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Old 04-10-2019, 08:35 AM
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Max McLaughlin [Shadowplay] Thread #1: Because We're Excited To See Him In Another Series

Shadowplay Thread #1

Production begins: April 2019







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Taylor Kitsch & Michael C. Hall Lead Cast Of ‘Shadowplay’ Drama Series From Tandem & Bron

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Kitsch (Waco, True Detective) and Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Safe) are set to lead the cast of Shadowplay, a gritty dramatic thriller series from The Bridge co-creator Måns Mårlind, Studiocanal’s Tandem Productions and Bron Studios in co-production with ZDF. Nina Hoss (Phoenix, A Most Wanted Man), Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others, Homeland), Tuppence Middleton (Sense8, War and Peace), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Mala Emde (Brecht, Charité) round out the cast of the series’ first chapter.

Mårlind has conceived Shadowplay as a 16-episode series, told in two chapters. The initial eight-episode shoot will begin April 29 in Prague, and an additional eight episodes are planned for filming in 2020.

Created and written by Mårlin, Shadowplay is a character-driven thriller set in Berlin. It centers on the story of Max McLaughlin (Kitsch), an American cop who arrives in the city 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 (Koch), the Capone of post-war Berlin. At the same time, Max undertakes a secret crusade to find his missing brother Moritz (Marshall-Green), who is killing ex-Nazis in hiding. However, Max is completely unaware that he is being used as a pawn in what is the very beginning of the Cold War.

Kitsch will play Max, Hall is Tom Franklin, Hoss portrays Elsie, Koch will play Engelmacher, Middleton portrays Claire, Marshall-Green is Moritz and Emde is Karin.

Mårlind executive produces and will direct all episodes alongside his directing partner, Björn Stein (Underworld Awakening, Midnight Sun). Rola Bauer (Take Two, The Pillars of the Earth), Jonas Bauer (Spotless, The Company), Tim Halkin (World Without End, Labyrinth), Jim Gillespie (World Without End, I Know What You Did Last Summer), and Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert, Steven Thibault and David Davoli (The Mule, Joker, Tully, Leave No Trace) also executive produce. Wolfgang Feindt (The Killing, The Same Sky) and Frank Seyberth (Trapped, The Bridge) executive produce for ZDF.

The first chapter of this one-hour returning series will be produced by Rick McCallum (Britannia, A United Kingdom), alongside Line Producer Veronika Lencova (Britannia, Crossing Lines), Director of Photography Erik Sohlström (Midnight Sun) and Production Designer Niels Sejer (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

Tandem Productions and Bron Studios are producing the series in co-production with ZDF. Shadowplay is co-financed by Creative Wealth Media along with a line-up of major international networks, including Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) for its premium streaming service Viaplay (Nordic region), Canal+ (France), Canal+ Poland and NPO (Holland). The series will be distributed worldwide by Studiocanal TV.

Tandem Productions and Kitsch are repped by CAA; Marshall-Green is repped by CAA and 3 Arts; Hall is repped by UTA, Authentic Talent & Literary Management and Hamilton Hodell; Mårlind is repped by Paradigm; Hoss is repped by Players Agentur Management; Middleton is repped by Conway van Gelder Grant; Emde is repped by Agentur Schwartz and Koch is repped by Agentur Schlag. S
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CAST

Taylor Kitsch - Max McLaughlin
Michael C. Hall - Tom Franklin
Nina Hoss - Elise
Sebastian Koch - Engelmacher
Tuppence Middleton - Claire
Logan Marshall-Green - Moritz
Mala Emde - Karin






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So the downside to this is its an overseas production. A lot of times these overseas productions obviously will premiere first over there and then will distribute it in the US three-six months after it airs over there through Netflix or Hulu or whatever network. So we might be looking at a mid 2020 premiere in the US.

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NENT Group lines up star cast for next original series `Shadowplay'
2019-04-10 17:30

Series stars Taylor Kitsch (‘True Detective’) and is created by Måns Mårlind (‘The Bridge’)
‘Shadowplay’ produced by Tandem Productions and BRON Studios, in co-production with ZDF, and distributed worldwide by STUDIOCANAL TV.

NENT Group to premiere at least 20 original productions every year.

The next original series from Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the dramatic thriller ‘Shadowplay’, will bring together high-profile international talent on both sides of the camera. The 16-episode series, which will be told in two chapters, begins filming this month and will premiere across the Nordic region exclusively on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service.

In the first eight-episode chapter of ‘Shadowplay’, American cop Max McLaughlin (Taylor Kitsch: ‘True Detective’) arrives in Berlin in 1946 to help establish a new police force in the chaotic aftermath of World War II. Max’s goal is to take down Engelmacher Gladow (Sebastian Koch: ‘Never Look Away’; ‘The Lives of Others’), the Al Capone of post-war Berlin, and to find his brother Moritz (Logan Marshall-Green; ‘Prometheus’) who is pursuing and killing Nazis who have gone into hiding. However, Max is unaware that he is being ruthlessly used as a pawn in the early stages of what was to become the Cold War.

The cast also features Golden Globe-winner Michael C. Hall (‘Dexter’; ‘Safe’), Nina Hoss (‘Phoenix’; ‘A Most Wanted Man’), Tuppence Middleton (‘Sense8’; ‘War and Peace’) and Mala Emde (‘Brecht’; ‘Charité’). The series is created and written by Måns Mårlind (‘The Bridge’; ‘Midnight Sun’), who will direct alongside Björn Stein (‘6 Souls’; ‘Midnight Sun’).

‘Shadowplay’ is produced by Tandem Productions (Germany) and BRON Studios (Canada) in coproduction with ZDF (Germany). NENT Group is partnering with Creative Wealth Media, CANAL+ (France), CANAL+ Poland and NPO (Netherlands) on the series, which will be distributed worldwide by STUDIOCANAL TV. Filming of the first eight episodes starts in Prague on 29 April, with a further eight episodes planned to be filmed in 2020.

Jakob Mejlhede Andersen, Viaplay Chief Content Officer: “The talent involved in ‘Shadowplay’ is nothing short of spectacular, and reflects our ambitions for this remarkable tale of split loyalties set against the fractured landscapes of post-war Berlin. NENT Group’s original productions continue to set the standard for the Nordic region and ‘Shadowplay’ will light up the screen for Viaplay viewers, as well as audiences around the world.”

About NENT Group’s original productions

NENT Group has now launched 40 original series and is set to premiere a minimum of 20 every year. ‘The Inner Circle’; ‘Darkness – Those Who Kill’; ‘Hidden’; ‘The Truth Will Out’; ‘Four Hands Menu’; ‘Pros and Cons’; ‘Conspiracy of Silence’; ‘Couple Trouble’; season one of ‘Rig 45’; ‘The Lawyer’; ‘Stella Blómkvist’; season one of ‘ALEX’; ‘Couple Thinkers’; ‘Occupied’; ‘Hassel’; ‘Peppy Pals’; ‘Superswede’; ‘Veni Vidi Vici’; seasons one and two of ‘Swedish Dicks’; seasons one and two of ‘The Great Escape’; and seasons one and two of ‘Black Lake’ have already premiered.

Recently announced originals include ‘Box 21’; season two of ‘Rig 45’; ‘The Ambassador’; ‘Margeaux’; ‘Cryptid’; ‘Commando’; ‘Face to Face’; ‘Casper Conquers Norway’; ‘Honour’; ‘Love Me’; season two of ‘ALEX’; ‘Saga’s Stories’; ‘Cold Courage’; ‘Wisting’; and ‘Straight Forward’.

As well as breaking Nordic viewing records, NENT Group’s originals are increasingly reaching audiences around the world. Amongst others, ‘ALEX’ has been sold to broadcast and streaming partners in Europe, Asia and the US; ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ has premiered on Hulu and is set for a US remake in partnership with Lionsgate; ‘Swedish Dicks’ has featured on Pop TV in the US; ‘Black Lake’ has been shown on BBC Four and AMC Networks-backed Shudder; and the upcoming series ‘Honour’ has been sold to RTL in Germany and to Belgium’s VRT.

In January 2019, NENT Group announced a UK-based joint venture with award-winning independent studio FilmNation Entertainment to develop, produce and finance premium scripted television content for global audiences.
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Sounds like a fantastic opportunity. . . I'm just thinking. . . Max being used as a pawn sounds like he might. . . I don't want to say it. . . Die. . .
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He's the main character so I hope not! But with his track record...

Nina and Sebastian were both in Homeland, I'm surprised I know so many of the actors.

I wonder how he feels about living in Prague for five months.

The Hollywood Reporter did also confirm that it's a 2020 release.
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The wait sounds like it'll be worth it! This sounds like a great project and a great opportunity for him. And as far as I can tell, no connection to Pete whatsoever!

I'm excited about this one! I've always wanted to see him in a WWII-era project. I wanted either a wartime romantic drama or a spy thriller, but this is close enough.
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Old 04-10-2019, 05:27 PM
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This kind of project is absolutely the kind of projects I love. He is clearly the lead of a stellar cast. I'm hoping this for him is what TD should have been for him.

I also cannot not mention that this means the hair is probably going to have to be cut and thank goodness!

Time to follow and stalk down all his co-stars.


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Sounds like a fantastic opportunity. . . I'm just thinking. . . Max being used as a pawn sounds like he might. . . I don't want to say it. . . Die. . .
It IS Taylor... death was probably a condition of playing the part.
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The guy that plays Taylor's brother in the show just publicly got roasted a few days ago by his wife for cheating on her with their daughter's ballet teacher. She filed for divorce. He is also the guy that I always think is Tom Hardy.

I hope he's in both chapters of the series. You would think the main character would be, but who knows.
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Oh Prague is meant to be amazing so I'm sure he'll love it. I've been trying to figure out a trip to Europe for me and the ball and chain. Up until now I was thinking Amsterdam, but I could be persuaded to change to Prague!

I absolutely love Michael too! (I mean the dodgy accent in Safe aside!) I never actually finished watching that.

Oh I'm excited about this. We've waited so long but now have at least 3 things to look forward to.
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I’ve been to Prague, not my favorite place. To be fair, I don’t remember doing much while we were there. It was a short trip. If you can go while Taylor is there, bonus points!
I have a friend who’s a dialect coach. She spent several months Prague last year on a movie. She loved it.
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Oh Prague is meant to be amazing so I'm sure he'll love it. I've been trying to figure out a trip to Europe for me and the ball and chain. Up until now I was thinking Amsterdam, but I could be persuaded to change to Prague!

I absolutely love Michael too! (I mean the dodgy accent in Safe aside!) I never actually finished watching that.

Oh I'm excited about this. We've waited so long but now have at least 3 things to look forward to.
I am so ready to see a new project! I’m with A, I hope he’s in all 16 episodes.
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I've never been to Germany/Czech Republic. I have family in Annaburg, Germany which is not far from Poland, Czech Republic. I forget how small it is over there, how countries are basically like states, travel wise.

I wonder if he'll take Kevin or Neil with him for PA duties.

We have the names of the 8 episodes and the IMDb page is up: IMDb 'Shadowplay'

Episode titles:

Season 1, Episode 1 - First Trick
Season 1, Episode 2 - Brother of Edmund
Season 1, Episode 3 - Rainbows
Season 1, Episode 4 - Nakam
Season 1, Episode 5 - Bellyful
Season 1, Episode 6 - Blessed
Season 1, Episode 7 - Mutti
Season 1, Episode 8 - Homecoming
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Germany is beautiful! We rented a car in Germany and drove all over Europe. It was crazy to be in a new county in a few hours.

I would think he’d take someone with him. Maybe they will switch off since it’s a longer time commitment.
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The town is in the mountain's that's all I know about it.

I'm sure he'll have someone with him, if not just to have someone familiar there when he's by himself in a strange country, to run lines, to have dinners with, etc. Though maybe he'll have a string of visitors to host if he's there for an entire summer. Like he said #europesummer.
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I haven't travelled much at all really. I haven't been to Germany or the Czech Republic either. Yes our countries must seem tiny to you guys. I read something the other day that showed a picture and you could fit 10 European countries into Texas at the same time, with room to spare!
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I'm dying to get to Germany. My family is in Hamburg. I've also heard that Prague is amazing.

Speaking of Germany, and so weird that we are today of all days, the guy I was seeing that ghosted and went to Germany for 6 weeks, resurfaced yesterday. Of course he said that it was me who went radio silent. Whatever....
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