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Coming to
Bluray from creators William and Dave Broyles, the History Channel and 20th
Century Fox Home Entertainment is the riveting and startling look at those
who put their lives on the line and are only known as SIX.
Richard
'Rip' Taggart (Walton Coggins) is a former Navy Seal who now works as a security
contractor in Nigeria .
Sent to help protect an all girl’s school, he, a school teacher Na’omi
(Nondumiso Tembe), Esther (Tyla Harris) and other girls are swiftly kidnapped
by the terrorist Boko Haram. The terrorist learn quickly that they have a
former Navy SEAL among their captives and are going to use Taggart to get
what they want.
When his
former SEAL Team Six members become aware that Taggart has been taken, it
brings up an incident that happened in Afghanistan and they know that someone
else besides Boko Haram want their former SEAL.
Each of
the former SEAL's have family issues they are contending with, Joe 'Bear'
Graves (Barry Sloane) is trying to start a family, Ricky 'Buddha' Ortiz
(Juan Pablo Raba) comes home to a family that seems to be holding a grudge
toward the absentee husband-dad and Alex Caulder (Kyle Schmid) is on his way to
trouble. Armin "Fishbait" Khan (Jaylen Moore) is a new comer to the
group who fits right in.
Trying to
put family's right and working a plan to get Taggart back is taking a
strain on all the men. Especially since they have a secret that is going to be
a problem when a man named Michael (Dominic Adams) who plots with leader Al-Muttaqi
(Jarreth J. Merz) wants Taggart and will do anything to get him.
Putting
their plan of rescue into action, the team takes on the compound of Boko Haram
only to find Taggart and the girl are gone. Making use of the Muttaqi
media connections, Taggart is forced to admit what happened in 1984. The team
is in a tailspin and turn their attention toward Michael discovering a
jihad training camp in Chad .
Believing he finally has revenge against Taggart, it seems to backfire
for Michael in a way he could not have imagined.
Coggins
as Taggart is certainly playing a role I have not seen from him before. Gone is
the swagger, the southern drawl and the costuming giving the character of
Taggart a stripped down man who can no longer hide from himself or the secret a
whole team is holding on to. Beginning as a hardened soldier, episode by
episode it is all stripped away and I was riveted to watch it all happen.
Sloane as
Bear is a torn man who knows what the job he signed up for entails yet wants to
make his wife happy by starting a family. Going after Taggart brings back
unresolved issues that stop him from making decisions that require a quickness
to save lives. Raba as Buddha has been leaving home so often his wife has taken
on a life of her own and the kids are in hello/goodbye mode. Realizing his
family life is passing him by, he wants to take care of his family but at what
cost?
Schmidt
as Caulder seems to be the wild card of the bunch. Living a bohemian life he is
surprised when his daughter Dharma (Lindsley Register) shows up on his doorstep
calling out his past behaviors and future for their father/daughter
relationship. Moore
as Fishbait wants to help find Taggart and knows that he is going to have to
call upon unlikely sources to plan a rescue.
Tembe as
Na’omi is a teacher who will do anything to save her girls from the torturous
treatment that happens to young girls by the Boko Haram. I loved her
performance and she should be applauded for her amazing role. Harris as Esther
is so beautiful in this role as a young girl who is willing to trust a man who
most think untrustworthy. She believes when most probably wouldn’t and it
doesn’t go unnoticed by Taggart.
Other
cast include Rus Blackwell as Commander Atkins, Donny Boaz as Buckley, Niyi Oni
as Quayum, Lee Spencer as Terry, Matt Burke as Nick, Angela Relucio as Lt.
Fung, Tyler Chase as Kashif, Arnold Chanakira as Hakeem, Brianne Davis as Lena
Graves, Tyla Harris as Esther, Zeeko Zaki as Akmal Barayev, and Nadine
Velazquez as Jackie Ortiz.
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SIX is an intense, realistic, and scary look at what it
takes to protect those who need it the most, be part of a group that jump at a
moments notice when needed for special operations and attempt to maintain a
home life. Creators William and David Broyles have brought an authenticity to
these characters because it doesn’t hide behind anything but instead bring all
possibilities front and center in full view.
From the Boko Haram to terrorist recruiting, the creators
use what most Americans know about and delve deeper into how these issues threaten
lives. There is a real sense of fear from both of these groups and what they
are capable of is an important message for us all.
This ensemble cast is absolutely amazing bringing every
aspect to the story telling that kept me watching more and more. The best part
of owning the Bluray is not having to wait till the next week to find out what
happens next. I absolutely marathon-watched SIX and will do it again with no
problem.
There is so much that I’m not speaking about because this is
an experience and I’m not about to give anything away and trust me – there is
plenty! The Bluray includes all 8 episodes on two discs with almost six hours
of story telling. The set also includes Digital HD that can be instantly
streamed and downloaded to your television, computer, tablet and smartphone.
Inspired by real missions, the creators bring an
authenticity to the world of America ’s
SEAL elite special operations unit! This is a look at what they do, their
personal lives, what happens in combat with the life and death situations they
face so they can come home to their families again.
In the end – never leave a brother behind!
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