🐺 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025) on Prime Video – Cast, Plot, Release Date & What to Expect from the Ruthless Origin Story of Ben Edwards

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🐺 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf – A Ruthless Origin Story Unleashed August 27 on Prime Video

Before James Reece’s war began, Ben Edwards had already crossed the line.

Prime Video is diving back into the gritty, explosive world of The Terminal List with its highly anticipated prequel, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, premiering August 27, 2025. This action-packed thriller peels back the layers of one of the franchise’s most complex characters—Ben Edwards, played by Taylor Kitsch—as it explores the murky path from decorated Navy SEAL to calculating CIA operative.

Created by Jack Carr (author of The Terminal List novels) and David DiGilio, Dark Wolf is a gripping and morally gray origin story set in the shadows of covert warfare, loyalty, and betrayal.

🐺 The Plot: Into the Wolf’s Den

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf takes us deep into the high-stakes world of black ops and shadow governments, following Ben Edwards before the events of the original 2022 series. Once a fearless Navy SEAL, Ben finds himself recruited into the CIA where every mission comes with a price—and every choice has consequences.

From warzones overseas to dangerous political games at home, the series examines what pushes a man to abandon the rules—and rewrite his own code of justice.

At the heart of the prequel is the question: How does a soldier become a spook? And what is lost in the transformation?

🔥 The Cast: Familiar Faces, New Firepower

Taylor Kitsch returns as Ben Edwards, delivering a performance packed with brooding intensity and emotional weight.
Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) and Luke Hemsworth (Westworld) join the cast in key roles, both allies and adversaries in Ben’s transformation.
Chris Pratt makes a much-hyped appearance, reprising his role as James Reece, connecting this series directly to the events of The Terminal List.

🎯 Why You Should Watch

This isn't just another military thriller. Dark Wolf brings back the visceral action, psychological depth, and real-world stakes that made The Terminal List a streaming hit—while taking the story into darker, more intimate territory.

Expect:

Tactical combat and CIA black ops
Moral ambiguity and personal sacrifice
Spy drama layered with emotional scars
Explosive connections to the Terminal List universe

It’s a series for fans of Jack Ryan, Reacher, and Sicario, but with a tone and intensity all its own.

📈 The Terminal List Universe Keeps Growing

The Terminal List topped Amazon Prime’s charts in 2022 and racked up over 1.1 billion minutes viewed, according to Nielsen. Now, with Dark Wolf expanding the universe, Amazon is making a strong play to solidify it as one of its most valuable action-thriller franchises.