Stepping up the action, authenticity

SHOWRUNNER DAVID DIGILIO AIMS TO DO RIGHT BY THE MILITARY AUDIENCE IN ‘THE TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF.’

- BY YVONNE VILLARREAL

WITH “THE TERMINAL LIST: Dark Wolf,” which further expands author Jack Carr's book universe, Taylor Kitsch reprises his role as Navy SEAL-turned-CIA operative Ben Edwards in Prime Video's prequel to 2022's Chris Prattled series. The series, now streaming, takes place five years before the events of the first season of “The Terminal List” and explores Ben’s origin story and his crisis of faith that eventually led to his betrayal of James Reece (Pratt). Showrunner David DiGilio discusses why Ben is a worthwhile character for a spinoff, the story behind that AC/DC needle drop and more.

KITSCH reprises his role as Navy SEAL Ben Edwards in the prequel series.

What was it about the story of Ben Edwards that resonated with you and made you so passionate about wanting to explore his origin story?

Ben is an ever-evolving character. He was different in the book than he was in our scripts for Season 1 of “The Terminal List.” Then Taylor arrived and brought a whole new layer of empathy, complexity and danger to the role.

Unlike Reece, who represents a light wolf character pulled into a dark place by a conspiracy, Ben Edwards is a man with innate darkness inside him. But he also values loyalty, brotherhood and freedom. And that dichotomy in a character means we can give Taylor a ton of great stuff to play. It makes Ben unpredictable. And we get to watch how Ben evolves from a leader in the SEAL Teams to a Black Side Operator who thinks he can use his dark wolf for good.