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The Defeated, also known as Shadowplay, is a 2020 television series.

The Defeated
Also known as	Shadowplay
Written by	Måns Mårlind
Production
Production companies	Tandem Productions Bron Studios

Plot

New York Police Department Detective Max McLaughlin gets assigned to post-World War 2 Berlin by the United States Department of State to help organize and establish a new police force and at the same time, looks for his brother, Moritz, a United States Army soldier who went missing at the end of the war, and helps Elsie Garten, a novice female German police superintendent, to fight crime in 1946 Germany.

The two lead characters, brothers Max and Moritz McLaughlin, are named after German literary characters Max and Moritz, from a 19th century illustrated children's book, Max and Moritz: A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks (German: Max und Moritz – Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen) The book also features prominently throughout the series.[1]

Episodes

Season 1

• 1. First Trick

Max McLaughlin, a Detective with the New York Police Department, goes to Berlin in 1946 to help German police superintendent Elsie Garten establish a new police department after World War 2 in the hopes of finding his brother, Moritz, a United States Army soldier who is thought to have died.

• 2. Brother of Edmund

Vice Council Tom Franklin, Max's boss, puts pressure on him to investigate and crack the murder case of 2 American GIs as soon as possible, and Max and Elsie question Karin.

• 3. Rainbows

An auxiliary police officer has discovered where Karin is, but she manages to flee to the "Angel Maker," a German crime boss and abortionist; Max doesn't find Moritz himself, but at least he'll find his sanctuary and discovers he is holed up in a boathouse.

• 4. Nakam

Moritz discovers crucial documents in high-ranking Nazi officer Otto Oberlander's home; Tom's wife Claire helps Max in his investigation; Claire discovers that her husband is collaborating with the Nazis; and Max and Moritz disagree about what should happen to Franklin.

• 5. Bellyful

When Max and Elsie's unit locates Karin once more and pursues a contentious line of questioning, the investigation in Berlin goes on.

• 6. Blessed

Elsie and Max make progress in the investigation, but Karin and the Angel Maker continue to be one step ahead. Elsie also makes a dangerous action to defend her husband Leopold.

• 7. Mutti

When Max discovers the truth about the secret flights, he issues an ultimatum to Moritz, and Karin and the Angel Maker organize a fatal attack on Max and Elsie’s police precinct.

• 8. Homecoming

When Max and Elsie find out where the Angel Maker is, the criminal has one last ruse up his sleeve; Moritz targets Tom, setting up a confrontation with Max.

Cast

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• Taylor Kitsch as Max McLaughlin, a New York Police Department Detective of partial German descent; has come to Germany to find his brother.
• Logan Marshall-Green as Moritz McLaughlin, a United States Army soldier and Max's brother who's become mentally unstable since World War II.
• Nina Hoss as Elsie Garten, a hot-headed novice German police superintendent.
• Benjamin Sadler as Leopold Garten, Elsie's husband; currently being held prisoner in a Russian gulag.
• Tuppence Middleton as Claire Franklin, Tom’s wife and friend of Max.
• Michael C. Hall as Tom Franklin, Vice Council and Claire's husband
• Sebastian Koch as Dr. Hermann Gladow, also known as the Engelmacher ("Angel Maker"), an abortionist and crime boss who runs a crime syndicate.
• Mala Emde as Karin Mann, a woman raped by an American soldier who, after enacting revenge, is indebted to Gladow.
• Anne Ratte-Polle as Marianne, a member of Gladow's crime family; something of a handler of Karin.
• Ivan G'Vera as Alexander Izosimov, a Soviet Army General detaining Leopold Garten.
• Maximilian Ehrenreich as Gad, a kind 16 year old male novice German police officer assisting Max and Elise.

Production and distribution

The Defeated was distributed on Netflix on 18 August 2021.[2] The series was written by Måns Mårlind,[3] and produced by Tandem Productions and Bron Studios.[4]

Production on The Defeated took place entirely in Prague and surrounding locations in the Czech Republic, standing in for WWII-era Germany.[5]

Reception

The Daily Telegraph's Ed Power rated the series four out of five stars.[6] The Sydney Morning Herald's Kylie Northover rated the series three out of five stars.[7]

References

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

• The Defeated on Netflix

• Shadowplay at IMDb
• The Defeated at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Defeated at Metacritic

На других языках

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- [en] The Defeated

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[ru] Игра теней (сериал)

«Игра теней» (англ. Shadowplay) — канадско-германский исторический телесериал, премьера которого состоялась 30 октября 2020 года.

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