And after watching the first episode, I know this will be the kind of series that sticks with you long after the credits roll. A few minutes after walking onto the theme-park sized set, it quickly became clear that this show was going to be something special. But as a huge fan of Genius, and Mars I went in with an open mind. When I flew down to Fort Hood, Texas, for a set visit I wasn’t sure I’d be able to get excited about this series. To be completely transparent, I’ve never been a huge fan of war dramas. Based on Martha Raddatz’s New York Times best-selling book, this eight episode mini-series tells the true story of what is known as “Black Sunday,” when a platoon from the 1st Cavalry Division of Fort Hood was ambushed in Sadr City, Iraq, in April of 2004. And if I had to pick one new show for which everyone should set their DVR, it’s the National Geographic Channel’s The Long Road Home, which premieres on November 7.Īfter earning a slew of Emmy nominations for their limited series, Genius, it’s clear that Nat Geo has found their niche in the scripted world by telling true stories with award-winning creatives at the helm, and they continue to stay on brand with their newest show. Troy Denomy with Kate Bosworth as Gina Denomy on The Long Road Home National Geographic/Van Redin)īetween San Diego’s Comic-Con and the 2017 TV Critics Association kicking off in the same week, I’ve seen nearly every screener and trailer for all the series coming to the small screen this fall. “The Long Road Home,” which also stars Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sarah Wayne Callies (“The Walking Dead”), premieres on National Geographic tonight at 9 p.m. And then by the time I got there, she was almost done with all of her stuff and just by virtue of getting to sit with her an getting to know her it really, I mean it really helped to fill it all up for me.” And she had really thought a lot about it and gotten so much information.
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She really has the full relationship with Gina and she had talked with her over and over and over again.
Ritter said he and Bosworth, along with the other actors in the series, spent time living in Fort Hood and learning from their real-life counterparts.Īlso Read: 'Kevin (Probably) Saves the World' Star Explains How Show Avoids 'Magical Negro' Trope Ritter and Bosworth’s chemistry shines through in the third episode, “Into the Unknown,” which shows Troy in the thick of the ambush in Sadr City and Gina taking care of their infant son in Fort Hood, where military families awaited the news of their loved ones. The “Long Road Home,” based on the nonfiction book by journalist Martha Raddatz, recreates the events of “Black Sunday” from the point of view of a different character in each episode.
“It was easier to do that than some of the other stuff, just because it was closest to my life experiences and she was just so fully there.” “She was right there emotionally and everything,” said Ritter. Ritter prepared for his role months ago with some immersive research - and a lot of help from Bosworth. “And that sort of complicated emotion when someone is leaving to do something potentially dangerous and you hope, but don’t know for sure, they’ll come back.”Īlso Read: Jason Ritter Joins Amazon Drama 'Goliath' “I really did feel like I was leaving ,” Ritter told TheWrap of working with Bosworth. Troy Denomy, and actress Kate Bosworth as his wife Gina. soldiers on “Black Sunday,” the first day of the siege of Sadr City, Iraq in April 2004. The eight-part National Geographic miniseries dramatizes the 2004 ambush of a platoon of U.S. But when making “The Long Road Home,” he said he got a taste of what it’s like for a soldier to leave loved ones. Luckily, Jason Ritter has never had to leave a wife and family to go to war.
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