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Shadowplay

  • TV Series
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 45m
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Taylor Kitsch and Tuppence Middleton in Shadowplay (2020)
Shadowplay: Die Komplette 1 Staffel (German)
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Max McLaughlin is an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.Max McLaughlin is an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.Max McLaughlin is an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.

  • Stars
    • Taylor Kitsch
    • Michael C. Hall
    • Logan Marshall-Green
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    7.1/10
    8.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
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    • Stars
      • Taylor Kitsch
      • Michael C. Hall
      • Logan Marshall-Green
    • 202User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Max McLaughlin
    • 2020
    Michael C. Hall
    Michael C. Hall
    • Tom Franklin
    • 2020
    Logan Marshall-Green
    Logan Marshall-Green
    • Moritz McLaughlin
    • 2020
    Nina Hoss
    Nina Hoss
    • Elsie Garten
    • 2020
    Tuppence Middleton
    Tuppence Middleton
    • Claire Franklin
    • 2020
    Maximilian Ehrenreich
    Maximilian Ehrenreich
    • Gad
    • 2020
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Dr. Werner 'Engelmacher' Gladow
    • 2020
    Mala Emde
    Mala Emde
    • Karin Mann
    • 2020
    Anne Ratte-Polle
    Anne Ratte-Polle
    • Marianne
    • 2020
    Benjamin Sadler
    Benjamin Sadler
    • Leopold Garten
    • 2020
    Lena Dörrie
    Lena Dörrie
    • Trude
    • 2020
    Ivan G'Vera
    Ivan G'Vera
    • Alexander Izosimov
    • 2020
    Anson Boon
    Anson Boon
    • Young Moritz
    • 2020
    Braxton Bjerken
    Braxton Bjerken
    • Young Max
    • 2020
    Jan Budar
    Jan Budar
    • Grey man
    • 2020
    Billy Rayner
    Billy Rayner
    • George
    • 2020
    Cloé Heinrich
    Cloé Heinrich
    • Cassandra
    • 2020
    Karel Hermánek Jr.
    Karel Hermánek Jr.
    • Berninski Bartender
    • 2020
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    7bshaef

    Started off good

    Ended up quite contrived and I think some of the actors got tired of their roles especially the star. Also had so many story lines I kind of lost track of what was happening. I'm assuming there will be more "Nazi Hunters go to Rome". I'll probably watch but it could have been so much better had the story been more focused.
    6ferdinand1932

    Overcooked

    The technical facets to this are excellent. The whole look and design is really full of dust and rubble and a vanquished nation. The actors too show their skill and across the various nationalities all hit their marks.

    Where the series falters, and often, is the story and plot. The plot is the mechanism and the story is the overall narrative. It has everything thrown into it from fraternal love, psychological cracks, art theft, Cold War espionage,a bizarre female resistance etc . It is so cluttered as to be a mish-mash of of high drama and incredible, story telling.

    It may succeed with some audiences but it seems a little desperate, as if they are not quite sure of what they have and have conceived all manner of subplots to keep this thing spinning so you don't notice that it's, well, a bit nonsensical.

    In a way its like the dime novels that had a thrill every few pages to keep the reader hooked but when they finished the book they couldn't remember anything.
    9JabezGill

    Ignore the reviews!

    Clearly there are a lot of bots on here - so many of the negative reviews either didn't watch beyond the first episode or take issue with the portrayal of the Russian or some other stupid thing that is ultimately unrelated to the show.

    This show is fascinating that, while largely in English, Germans speak to one another in German, Russians in Russian etc - for people that aren't fond of foreign language films or subtitles it can take some getting used to, but it is very immersive and a cool take.

    The pilot/first episode was slow to me and the weakest of the episodes and ultimately I think the scripts could have been better overall - but I found that as the series progressed I became more and more engaged with the storyline and what was going to happen/what would happen.

    To me, each episode is better than the last.

    Mala Emde (whom you might recognize from 2019's Charité at War or the 2015 Anne Frank movie "Meine Tochter") is a stand out. Great actress - hope to see more of her in English language films.

    Logan Marshall-Green has a great performance - I won't spoil his role here.

    Nina Hoss is another standout.

    Solid performances by Taylor Kitsch (something about his accent just took me out of the scenes at times - maybes because it is so different than his "normal" accent) Michael C. Hall also had a solid performance but nothing compared to what he brought in those early season of Dexter and at times he comes across as more of a caricature of a guy from 1946 with his accent and appearance.

    Really happy to hear that production has already begun on the second half of this limited-series.

    Interesting to see where this will lead us.
    8yoshi-features

    Underrated

    I don't get the negative reviews here, yes it's far from perfect, but to say it's about white American saviours is a joke considering it's written by Germans. The show paints a good picture of immediate post war Berlin and the premise kept me glued right through the end.

    This show is far from "woke" and it's characters for the most part are well written. I'd much rather see more historical shows with the occasional gaffe than the modern trash we have set in the present day.

    It's also nice do have a mix of different languages, so do make sure you have subtitles since about 50% of it isn't in English.
    7jwxujerry

    Talking about Soviet brutality

    In response to KkonaW's review about Soviet brutality after the war, I think it's the opposite. The brutality of Soviet is not exaggerated. The brutality of Soviet soldiers is largely overlooked. Japan occupied northeast China for over 30 years but it was the Soviet army that exerted brutal force there - rape and robbery were just their standard practice. But the Chinese Communist Party just looked the other way.

    Remember what they did to the Polish resistance? Statin tricked them. Then the Soviet arrested them sent them to Siberia.

    It's not stereotyping. It's the reality.

    About the show itself, the story of the main character felt very faky. The love story with Claire was really puzzling. His attitude towards Claire was really hard to understand the presumptuous.

    The rest of the show was overall good.

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    • Trivia
      The two German leads Nina Hoss (Elsie) and Sebastian Koch ("Angel Maker") had prominent roles in Homeland (2011) (S5) during the Berlin location shoot of the series.
    • Goofs
      Max's service pistol is a Colt 1911 which is a mistake. From 1926 to 1986, NYPD used Smith & Wesson Model 10 and the Colt Official Police.

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 2020 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Defeated
    • Filming locations
      • Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Tandem Productions
      • BRON Studios
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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