Daria Rae is adding a Netflix acting credit to her growing profile in professional wrestling. The TNA on-screen authority figure has been cast in the upcoming drama series Myron Bolitar, taking on the role of a professional wrestler named Fury.
Rae filmed her material in New York City earlier this month. While Netflix has not announced a premiere date for the series, the role gives Rae an opportunity to bring her wrestling background into a scripted project centered on the high-pressure business of sports.
Myron Bolitar is based on Harlan Coben’s novels and follows the title character after a serious change in his athletic future. The series comes from David E. Kelley, whose television work includes The Practice and Big Little Lies, alongside Kyle Long. Colin Woodell will play Myron Bolitar.
The cast also includes KJ Apa, Diane Guerrero, Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman, and Jamie McShane. Rae’s character, Fury, is a fitting assignment for a performer whose current work has made her a recognizable presence in the wrestling world.
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A Wrestling Role Within A Sports Drama
The central premise of Myron Bolitar places it in a competitive sports environment, though the show is not exclusively about professional wrestling. Myron’s basketball dreams end because of an injury, forcing him to build a different career as a sports agent. That new path brings him into an environment where his personality, intelligence, and the assistance of a ruthless partner become vital to handling difficult clients and dangerous circumstances.
After an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent — using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself.
Within that setting, the appearance of a wrestler character offers a natural place for Rae. Professional wrestling demands a particular mix of physical presence, timing, expression, and confidence in front of an audience. Those same qualities can translate effectively to dramatic television, especially when a role calls for someone who can credibly inhabit the identity of an established athlete or combat-sports personality.
Rae portraying Fury also means the production is not simply asking her to appear as herself or as a generic background talent. The character has a name and a defined profession, creating the possibility for Rae to bring a distinct on-screen persona to the part. Specifics concerning Fury’s place in the plot, the number of episodes involved, and the nature of her scenes have not been announced.
Rae’s TNA Momentum Continues
The Netflix role arrives during a notable period in Rae’s TNA run. She made her debut on TNA Impact in January, entering the promotion as an on-screen authority figure. That position immediately placed her in a prominent television role, one built around directing events and interacting with the talent and stories at the center of the weekly program.
Rae later signed a new deal with TNA in July, further establishing her connection to the company. The combination of a renewed agreement and an acting role on a major streaming platform gives her considerable visibility across two entertainment spaces that often overlap in presentation, even when their creative formats are very different.
On wrestling television, authority characters are asked to help frame conflict while retaining enough presence to stand alongside wrestlers, managers, and champions. They can be central to a storyline without necessarily competing in a match, and they need to communicate consequences, tension, or unpredictability in brief, high-impact segments. Rae’s position in TNA has given her regular experience working in that kind of character-driven environment.
That experience does not reveal what Fury will be like in Myron Bolitar, but it does give Rae a useful foundation for a television role. Wrestling performers frequently work with live crowds, camera cues, scripted beats, promotional delivery, and rapid changes in tone. A television drama has a different production rhythm, yet the ability to make a character feel immediately defined remains important in both mediums.
Netflix Series Brings Together Sports And Suspense
Harlan Coben’s body of work has supplied the basis for multiple screen adaptations, and Myron Bolitar brings one of his best-known characters into a new serialized format. The show’s description makes clear that the series will look beyond the surface of sports representation. Myron’s work as an agent sends him into a world described as both lucrative and dirty, where helping those around him can put him in danger.
That premise creates room for a broad collection of athletes, clients, business figures, rivals, and other personalities connected to professional sports. Rae’s Fury is one of the characters entering that larger ecosystem. A professional wrestler is also an especially interesting fit in a story about sports agents because wrestling exists at the intersection of athletic performance, public identity, promotion, and entertainment.
Woodell’s Myron is the key figure around whom those worlds will revolve. The supporting cast gives the project a mix of performers with experience across drama, comedy, and youth-oriented television. Kelley’s involvement similarly suggests a character-focused approach to a concept that already contains clear elements of pressure, risk, and competition.
For now, the production remains without a confirmed release date. There also has been no announcement of footage, episode information, or a first-look image featuring Rae as Fury. The fact that filming has taken place in New York City, however, marks a tangible step in bringing the series to screen.
Another Opportunity For Wrestling Talent Outside The Ring
Rae’s casting highlights the continuing value of wrestling experience in wider entertainment. Wrestling performers are trained to create a strong impression quickly, to sustain a character in public, and to work within stories that are built around conflict and emotion. Those skills do not automatically make any transition simple, but they can give a performer an established vocabulary for working in front of cameras.
In Rae’s case, the character itself makes the connection even more direct. Rather than leaving wrestling entirely behind for a role unrelated to her current career, she is set to play Fury, a professional wrestler, in a sports-driven drama. That gives the casting an authenticity that could benefit both Rae and the series, particularly if the story requires physicality or an understanding of the performance-based side of wrestling.
It is also a positive development for TNA, whose on-screen personalities can gain added recognition when they appear in mainstream film and television projects. Rae remains associated with the company through her new deal, and her role in Myron Bolitar does not change the announced facts surrounding her TNA status. Instead, it represents an additional professional project alongside her wrestling television work.
The timing is significant because Rae is still relatively early in her TNA tenure. A January debut followed by a July deal made 2026 an important year in establishing her place within the promotion. Filming a Netflix series during that same stretch adds another dimension to her public-facing career and gives fans a future project to follow outside the usual wrestling schedule.
What Comes Next
Until Netflix sets a date, the wait for Myron Bolitar will continue. Viewers will be watching for further casting announcements, promotional material, and details on how Fury factors into Myron Bolitar’s world. Rae’s scenes have already been filmed, but the extent of her involvement remains undisclosed.
For TNA viewers, Rae’s established authority role remains the immediate focus. For those interested in wrestlers branching into scripted entertainment, her casting is a notable development: a current TNA personality has landed a character role in a Netflix drama and will portray a fellow professional wrestler named Fury.
The eventual release will determine how prominently Rae is featured, but the role already represents a meaningful addition to her resume. With a new TNA deal in place and a completed shoot for a Netflix project, Daria Rae has positioned herself for continued visibility in both wrestling and television.
Darryl Polo
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