know, when the rookie questions everything, is too sensitive and challenges the main character's authority by being impulsive. Fortunately, as the episodes go on, 'Untamed' steps out of this cliché and makes Vasquez, the rookie, a genuinely likeable character with a meaningful backstory. She has a dark past, and once that becomes tied into the main storyline, it feels natural. As for the other side characters, they mostly earn their screen time. Bana's Kyle Turner is really the only one you can fully focus on or connect with, especially as his past is fleshed out through conversations with his ex-wife and fellow community members. Sam Neill's Paul Souter, while not featured as much as I would've liked, has an interesting dynamic with Turner as old allies. That said, the mystery is so compelling that I found myself less invested in the characters and more eager to dive deeper into the plot, wishing for more twists and revelations instead of character moments. Alongside the mystery, 'Untamed' delivers some seriously impressive visuals that show just how vast and overwhelming Yosemite National Park really is, and it's kind of terrifying. For context, Yosemite sees a high number of search and rescue (SAR) operations, with over 730 incidents reported between 2018 and 2020. That alone makes 'Untamed' feel a lot more believable when it comes to its central mystery. And that's before you even factor in the bears… Overall, though, 'Untamed' is the kind of bingeable series you might easily finish in one night. The characters aren't especially deep (aside from Turner, who gets some solid development), so you'll probably find yourself most invested in the investigation itself. Just a heads up: Once you press play on episode 1, don't be surprised if you power through the whole thing. If you're after a mystery that doesn't rely on gimmicks or overblown twists, 'Untamed' is the rare Netflix thriller that keeps things feeling real and that's exactly what makes it work. It's not exactly original material, but it still leans into what the genre does best: a solid investigation, tension, and a lead performance that holds it all together. The setting alone is worth tuning in for, but it's the slow-creeping suspense and clever unraveling of clues that will keep you pressing next episode. At just six episodes, there's no filler which is more than can be said for a lot of recent limited series. 'Untamed' is now streaming on Netflix, and I definitely recommend checking it out. For more recommendations, see what else is new on Netflix in July 2025.
