Alternative title: The Defeated
State: Returning Series
Genre: Drama
Origin:
France / Canada / Germany
Developed by: Måns Mårlind, Måns Mårlind and Måns Mårlind
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Michael C. Hall and Logan Marshall-Green
IMDb score:
7,1 (9.185)
Releasedate: Friday 30 October 2020
This TV Show is not available on US streaming services.
Shadowplay plot
Max McLaughlin is an American agent who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help set up a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war. Max's goal is to take down "Engelmacher" Gladow, the Al Capone of post-war Berlin. At the same time, Max embarks on a secret crusade to find his missing brother, who kills ex-Nazis in hiding. Unbeknownst to Max, however, he is being used as a pawn in what is the actual beginning of the Cold War.
Actors and actresses
Max McLaughlin
Tom Franklin
Elsie Garten
Dr. Werner Gladow "Engelmacher"
Claire Franklin
Moritz McLaughlin
Karin Mann
Marianne
Trude
Leopold Garten
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Opinions about Shadowplay
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Diederik58
- 160 comments
- 179 votes
Excellent suspenseful series with different storylines.
Too bad that apparently all Germans speak good English. I think it took two generations before most Germans can speak English.
The Russians have acted over the top as bad guys. But other than that I think the atmosphere is excellent. Post-war bombed-out Berlin divided into four sectors and the civilians trying to survive.
Murder, revenge, love, romance, extreme cruelty, history lesson. It's all in the series. And I don't know if it's all right.
Nina Hoss is an excellent performer. In any case, the German actors play well.
Nice series about a post-war Berlin.
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