Taylor Kitsch - Max McLaughlin [Shadowplay] Thread #2: Because We Can't Wait to Meet Max

**worthyoflove** · 08-03-2019, 06:30 AM

Shadowplay Thread #2

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

https://deadline.com/2019/04/taylor-...on-1202592309/

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

**worthyoflove** · 08-03-2019, 06:34 AM

From the previous thread, some pictures from set. Taylor has been filming out in the country this week with Logan (who plays his brother) much of this week.
These are a few shots from set over the past few days from the rest of the cast.

Taylor is in the first shot.

**SouthernSweetieTX** · 08-03-2019, 08:04 AM

Tftnt!

**worthyoflove** · 08-04-2019, 07:17 PM

No problem...from their night shoot yesterday.

I wish the director would share more of Taylor, he's always posting Mala.

DaisyGirl14 · 08-04-2019, 07:46 PM

Maybe he was reading the forum and decided to fulfill the request.

**worthyoflove** · 08-04-2019, 08:01 PM

That would be nice, but also a scary thought.

**worthyoflove** · 08-05-2019, 10:13 AM

Double post.

**worthyoflove** · 08-05-2019, 10:13 AM

In other news, they're right on schedule, 3/4 of the way through, less than 30 days left of filming, and the director/writer has begun writing chapter 2.

DaisyGirl14 · 08-05-2019, 05:32 PM

It's great to see a director so excited about a project ... must make working with him that much better.

It seems like they've been shooting for much longer than 61 days but I guess that doesn't include days off/breaks in between (and other things I'm sure we don't know - delays, weather issues, etc).

**worthyoflove** · 08-05-2019, 05:40 PM

Yeah they took two weeks off for a break and generally have Mondays off. I'm sure there are some other days in there too. I mean filming officially started April 29th. That is a long time to be away from home for Taylor, I wonder how much of a hole he's going to retreat into when he's done with filming. I know it always takes him a bit to get back to the real world. This is the longest he's been with a character in awhile.

**SouthernSweetieTX** · 08-05-2019, 08:53 PM

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Yeah they took two weeks off for a break and generally have Mondays off. I'm sure there are some other days in there too. I mean filming officially started April 29th. That is a long time to be away from home for Taylor, I wonder how much of a hole he's going to retreat into when he's done with filming. I know it always takes him a bit to get back to the real world. This is the longest he's been with a character in awhile.

He usually likes to take a trip. I feel like this was a more fun role for him though. Not as intense as say, Waco.

**worthyoflove** · 08-06-2019, 01:07 PM

Yeah, I mean I'm sure it's heavy, but maybe not end of the world heavy.

But he said the same after TD too, that he needed time to get out of the role. But seeing as there's a second season, which I assume he'll be in. He'll have to hang on to the character a little bit.

**worthyoflove** · 08-06-2019, 07:57 PM

There was an extra posting from set today and in one of his IG stories he mentioned that Shadowplay could be seen on Netflix and HBO in the future. I would guess maybe depending on the country, obviously distribution might be different...is he just saying this, maybe? But you'd think he'd have knowledge as someone on the project. Though I think I remember mentioning in the last thread at some point an extra or one of the cast/crew also tagged Netflix and/or HBO on their post too. So...that would be something to be excited about.

DaisyGirl14 · 08-06-2019, 08:46 PM

This is good news!!! Netflix would be great because you can binge the season!!!

**worthyoflove** · 08-06-2019, 08:55 PM

I went back to look and see what that other cast/crew member mentioned, whether it was Netflix or HBO and they also mentioned Netflix, which is interesting because over in Europe it's going to be distributed by Viaplay, which is Netflix's stiffest competition....so Netflix here? Though I'd take HBO too.

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