It is probably not without reason that Apple chose a motif in August 2022 for the first promotional image for the new series “Shantaram” in which the main actor Charlie Hunnam can be seen on a motorcycle. After all, it was sure to instill some comforting nostalgia among the many fans of the acclaimed biker series Sons Of Anarchy, in which Hunnam led the cast as Jax Teller for seven seasons.
A month later, the first trailer for “Shantaram” has been released and it only offers us a brief glimpse of the return of the biker, who is also very passionate in his private life, to his element. But apart from that there is still a lot of drama, action and big feelings.
In the from The Punisher creator Steve Lightfoot andTop Gun 2″ co-author Eric Warren Singer, the best-selling adaptation “Shantaram” developed by Charlie Hunnam’s Lin Ford, after a prison break, wants to put his old problems behind him and start a new life in 1980s Bombay. But as he flees from his gloomy past, it soon catches up with him. The fact that he also falls madly in love with the mysterious Karla (Antonia Desplat) in his new Indian adopted country complicates things even more…
Shantaram launches on Apple TV+ on October 14, 2022. To start with, three episodes will appear directly on the media group’s in-house streaming service, the remaining nine episodes of the first season will then follow at weekly intervals on Fridays.
