The streaming service said Tuesday that the six-part series will debut on
Thai Cave Rescue will tell the behind-the-scenes story of the 2018 Tham Luang rescue mission in
All 13 members were eventually rescued with minimal injuries, though two rescue workers were killed in the process.
According to
Collaborating with a number of Thai filmmakers, the streaming service filmed the series entirely in
The production also used local Thai actors to fill out the majority of the cast.
While shot as a dramatized re-telling of the story, the series will be seen from the perspectives of the soccer players themselves, as well as their family members and the team of rescuers to help tell the story,
"For us, Thai Cave Rescue is ultimately a story about family and what we decide family should be," said the series' creator and showrunner,
"We began writing this show at the beginning of COVID-19 lockdowns in
"Thai Cave Rescue is the first opportunity for audiences worldwide to see the Tham Luang story in a new and more emotional light," said director and executive producer Baz Poonpiriya. "I am very proud to have this opportunity to tell the stories behind the faces and names we have come to know well over the course of this world-famous rescue operation."
The story will soon be seen on the big screen with Thirteen Lives.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker
Thirteen Lives will begin a limited theatrical run on Friday, followed by a streaming release on Prime Video on
A 2021 documentary film, The Rescue, was produced by
A Thai-led version of the story, The Cave, was also released in
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