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SYNOPSIS

Landing Home is inspired by the acclaimed award-nominated Off-Broadway play The American Soldier. The seven-part series takes the audience into the mind of a combat soldier and pulls back the curtain on the lasting damage of war to the human psyche. It helps the viewer understand that returning home can represent only the beginning of a different kind of war for them and their families.

Douglas Taurel plays Luke, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. While he decides to leave the military to be with his family, he soon realizes that this is much harder than he ever imagined. Something as simple as a birthday party for his five-year-old daughter can quickly become overwhelming and trigger his post-traumatic stress disorder.

The cast and crew include more than 20 veterans and some of New York's most well-known actors from Douglas Taurel (The Affair, Mr. Robot) who plays Luke, the hero of the series, Ylfa Edelstein (The Knick), who plays the lead opposite as Luke’s wife, Carolyn.

And J.W Cortez (Gotham and a Marine Veteran), Robert C. Kirk (Ray Donovan), Denny Dale Bess (Red Redemption), Leo Farley (Army Veteran), Ed Heavey (Army Veteran), James Randolph (Marine Veteran), Mary Jo McConnell (Army Veteran), Jennean Farmer (Army Veteran), Carson Cockrell (Marine Veteran), Tony F. DeVito, Arash Mokhtar, James Padric, Natalie Roy, Belle Caplis, Jenna Krasowski, Sarah Allyn, Anna Clare Kerr, Dennis Gagomiros, Kaylin Lee Clinton, Stella Taurel, Austin Taurel, Catherine Martin, Whitney Andrews, Teren Carter, Laurie Ciavardini, Na'Jee Jones and Jesse S. Martin.

Douglas Taurel is an producer with recently finished producer and actor. He’s appeared in numerous television shows, including The Affair, Mr. Robot, The Americans, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, The Following, Damages, NYC 22, Believe and Nurse Jackie to name a few. In the indie-film world, he has appeared in numerous films, including The Cobbler (starring Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman), The Kindergarten Teacher (starring Maggie Gyllenhaal) and recently finished filming No Justice for the Wicked.

Douglas Taurel has been nominated for the Innovative Theater Award and the prestigious United Kingdom Amnesty International Award for his work with his play The American Soldier. He was commissioned by the Library of Congress to write, create and perform his second solo show, An American Soldier’s Journey Home, which commemorates the ending of the First World War and tells the story of Irving Greenwald, a soldier in the 308 Regiment and part of the Lost Battalion. He was invited to performed the play twice at the Library of Congress.

On stage, he was performed his one man show, The American Soldier at the Kennedy Center twice in 2016 and 2019, Library of Congress and through out the country in over 16 cities and 13 states. He’s also been fortunate to perform on some of New York’s most established theaters, some role include George in Of Mice and Men where The New York Times said of his work, “Douglas is a fine actor as George”, An Enemy of the People (Barrow Group Theatre), Othello (The Shakespeare Project), King Lear (Houston Shakespeare Festival and True West where he reversed both roles of Lee & Austin on Off-Broadway and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, Three Weeks Daily said of his work as Austin, “Douglas Taurel's portrayal of Austin is a moving and stunning piece of work by an actor.”

 
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Testimonials

“The TV series will help the civilian population understand what it means to serve our country. To let everyone know that veterans face an even bigger, sometimes hidden struggle to adjust to a normal way of life. ”
— Vietnam Veteran
“So wish the whole world especially every Veteran could see it. What your work, art, craft, talent represents is something that matters in life”...don’t ever forget or DOUBT that!”
— Iraq Veteran
“Landing Home is a definite MUST SEE! As a combat veteran myself, I found my own story in many aspect of the lead character, it was healing for me to see how far I have come and see what I actually fought through! For those who have not had personal experience, and even those who have, you can begin to understand the pain and difficulty adjusting to life after the war. Veterans come home but it has changed while gone and it affects a person in many different ways. Douglas Taurel did a fabulous job portraying that when he would continuously change the furniture back to the way it was, hoping that his life could go back to the way it was. This is as up close and personal as you can get to see how difficult it is for a transitioning veteran without being a fly on the wall. You feel and live the ups and downs of this roller coaster! Amazing, amazing production! BRAVO! ”
— Afghanistan Veteran
“I wanted to let you know that I just finished watching Landing Home. I have a son who served in the Army and he doesn’t talk much about his time but seems to be handling coming home ok or at least that’s what I think. He did one tour in Afganistan and I am not sure what he has or has not done, or seen, as he doesn’t talk much about his time there. Your movie really depicts what it is like for some of these soldiers and their families entering back into civilian life and gives the rest of us a better understanding of how much they really go through and sacrifice on a daily basis so that we can have OUR freedom”
— Blue Star Mother

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Landing Home Official Trailer.

5 Stars
- Amazon Prime

“New series brings viewer into stark reality of veteran reintegration”
- We Are The Mighty

“A moving story of a veteran trying to adjust to civilian life after leaving the military”
- US Veteran Magazine