English actor Charlie Hunnam will be next seen in the Apple TV+ series ‘Shantaram,’ which premieres later this month. Created by Eric Warren Singer and Steve Lightfoot, it is an adaptation of Australian author Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling novel of the same name.
A significant portion of the story takes place in India, and Hunnam shot extensive footage there. His time in the country, however, was less than ideal, as he contracted multiple infections and even conjunctivitis. He told The Hollywood Reporter about contracting multiple illnesses in Mumbai.
“When I was in India, I got a bacterial gut infection, a viral gut infection, an acute respiratory infection. I had conjunctivitis in both eyes, an ear infection, and dengue fever from a mosquito bite,” Hunnam told THR.
Hunnam is returning to the small screen after a long time
Hunnam is returning to the small screen after a long time. He was last seen in ‘Sons of Anarchy’ in 2014.
The story of ‘Shantaram’ follows Lin Ford (played by Hunnam) escapes from his crimes in Australia and rebuilds a new life as a doctor working in the slums in 1980s Mumbai (then Bombay). Mumbai was supposed to be a stopover on his way to Germany, but he decides to stay. He becomes involved with the local mafia in Mumbai. Oh, and he fights the Russian invaders in Afghanistan as well.
Earlier Johnny Depp was meant to star in this series. However, the novel was deemed too long for a feature-length film.
Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph, and Shiv Palekar also star in the series.
‘Shantaram’ will premiere on Apple TV+ with three episodes, followed by new episodes every week. The series will have a total of 12 episodes.