Chris Pratt believes audiences are craving different kinds of stories from Hollywood.
During a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show,” Pratt opened up to Jimmy Fallon about what made the first season of the “Terminal List” so successful.
“It connected with an audience that … we kind of look at it as it’s a bit of an underserved audience. We just wanted to make an unapologetic, patriotic, kick-ass action show and the audience really turned up,” Pratt said.
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He continued, “You know, everything I learned about combat, I learned from watching movies and stuff. I have never been to Fallujah or anything like that.”
Pratt went on to explain that working with ex-Navy SEALS and veterans on the set gives the show an authenticity that audiences recognize.
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“These guys have a real eye for combat based on their experience and it’s really authentic … Veterans will come up and say, ‘You know, I served. I did a couple deployments and the action, the behavior, the tactics, the jargon, the decorum, all of it is really authentic,’ and I think that’s why people like it,” Pratt continued.
The actor explained that the show is based on a book series about a Navy SEAL, and he included real Navy SEALs to be involved with the production.
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“We have 17 veterans on our production … Two or three special operators that are executive producers,” Pratt said, adding, “We just have Navy SEALS all over the place, it’s really cool.”
Pratt also teased season 2 of “Terminal List” on the talk show.
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“So, the first season was really this dark psychological thriller about a Navy SEAL who gets vengeance on these people who are responsible for a conspiracy that, you know, wiped out his platoon and killed his family and gave him a tumor in his brain. So, that’s the story,” Pratt began.
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“And it ends with him basically getting vengeance on everybody on his list and sailing away,” he continued.
“So, the second [season] based on the book becomes more of like a globe-trotting global spy thriller. It’s like — it’s about espionage. It’s international,” Pratt said.
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Season 2 of the “Terminal List” premiered on Prime on Oct. 21.