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Streaming giant shines new light on Thai boys cave rescue

Now, a new series debuting Thursday promises an intimate Thai perspective on the extraordinary effort to save 13 lives from a flooded cave back in 2018.

Montira Rungjirajittranon and Rose Troup Buchanan (AFP)
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Bangkok, Thailand
Wed, September 21, 2022

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Streaming giant shines new light on Thai boys cave rescue Thai-Norwegian actress of the upcoming Netflix series 'Thai Cave Rescue', Urassaya 'Yaya' Sperbund reacts during an interview with AFP in Bangkok on September 20, 2022. It is the rescue retold around the world: 12 boys, their coach, and impossible odds -- now a Netflix series debuting on September 22, 2022, promises an intimate Thai perspective on the extraordinary effort to save 13 lives from a flooded cave back in 2018. (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana )

It is the rescue retold around the world: 12 boys, their coach, and impossible odds.

Now, a new series debuting Thursday promises an intimate Thai perspective on the extraordinary effort to save 13 lives from a flooded cave back in 2018.

The world was captivated by the young "Wild Boars" football team trapped inside a cave complex in northern Thailand, as an international diving team scrabbled to extract them.

Netflix's six-episode drama "Thai Cave Rescue" is the latest screen interpretation of the event, and comes only a month after Amazon released its feature-length film "Thirteen Lives".

Amazon's production, directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, focuses on the life or death efforts by the divers -- played by Hollywood stars Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen -- to reach and rescue the boys.

The latest retelling seeks to take a closer look at the young players and their families.

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