Overview

• Collider’s first-look image of Episode 5 highlights a pivotal, high-stakes CIA mission for Taylor Kitsch’s Ben Edwards, underscoring the prequel’s exploration of warfare’s moral cost.
• Kitsch says Dark Wolf amplifies the grit and heart of Special Forces brotherhood more than the original series, promising deeper emotional stakes.
• Chris Pratt returns as Lieutenant Commander James Reece, a foil to Edwards with eight combat deployments who maintains the franchise’s narrative thread.
• Among its executive producers are Kitsch, Pratt, Jack Carr, David DiGilio and Antoine Fuqua, with Amazon MGM Studios, MRC and Civic Center Media handling production.
• Pratt praised the prequel after an early screening, calling it “way better” than the flagship series and describing a powerful audience reaction.