Director: Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren steps behind the camera as well as in front of it for Wanted Man, a hard-edged 2024 thriller built around a single job gone violently wrong at the US-Mexico border.
What is Wanted Man about?
A veteran police detective is ordered to collect a witness after a cartel ambush leaves multiple DEA agents dead, then get her safely across hostile territory before the men responsible can silence her for good. What starts as a routine transport turns into a running chase once the detective realizes how many people—on both sides of the border and inside his own department—want the witness dead before she can talk. The film builds its tension through pursuit and confrontation rather than mystery, keeping the focus on the escort mission itself.
Cast & crew
Dolph Lundgren directs and stars as the lead detective, working opposite Kelsey Grammer in a rare dramatic turn away from comedy. Michael Paré and Roger Cross round out a supporting cast built from familiar action and genre faces, with Aaron McPherson, Christina Villa, Rocko Reyes, and James Joseph Pulido filling out the cartel and law-enforcement sides of the story.
Context & significance
Wanted Man marks one of Dolph Lundgren's more recent directing credits, following a long run of straight-to-streaming action films where he has increasingly taken creative control both in front of and behind the camera. Released in 2024, the film runs a lean 85 minutes and leans into border-set cartel thrillers, a genre that has become a steady lane for mid-budget American action pictures. It holds a 4.8 rating on IMDb, reflecting a modest, genre-standard reception.
Where & how to watch
Wanted Man streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the title includes both a Persian dub and Farsi subtitles for viewers who prefer to follow the story in Farsi. This page is free to read without an account; only playback requires logging in, part of K-Time's Farsi-language streaming built for Persian-speaking audiences.