Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam takes on the starring role in Apple TV+’s upcoming dramatic series, Shantaram, which just released its first official photo. Based on Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling novel, Shantaram will premiere on Apple TV+ on October 14, 2022, with the release of the first three episodes.
New episodes of the 12-episode first season will arrive on Fridays. The season finale is set for December 16th.
Charlie Hunnam leads the season one cast that includes Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Antonia Desplat, Alyy Khan, and Sujaya Dasgupta. Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph, and Shiv Palekar also star.
Steve Lightfoot and Eric Warren Singer co-created the series and serve as executive producers. Lightfoot is also season one’s writer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include director Bharat Nalluri, Andrea Barron, Nicole Clemens, Steve Golin, and Justin Kurzel.
Apple TV+ released the following synopsis:
“The highly anticipated Apple Original series is a hopeful cinematic love story coupled with a thrilling epic adventure that follows one man’s journey to redemption through a country that changes his life.
Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Hunnam) looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay. Alone in an unfamiliar city, Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he’s running from in this new place. After falling for an enigmatic and intriguing woman named Karla, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it.”
 in Apple TV+’s upcoming dramatic series, Shantaram. Premieres on Oct. 14, 2022.){kind=link}