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Shadowplay

Presentation
Shadowplay
France, Canada, Germany - 2019
Måns Mårlind

Season 1 - 8x60' ⎮  World Premiere
In English & German with English & French subtitles
Ep. 1

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’s goal is to take down “Engelmacher” Gladow, the Capone of post-war Berlin.
At the same time, Max undertakes a secret crusade to find his missing brother, who is killing ex-Nazis in hiding. Unbeknownst to Max, he is being used as a pawn in what is the actual beginning of the Cold War.





Technical Sheet

Credits: © Tandem Productions GmbH and Shadow Play Series Holdings UK Limited. All rights reserved.

Original Title
Shadowplay

Written by
Måns Mårlind

Directed by
Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein

Photography
Erik Sohlström

Editing
Sven Budelmann

Music
Nathaniel Méchaly

Cast 
Taylor Kitsch, Michael C. Hall, Nina Hoss, Mala Emde, Sebastian Koch, Tuppence Middleton, Logan Marshall-Green

Production  
Tandem Productions / Bron Studios in coproduction with ZDF

Sales
StudioCanal

Broadcast
ZDF (Germany) / Nordics (Viaplay) / France (CANAL+) / Poland (CANAL+ Poland) / Netherlands (NPO)