July 17, 2025 • 19 mins
Get ready to dive deep into the wilderness with Untamed! In this powerful episode of Amazing Women & Men of Power, host Raven the Talk Show Maven sits down with Wilson Bethel—actor, creator, and the face behind Shane Maguire—to explore the untamed story behind his new Netflix thriller.
From Hart of Dixie, The Young & the Restless, and Marvel’s Daredevil, Wilson opens up about stepping into the wild, channeling Ranger grit, and bringing raw authenticity to screen. Discover how his passion for storytelling—fueled by family, music, and fearless creativity—shapes his journey both on and off camera.
Tune in today and catch Untamed, streaming now on Netflix! Don’t forget to subscribe and rate us 5 stars! And thanks tuning in! If you enjoyed this interview with Wilson, please share it with a friend
From Hart of Dixie, The Young & the Restless, and Marvel’s Daredevil, Wilson opens up about stepping into the wild, channeling Ranger grit, and bringing raw authenticity to screen. Discover how his passion for storytelling—fueled by family, music, and fearless creativity—shapes his journey both on and off camera.
Tune in today and catch Untamed, streaming now on Netflix! Don’t forget to subscribe and rate us 5 stars! And thanks tuning in! If you enjoyed this interview with Wilson, please share it with a friend
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
They say, A true storyteller doesn't just zach. He breathes
life into every role he touches. Behind this true stands
today's guests. Welcome to amazing women and men of power,
legends and icons. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I'm your host,
raving a talk show madn And you know what, Today,
our virtual red carpet rolls out for a man whose
(00:30):
talent is as thrilling as the wild he now teams.
You might know him as Way from Heart of Dixie,
writer from the Young and Restless, or the unforgettable Dex
Bullseye in Daredevil, but now he's stepping into the untamed
wilderness as Shame Acquire and Untamed And guess what, you
can watch it right now on Netflix. Yet behind that
(00:53):
rugged ranger is a soul, folk creator, a vinyl collector,
guitar strummer, and even a show raide champion. I love charade. Yes, really,
he's Steven Wilson Bethel, son of novelists Joyce Maynard and
artist Steve Bethel, who once said, every moment, every melody,
(01:14):
is a story waiting to be told. You know what
I like to say, y'all, If you stand and sit down,
if you sit and stand up because the man is here.
Let's welcome none other than Wilson Bethel. Welcome to the show. Wilson. Congratulations,
you're starring in Netflix's original and creating. Well, I got
(01:41):
to tell you. You're starring and you're creating. That's exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Heard this show.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
But I am a writer, I'm right, and I produce
in my own right and direct. So yeah, that's that's
that's another thing. But yeah, this this show is the
creation of Mark Elsmith and his daughter, ell Smith, and
it's a it's an incredible it's an incredible show, incredible
piece of art and something I'm really proud.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
To be part of.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Okay, So you know what, I always look at actors
and actresses. It's like, okay, you know, you get a
chance to audition for these parts or do you really
want it? And what gets you excited about it? So
I'm gonna ask you, is this something that you were
like hoping for? It just came across your path? And
(02:30):
what was it about it that made you say yes?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
It's you know, it always starts with the script, and
this was a script that was that was clearly written
with so much heart, so much intelligence, so much you know,
fun in terms of the genre elements of it.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
So you know that that that's always the thing that
hooks me first. Is really great writing.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
The fact that the story is set in Yosemite and
and just clearly belongs so centrally in nature is the
other thing that really hooked me from the start. You know,
just an opportunity to do a show that that's you know,
not shooting on a sound stage somewhere in you know, Burbank, California,
(03:17):
and instead you get to be out amongst the trees
and river waterfalls and you know, breathing beautiful, fresh, clean air.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
I mean that was a huge selling point.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So yeah, no, I was incredibly excited when when I
first read this project and wanted it tremendously, and when
they graced me with the call inviting me to join
the cast, I was was pretty thrilled.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
I bet you were. And it sounds like a beautiful spot.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yeah, the show is set in Yosemite, but for a
variety of reasons, not the least of which is that
Yosemite is a highly trafficked national park. Uh ended up
shooting in British Columbia in Canada, and while not Yosemite, PC.
British Columbia is also just one of the most gorgeous
places on the planet and.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
A place and you want to go there for sure?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Oh my god, I mean, it just blew my mind.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
I've actually spent quite a bit of time in Yosemite
and Sequoia, in those parks in California and some of
my place favorite places on Earth, and I hadn't spent
time in British Columbia. But it makes a it makes
for a pretty good double.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
It's it is just.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Extraordinarily beautiful up there and an incredible business.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
You're I mean, you're such a great storytell I mean,
even just saying that, you know, you got me up
at the agency. Okay, I know what I'm going to
breakfast with my husband to date. I know I'll be
talking about this because now I want to check it out.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
You start mentioning breakfast too much, You're gonna get me
a hungry over. Now you're just bragging about breakfast.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
You grew up in a creative household, Wilson. Your mam
is celebrated novelists, and oh my god, you know, and
your dad and artists. What's one timeless lesson? One timeless
lesson about storytelling. Living boldly they taught you.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
I mean, that's it, man, Honestly, they both taught me
just by the examples of their lives. You know, they
they're both people who who chose to live very bravely
in terms of uh, you know, paths that they took
that I think, you know, would probably be very scary
to a lot of people. There's you know, not a
(05:24):
lot of uh like a normal life per se pursuing
an artist, and and it requires it requires being Yeah,
like you said, living boldly. So that that's something I've
admired in both of my parents my whole life, you know,
just sort of a willingness and a desire to live
outside the lines a bit.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yeah, you know, living boldly is one of those things
that I feel like sometimes is easier to say it, Wilson.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
It's much easier to say it.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Yeah, what do you think it really takes to just
really step out there and live your life folly?
Speaker 3 (06:08):
I mean, it certainly takes, you know, a lot of bravery,
a lot of willingness to fail, a lot of willingness
to not get things right because.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
You know, there aren't the same guardrails in place protecting you.
So yeah, I would. I mean, I think that's a
big one. You know, certainly, as an.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Actor, you get very well acquainted with the idea of
rejection and people saying no, and and part of part
of what success looks like is is sort of figuring
out how to embrace not succeeding all the time and
(06:52):
not succeeding most of the time, but if you can,
you know, and I think to your question, like living
bold to me is knowing, you know, having a deep,
deeper sense of self that allows you to kind of
keep going even even in lieu of many many challenges.
And I think that's you know, whatever it is that
you're doing, whether it's starting your own business or pursuing
(07:17):
a life in the arts or whatever, you don't you
don't have other people necessarily holding your hand through it,
so it requires a lot of self belief.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Wow, that was a great answer and so deep and
in depth too. I appreciate that because one of the
things we like to do here on Amazing Women and
Men of Legends and Icons is help push people forward
through their breakthrough And I really think, you know, sometimes
being a little bit more of a risk taker and
stretching yourself and just really be okay, we'll stepping into
(07:50):
your boldness. It will help you get there. Can we
say faster rather than slower and sooner rather than later.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Yes, well, certainly that's all the goal, but sometimes it
tends twenty years, thirty years in the making to find
find that that rootedness that gets you to where you
want to be.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
So, you know, I think that's the other thing. I
think there's It's funny.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
My wife was just showing me this this interview that
Michelle Obama did recently, or I guess it's recently, but
she was talking about how impatient people are. Impatient they
are to have everything, to have the care that they
want and all the you know, they want the career
and they want the family life that they want.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
They want everything.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Everybody wants everything all at once. And you know, life
is long, God willing, and you've got to be patient
to get the things that you want and and maybe
recognize that it's not going to come overnight. But if
you if you show up every day and you put
in the work, you'll move toward those things that you want.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
Absolutely, and what we think about we bring about right
those things are going bad. We want to, you know,
try to keep as Jesse Jackson used to say, the
hope a lot and watch what you say and stuff
to talk about untamed. What happens when human law collides
with can we say Nature's law?
Speaker 2 (09:10):
People die? I'll tell you that right now. I mean,
this is a television, after all, you got to have
a body or two. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
I mean.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
One of the things that's I think really unique and
fascinating about this show is that is where it's set.
You know, this is a literally wild environment, right. This
is not Los Angeles or New York. This is not
even you know, a small town somewhere. This is off
the grid, off the map nature, and the stories are
very much intertwined with that nature.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
So aside from the physical.
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Beauty of the place and where we shot, these are
just people who I think are are and and these
stories are in touch with a sort of ruggedness and
immediacy that we a lot of us are out of
touch with living in in you know, whatever society or whatever.
So I think that adds just an element of danger,
that adds an element of immediacy of the story, and
(10:09):
also some really kind of like riveting twists and turns
as far as as as.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
The plot goes, talk about living boldly.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
These you know, these are bold circumstances man, when you
don't have a roof over.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Your head, and together and animals and and god knows
what else, Like name brings you face to face with
some very real realities that a lot of us in
the modern world are out of touch with.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
But you ask a caveman, how real, uh, how real
life was? It was pretty real, pretty real.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
So let me say your role is shame acquire right, Yeah, okay,
so the Army ranger turns solo wildlife officer. So tell
us about your role and what we can expect.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Yeah, I mean, you know, it's a tricky one to
explain because because.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
His sort of mysteriousness is essential to the plot in
some ways.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
But he's a bit of a weird character.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
He especially you know, owing to his his ex military past.
He's a deadly character and that's the you know, the
danger element of him is very is very present. And
then he's got a very clear and again mysterious, sort
of complicated history with the lead of the show, Eric
(11:32):
Bannon's character, and a real sort of bone deep antagonism
with that character. So I think these are the things
that sort of, you know, ratchet up the stakes around
this character. You know, I'll leave it for viewers to
kind of see how these pieces fall into place. But
it's a he's a cool character, He's a lot he
was a lot of fun to play, and there's sort
of like a a really fun interplay of the sort
(11:53):
of danger element of him, but then also this sort
of uh kind of cockiness and as foil to Eric
Bannon's character.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
I think, I think it's just a lot of fun
to play.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Wow, So what do you let me say? What do
you really hope that all of us, including me in
the audience watching this walk away with when we see it?
Speaker 3 (12:17):
This is a show that it's got a murder at
its core. It's a very kind of tightly written plot
that you know, I think keeps people guessing and on
the on their toes as far as where it's going
to go next. So those are those are sort of
the fun elements of the show that obviously keep it moving,
keep it engaging. But the truth is that there's some
(12:37):
really deep themes around grief, around recovery.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
In this show, and that adds I.
Speaker 3 (12:45):
Think, like a real gravitas to the show, which made
it very moving to me to read, and and I
think hopefully we'll be very moving to people where it's
something beyond just glossy murder mystery kind of joint, but
something that has real depth to it. And I think
the depth of these characters and and and their interactions
(13:08):
is makes it for for something more.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Do you think that there was maybe one really unexpected
moment Wilson that you experienced at shape your betrayal of
Shane or or maybe shift at your perspective somehow?
Speaker 2 (13:25):
Uh? You know, nothing comes to mind.
Speaker 4 (13:28):
I don't wanna.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
I don't wanna to almost some fluff answer for you
that doesn't make any sense. So I'm gonna just shut
my mouth and say nothing.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Comes, nothing comes to mind. Okay, so you've done so much.
What is the one thing that you haven't done and
showbiz that you you know that you really dream and
aspire to do.
Speaker 3 (13:48):
That's a good question, you know. I think I'm always surprised, uh,
the way that a given project might find me at
a given moment in my life.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
You know, are what we.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
What we think we want or what we think we
need is oftentimes not what we actually what we need
or or or turns out not to be what what
we thought was the thing. So I'm always surprised by
the roles that that I sort of find my way
into inhabiting. And and sometimes it isn't until after the
fact that I realized that was that was the only
(14:24):
role or the perfect role that I could have done
at that time, or the perfect job or whatever. So,
you know, I hesitate to say like that, I even know,
you know, I think sometimes it's only with the benefit
of perspective further on down the road that you can
see how something fit into the larger framework of your life,
or of your career or your creativity. So I just
I just try to keep the you know, I try
(14:45):
to keep the door open, the window open, the crawl
space open.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
I try to keep everything open for those opportunities to.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
Come in and and not try and anticipate them or
judge them too much.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
And see how see how they.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Said that because I had to leave. Sometimes we close
the doors too quickly, you know, Wilson. So keep it
staying open for new adventures, right open for surprises. I
think that's a good thing. I agree, I think that's
a good thing. Well, audience, I want to remind you
that if you are looking for something exciting and you're
(15:22):
ready for a show with grit heart and Untamed Tensions,
then mark your calendars. Just a few days away. July seventeenth,
Untamed Exclusive on Netflix, Wilson Bethel brings wilderness law to
life and a role that challenges survivable loyalty and this
secret sweet carry set a reminder, don't forget. I'm gonna
(15:43):
set mind and together we're gonna check this out for sure.
Oh my goodness, Wilson, you are just amazing. Okay, let's
just say that, all right, and we enjoy having you here.
I always like to kind of wrap up in the
last few minutes doing just a little quick I guess
you could say rapid fire questions. All right, so we
(16:05):
call it get to know you. So we're talking about you,
will all right, all right, So we'll start off with
a easy this easy one. Okay, coffee your.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Teeth crazy coffee, coffee, coffee.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
Okay. Let's see the one thing that you and your
wife do.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
You have children too, have a have a two and
a half year old?
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Okay, the one thing you and your wife love to do.
It's like, okay, the phone is off. Don't knock on
our door.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
You're really gonna have me say this on.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
Rad and what you're trying to do and say that
the answer to that question to be quite obvious.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
All right, move, okay, moment on Okay, big dog, small dogs?
Speaker 2 (17:06):
I like them.
Speaker 3 (17:07):
I like a medium like a medium sized dog. Really okay,
like a like a like a thirty pound dog.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
That's my sweet spot.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Dream guests on your dinner charades parties, Barack Obama, Oh
my god, really Okay, have you ever had a chance
of meeting Oh?
Speaker 2 (17:25):
I would? I would? I think i'd faint.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
What one show, whether you're in it or not, that
you would love to take some time off and binge watchman?
Speaker 3 (17:44):
I know there's so many And then of course you
ask and my mind goes blank. I'm like, I'm I'm
spacing right now.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Okay, okay, Marin marinad on that yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Yeah, yeah, okay. I love binge watching on the weekend
is my favorite.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
My problem is that I'm also like a stone cold narcoleptic,
so I literally can't get through the opening credits of
a show before I fall asleep.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
So like binge watching to me is basically impossible. I
maybe got like maybe two episodes in me of anything
before I'm asleep.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Oh wow, really okay, okay, okay, last question for you
are cartoons? Yes? A cartoons? No?
Speaker 3 (18:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (18:27):
I love cartoons?
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Yeah, sure, okay, what's your favorite one?
Speaker 3 (18:32):
I mean, I grew up like watching the Simpsons religiously
that was my jam.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
But really, yeah, I don't watch cartoons a ton anymore.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
But you know, if they're on, I like, I love
I love cartoon humor, I love the art.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
Yeah, love me.
Speaker 1 (18:44):
I haven't watched cartoons in so long, but I would
have to say Scooby Doo.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
Yeah, why not?
Speaker 1 (18:49):
Scooby do Doo?
Speaker 2 (18:50):
Scooby Doo.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
And it was mister Wilkers, and I was a big fan. Well,
I guess they weren't cartoons, but they kind of make
me make cartoons. I was going to say I was
a big fan of the Little Rascals.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
I'm going, oh yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Well, Wilson, thank you so much. You've been a real treat.
I hope we can have you back again soon. Thank
you so much.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Thank having all.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
Right, bye bye, everyone. Don't forget to check out Wilson show.
You you're not gonna want to miss it. Okay, July seventeenth,
with just a few days away, I'm raising a talk
show MABN and this is amazing women and men of power,
legends and like Icon yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Our guest
none other than Wilson Bethel
They say, A true storyteller doesn't just zach. He breathes
life into every role he touches. Behind this true stands
today's guests. Welcome to amazing women and men of power,
legends and icons. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I'm your host,
raving a talk show madn And you know what, Today,
our virtual red carpet rolls out for a man whose
(00:30):
talent is as thrilling as the wild he now teams.
You might know him as Way from Heart of Dixie,
writer from the Young and Restless, or the unforgettable Dex
Bullseye in Daredevil, but now he's stepping into the untamed
wilderness as Shame Acquire and Untamed And guess what, you
can watch it right now on Netflix. Yet behind that
(00:53):
rugged ranger is a soul, folk creator, a vinyl collector,
guitar strummer, and even a show raide champion. I love charade. Yes, really,
he's Steven Wilson Bethel, son of novelists Joyce Maynard and
artist Steve Bethel, who once said, every moment, every melody,
(01:14):
is a story waiting to be told. You know what
I like to say, y'all, If you stand and sit down,
if you sit and stand up because the man is here.
Let's welcome none other than Wilson Bethel. Welcome to the show. Wilson. Congratulations,
you're starring in Netflix's original and creating. Well, I got
(01:41):
to tell you. You're starring and you're creating. That's exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Heard this show.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
But I am a writer, I'm right, and I produce
in my own right and direct. So yeah, that's that's
that's another thing. But yeah, this this show is the
creation of Mark Elsmith and his daughter, ell Smith, and
it's a it's an incredible it's an incredible show, incredible
piece of art and something I'm really proud.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
To be part of.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Okay, So you know what, I always look at actors
and actresses. It's like, okay, you know, you get a
chance to audition for these parts or do you really
want it? And what gets you excited about it? So
I'm gonna ask you, is this something that you were
like hoping for? It just came across your path? And
(02:30):
what was it about it that made you say yes?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
It's you know, it always starts with the script, and
this was a script that was that was clearly written
with so much heart, so much intelligence, so much you know,
fun in terms of the genre elements of it.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
So you know that that that's always the thing that
hooks me first. Is really great writing.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
The fact that the story is set in Yosemite and
and just clearly belongs so centrally in nature is the
other thing that really hooked me from the start. You know,
just an opportunity to do a show that that's you know,
not shooting on a sound stage somewhere in you know, Burbank, California,
(03:17):
and instead you get to be out amongst the trees
and river waterfalls and you know, breathing beautiful, fresh, clean air.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
I mean that was a huge selling point.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So yeah, no, I was incredibly excited when when I
first read this project and wanted it tremendously, and when
they graced me with the call inviting me to join
the cast, I was was pretty thrilled.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
I bet you were. And it sounds like a beautiful spot.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yeah, the show is set in Yosemite, but for a
variety of reasons, not the least of which is that
Yosemite is a highly trafficked national park. Uh ended up
shooting in British Columbia in Canada, and while not Yosemite, PC.
British Columbia is also just one of the most gorgeous
places on the planet and.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
A place and you want to go there for sure?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Oh my god, I mean, it just blew my mind.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
I've actually spent quite a bit of time in Yosemite
and Sequoia, in those parks in California and some of
my place favorite places on Earth, and I hadn't spent
time in British Columbia. But it makes a it makes
for a pretty good double.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
It's it is just.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Extraordinarily beautiful up there and an incredible business.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
You're I mean, you're such a great storytell I mean,
even just saying that, you know, you got me up
at the agency. Okay, I know what I'm going to
breakfast with my husband to date. I know I'll be
talking about this because now I want to check it out.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
You start mentioning breakfast too much, You're gonna get me
a hungry over. Now you're just bragging about breakfast.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
You grew up in a creative household, Wilson. Your mam
is celebrated novelists, and oh my god, you know, and
your dad and artists. What's one timeless lesson? One timeless
lesson about storytelling. Living boldly they taught you.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
I mean, that's it, man, Honestly, they both taught me
just by the examples of their lives. You know, they
they're both people who who chose to live very bravely
in terms of uh, you know, paths that they took
that I think, you know, would probably be very scary
to a lot of people. There's you know, not a
(05:24):
lot of uh like a normal life per se pursuing
an artist, and and it requires it requires being Yeah,
like you said, living boldly. So that that's something I've
admired in both of my parents my whole life, you know,
just sort of a willingness and a desire to live
outside the lines a bit.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yeah, you know, living boldly is one of those things
that I feel like sometimes is easier to say it, Wilson.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
It's much easier to say it.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Yeah, what do you think it really takes to just
really step out there and live your life folly?
Speaker 3 (06:08):
I mean, it certainly takes, you know, a lot of bravery,
a lot of willingness to fail, a lot of willingness
to not get things right because.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
You know, there aren't the same guardrails in place protecting you.
So yeah, I would. I mean, I think that's a
big one. You know, certainly, as an.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Actor, you get very well acquainted with the idea of
rejection and people saying no, and and part of part
of what success looks like is is sort of figuring
out how to embrace not succeeding all the time and
(06:52):
not succeeding most of the time, but if you can,
you know, and I think to your question, like living
bold to me is knowing, you know, having a deep,
deeper sense of self that allows you to kind of
keep going even even in lieu of many many challenges.
And I think that's you know, whatever it is that
you're doing, whether it's starting your own business or pursuing
(07:17):
a life in the arts or whatever, you don't you
don't have other people necessarily holding your hand through it,
so it requires a lot of self belief.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Wow, that was a great answer and so deep and
in depth too. I appreciate that because one of the
things we like to do here on Amazing Women and
Men of Legends and Icons is help push people forward
through their breakthrough And I really think, you know, sometimes
being a little bit more of a risk taker and
stretching yourself and just really be okay, we'll stepping into
(07:50):
your boldness. It will help you get there. Can we
say faster rather than slower and sooner rather than later.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Yes, well, certainly that's all the goal, but sometimes it
tends twenty years, thirty years in the making to find
find that that rootedness that gets you to where you
want to be.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
So, you know, I think that's the other thing. I
think there's It's funny.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
My wife was just showing me this this interview that
Michelle Obama did recently, or I guess it's recently, but
she was talking about how impatient people are. Impatient they
are to have everything, to have the care that they
want and all the you know, they want the career
and they want the family life that they want.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
They want everything.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Everybody wants everything all at once. And you know, life
is long, God willing, and you've got to be patient
to get the things that you want and and maybe
recognize that it's not going to come overnight. But if
you if you show up every day and you put
in the work, you'll move toward those things that you want.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
Absolutely, and what we think about we bring about right
those things are going bad. We want to, you know,
try to keep as Jesse Jackson used to say, the
hope a lot and watch what you say and stuff
to talk about untamed. What happens when human law collides
with can we say Nature's law?
Speaker 2 (09:10):
People die? I'll tell you that right now. I mean,
this is a television, after all, you got to have
a body or two. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
I mean.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
One of the things that's I think really unique and
fascinating about this show is that is where it's set.
You know, this is a literally wild environment, right. This
is not Los Angeles or New York. This is not
even you know, a small town somewhere. This is off
the grid, off the map nature, and the stories are
very much intertwined with that nature.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
So aside from the physical.
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Beauty of the place and where we shot, these are
just people who I think are are and and these
stories are in touch with a sort of ruggedness and
immediacy that we a lot of us are out of
touch with living in in you know, whatever society or whatever.
So I think that adds just an element of danger,
that adds an element of immediacy of the story, and
(10:09):
also some really kind of like riveting twists and turns
as far as as as.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
The plot goes, talk about living boldly.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
These you know, these are bold circumstances man, when you
don't have a roof over.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Your head, and together and animals and and god knows
what else, Like name brings you face to face with
some very real realities that a lot of us in
the modern world are out of touch with.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
But you ask a caveman, how real, uh, how real
life was? It was pretty real, pretty real.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
So let me say your role is shame acquire right, Yeah, okay,
so the Army ranger turns solo wildlife officer. So tell
us about your role and what we can expect.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Yeah, I mean, you know, it's a tricky one to
explain because because.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
His sort of mysteriousness is essential to the plot in
some ways.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
But he's a bit of a weird character.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
He especially you know, owing to his his ex military past.
He's a deadly character and that's the you know, the
danger element of him is very is very present. And
then he's got a very clear and again mysterious, sort
of complicated history with the lead of the show, Eric
(11:32):
Bannon's character, and a real sort of bone deep antagonism
with that character. So I think these are the things
that sort of, you know, ratchet up the stakes around
this character. You know, I'll leave it for viewers to
kind of see how these pieces fall into place. But
it's a he's a cool character, He's a lot he
was a lot of fun to play, and there's sort
of like a a really fun interplay of the sort
(11:53):
of danger element of him, but then also this sort
of uh kind of cockiness and as foil to Eric
Bannon's character.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
I think, I think it's just a lot of fun
to play.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Wow, So what do you let me say? What do
you really hope that all of us, including me in
the audience watching this walk away with when we see it?
Speaker 3 (12:17):
This is a show that it's got a murder at
its core. It's a very kind of tightly written plot
that you know, I think keeps people guessing and on
the on their toes as far as where it's going
to go next. So those are those are sort of
the fun elements of the show that obviously keep it moving,
keep it engaging. But the truth is that there's some
(12:37):
really deep themes around grief, around recovery.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
In this show, and that adds I.
Speaker 3 (12:45):
Think, like a real gravitas to the show, which made
it very moving to me to read, and and I
think hopefully we'll be very moving to people where it's
something beyond just glossy murder mystery kind of joint, but
something that has real depth to it. And I think
the depth of these characters and and and their interactions
(13:08):
is makes it for for something more.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Do you think that there was maybe one really unexpected
moment Wilson that you experienced at shape your betrayal of
Shane or or maybe shift at your perspective somehow?
Speaker 2 (13:25):
Uh? You know, nothing comes to mind.
Speaker 4 (13:28):
I don't wanna.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
I don't wanna to almost some fluff answer for you
that doesn't make any sense. So I'm gonna just shut
my mouth and say nothing.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Comes, nothing comes to mind. Okay, so you've done so much.
What is the one thing that you haven't done and
showbiz that you you know that you really dream and
aspire to do.
Speaker 3 (13:48):
That's a good question, you know. I think I'm always surprised, uh,
the way that a given project might find me at
a given moment in my life.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
You know, are what we.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
What we think we want or what we think we
need is oftentimes not what we actually what we need
or or or turns out not to be what what
we thought was the thing. So I'm always surprised by
the roles that that I sort of find my way
into inhabiting. And and sometimes it isn't until after the
fact that I realized that was that was the only
(14:24):
role or the perfect role that I could have done
at that time, or the perfect job or whatever. So,
you know, I hesitate to say like that, I even know,
you know, I think sometimes it's only with the benefit
of perspective further on down the road that you can
see how something fit into the larger framework of your life,
or of your career or your creativity. So I just
I just try to keep the you know, I try
(14:45):
to keep the door open, the window open, the crawl
space open.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
I try to keep everything open for those opportunities to.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
Come in and and not try and anticipate them or
judge them too much.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
And see how see how they.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Said that because I had to leave. Sometimes we close
the doors too quickly, you know, Wilson. So keep it
staying open for new adventures, right open for surprises. I
think that's a good thing. I agree, I think that's
a good thing. Well, audience, I want to remind you
that if you are looking for something exciting and you're
(15:22):
ready for a show with grit heart and Untamed Tensions,
then mark your calendars. Just a few days away. July seventeenth,
Untamed Exclusive on Netflix, Wilson Bethel brings wilderness law to
life and a role that challenges survivable loyalty and this
secret sweet carry set a reminder, don't forget. I'm gonna
(15:43):
set mind and together we're gonna check this out for sure.
Oh my goodness, Wilson, you are just amazing. Okay, let's
just say that, all right, and we enjoy having you here.
I always like to kind of wrap up in the
last few minutes doing just a little quick I guess
you could say rapid fire questions. All right, so we
(16:05):
call it get to know you. So we're talking about you,
will all right, all right, So we'll start off with
a easy this easy one. Okay, coffee your.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Teeth crazy coffee, coffee, coffee.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
Okay. Let's see the one thing that you and your
wife do.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
You have children too, have a have a two and
a half year old?
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Okay, the one thing you and your wife love to do.
It's like, okay, the phone is off. Don't knock on
our door.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
You're really gonna have me say this on.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
Rad and what you're trying to do and say that
the answer to that question to be quite obvious.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
All right, move, okay, moment on Okay, big dog, small dogs?
Speaker 2 (17:06):
I like them.
Speaker 3 (17:07):
I like a medium like a medium sized dog. Really okay,
like a like a like a thirty pound dog.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
That's my sweet spot.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Dream guests on your dinner charades parties, Barack Obama, Oh
my god, really Okay, have you ever had a chance
of meeting Oh?
Speaker 2 (17:25):
I would? I would? I think i'd faint.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
What one show, whether you're in it or not, that
you would love to take some time off and binge watchman?
Speaker 3 (17:44):
I know there's so many And then of course you
ask and my mind goes blank. I'm like, I'm I'm
spacing right now.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Okay, okay, Marin marinad on that yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Yeah, yeah, okay. I love binge watching on the weekend
is my favorite.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
My problem is that I'm also like a stone cold narcoleptic,
so I literally can't get through the opening credits of
a show before I fall asleep.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
So like binge watching to me is basically impossible. I
maybe got like maybe two episodes in me of anything
before I'm asleep.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Oh wow, really okay, okay, okay, last question for you
are cartoons? Yes? A cartoons? No?
Speaker 3 (18:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (18:27):
I love cartoons?
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Yeah, sure, okay, what's your favorite one?
Speaker 3 (18:32):
I mean, I grew up like watching the Simpsons religiously
that was my jam.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
But really, yeah, I don't watch cartoons a ton anymore.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
But you know, if they're on, I like, I love
I love cartoon humor, I love the art.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
Yeah, love me.
Speaker 1 (18:44):
I haven't watched cartoons in so long, but I would
have to say Scooby Doo.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
Yeah, why not?
Speaker 1 (18:49):
Scooby do Doo?
Speaker 2 (18:50):
Scooby Doo.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
And it was mister Wilkers, and I was a big fan. Well,
I guess they weren't cartoons, but they kind of make
me make cartoons. I was going to say I was
a big fan of the Little Rascals.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
I'm going, oh yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Well, Wilson, thank you so much. You've been a real treat.
I hope we can have you back again soon. Thank
you so much.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Thank having all.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
Right, bye bye, everyone. Don't forget to check out Wilson show.
You you're not gonna want to miss it. Okay, July seventeenth,
with just a few days away, I'm raising a talk
show MABN and this is amazing women and men of power,
legends and like Icon yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Our guest
none other than Wilson Bethel
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