The Defeated
| The Defeated | |
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| Also known as | Shadowplay |
| Written by | Måns Mårlind |
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The Defeated, also known as Shadowplay, is a 2020 television series.
Plot[]
A Brooklyn detective assigned to Berlin looks for his brother, an Army soldier who went missing at the end of World War II, and helps a female police precinct chief fight crime in post-war Germany.
Episodes[]
Season 1
- 1. First Trick
- 2. Brother of Edmund
- 3. Rainbows
- 4. Nakam
- 5. Bellyful
- 6. Blessed
- 7. Mutti
- 8. Homecoming
Cast[]
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- Taylor Kitsch as Max McLaughlin
- Logan Marshall-Green as Moritz McLaughlin
- Nina Hoss as Elsie Garten
- Tuppence Middleton as Claire Franklin
- Michael C. Hall as Tom Franklin
- Sebastian Koch as Dr. Hermann Glabow
Production and distribution[]
The Defeated was distributed on Netflix on 18 August 2021.[1] The series was written by Måns Mårlind,[2] and produced by Tandem Productions and Bron Studios.[3]
Production on The Defeated took place entirely in Prague and surrounding locations in the Czech Republic, standing in for WWII-era Germany.[4]
Reception[]
The Daily Telegraph's Ed Power rated the series four out of five stars.[5] The Sydney Morning Herald's Kylie Northover rated the series three out of five stars.[6]
References[]
- ^ White, Abbey (31 July 2021). "Netflix's New Releases Coming in August 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (10 April 2019). "Taylor Kitsch & Michael C. Hall Lead Cast Of 'Shadowplay' Drama Series From Tandem & BRON". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Hopewell, John (19 July 2019). "Tandem's Berlin-Set 'Shadowplay' Goes for Edge". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Prague-shot post-WWII drama 'The Defeated' premieres on Netflix". The Prague Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Power, Ed (18 August 2021). "The Defeated, review: a grimly gripping thriller set in the ruins of post-war Berlin". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Northover, Kylie (24 February 2021). "Gorgeous – but graphic – post-war thriller explores a broken Berlin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
Further reading[]
- Roxborough, Scott (12 October 2020). "Taylor Kitsch on 'Shadowplay' and Taking on Darker Roles: "It's the Most Fulfilling"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- Loder, Peter (27 October 2020). "Im Schatten der Mörder: Brucker produziert internationalen ZDF-Krimi" [In Schatten der Mörder: Brucker produces international ZDF crime thriller]. Münchner Merkur (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- Scheer, Ursula (30 October 2020). "Kommt ein New Yorker nach Berlin" [A New Yorker comes to Berlin]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- Staude, Sylvia (31 October 2020). ""Schatten der Mörder - Shadowplay" im ZDF: Leichen verstecken in Berlin" [“Schatten der Mörder - Shadowplay” on ZDF: Hiding corpses in Berlin]. Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2020 Canadian television series debuts
- 2020 French television series debuts
- 2020 German television series debuts
- Television shows set in Berlin
- Television series set in 1946
- 2020s Canadian drama television series
- 2020s French drama television series
- 2020s German drama television series