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Season 1 – Echo 3

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When brilliant scientist Amber Chesborough goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and husband -- both elite U.S. Army commandos -- struggle to find her against the backdrop of a guerilla war.
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Echo 3 — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

If Echo 3 doesn't meet creator Mark Boal's evident ambitions for multilayered drama, it succeeds as a lean, mean action adventure.

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Stuart Jeffries Guardian 12/06/2022
3/5
Another culturally colonialist production in which we’re supposed to empathise with western heroes’ psychodramas as they face off against underscripted others – think American Vietnam movies, Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, Homeland. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico The Playlist 12/05/2022
B
The kind of show that thrills the most when it’s defying expectations. Go to Full Review
Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) 11/30/2022
1.5/5
Colombia’s political strata are examined with some welcome detail, but little involving the three leads resonates. Echo 3 is beyond rescue. Go to Full Review
Common Sense Media Editors Common Sense Media 01/10/2023
4/5
Like most contemporary shows, it prolongs the action in order to stretch it out over a full season, but in this case the slow pace allows genuine tension to build. Go to Full Review
Dustin Rowles Pajiba 12/23/2022
As a series, Echo 3 doesn’t stretch three acts into 10 episodes so much as it repeats the three-act structure three times. It takes two steps forward and two steps back. Go to Full Review
Jonny Mahon-Heap The Post NZ 12/15/2022
It’s the sort of thriller we rarely see on the silver screen these days, but Apple has, thankfully, provided Boal with the right canvas (and budget) for a new kind of military thriller. Go to Full Review
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Manuel Y @Macbatmanuel Mar 1 The plot holes are huge and the characters have cookie cutter personalities. Action scenes are the classic "good guy is awesome and bad guys never land a shot it organize themselves". It’s really bad. The action scenes, which are praised by the critics, are completely like a video game. If a guy is shooting a gun 100 meters away, no bad guys react, it’s actually quite funny if you are in it for a laugh. The whole plot is about these two idiot Americans (I guess they are portrayed as Delta Force, but for some reason the writers make them look really dumb… probably bad execution). I rescue that the Colombian authorities look great, very professional, but they end up doing the "saving the day" thing all the time, with the Americans being super arrogant and aloof. The plot gets lost many times, the end of each episode barely makes you want to watch the next one and in general there is so much that could be improved with small changes on the script. See more Kyle G @kylegrantham Feb 15 There are moments where Echo 3 is an interesting, almost pseudo-Call of Duty: Modern Warfare streamer. And then there are moments, which outnumber those by a large margin, that the show is complete nonsense. I don't want to spoil anything, but when you get to the end of a 10-hour story and you're mostly just annoyed with all the characters, and wonder why entire episodes even happened if they had no real impact on the plot, it's a failure of the writing, acting and direction. See more David M @Davidzzzz Dec 6 Episode 1 bored the pants off me. Apple can do better. 9 more episodes of this???? No thanks…., Plenty of better things I can watch. See more Slick R @SlickReviewer Dec 6 The Latina journalist lady is annoying. So is the main kidnapped lady Amber. Black CIA dude wasn't much help, he should have been able to at least get them disguises or prosthetics+. The non-stop flashbacks by Amber while she is going crazy is especially annoying. This is not the worst show on AppleTV but far from the best. 2 stars. See more Rusty I @RT57866347 Apr 24 Good storyline, great action scenes and acting was superb. You will enjoy this if you are into action movies See more Alexander W @RT99015708 02/13/2025 More gripping and complex than expected and a good example of what can be developed from what is essentially a simple story (two special forces soldiers rescue a family member kidnapped in South America). Works best when things go wrong. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Nov 23, 2022 Flyaway In the aftermath of a joyous wedding gone awry, the bride goes missing in South America, and the military men in her family vow to find her. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 23, 2022 Tora Bora in the City At the American embassy in Bogota, Colombia, the men run into bureaucracy; they find an ally in a powerful banker and embark on an impromptu mission. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 23, 2022 The Gambler Prince uses his media savvy to pressure the American and Colombian governments to own the mission, setting off a chain reaction in the jungle. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 2, 2022 Upriver Bambi loses the guerilla's trail and reacquaints himself with whiskey; Prince recovers from his wounds and starts putting the mess behind him. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 9, 2022 We Reject Your Influence Amber reaches her final destination at a Venezuelan black site; she's told she will die there. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 16, 2022 Habeas Thumpus Bambi receives a surprise visit from an old pal at the CIA; Prince has a change of heart; a daring plan is formulated to set up a prisoner exchange. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 23, 2022 Red Is Positive, Black Is a Negative Prince and Bambi negotiate the hard way, crossing a line; Violetta probes the government's possible involvement. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 30, 2022 Family Matters Amber loses her grip on reality and faces execution; out of options, Prince and Bambi arm up and recruit mercenaries for a historic raid. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Scorched Earth As night falls, Prince, Bambi and their team set out across the border, fulfilling Bambi's promise to know the place over. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 13, 2023 Heat Violeta strikes back to save her country; the men must consider what happens if one rescues someone who doesn't want saving. Details
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Season Info

Creator
Mark Boal
Executive Producer
Mark Boal, Jason Horwitch, Peter Traugott, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Omri Givon, Eitan Mansuri, Jonathan Doweck, Mark Sourian, Pablo Trapero, Karni Ziv, Stan Wlodkowski
Network
Apple TV
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 23, 2022
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