Taylor Kitsch - Max McLaughlin [Shadowplay] Thread #3: Because "It has a great cast. Everyone just killed it.”

**worthyoflove** · 02-08-2020, 02:33 PM

Shadowplay Thread #3

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** · 02-08-2020, 02:37 PM

Mans is in New York screening the first two episodes. No idea if Taylor is there or not.

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mansmarlind
Screening first two episodes.

And a few more pictures from the event the other night:

elherts · 02-08-2020, 06:18 PM

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Who knows...I have an Aunt who literally cannot keep her eyes open for a photo, it's a running joke.

This is a big joke in my family too. My mother is a beautiful women, and she takes HORRIBLE pictures. It's like the episode of FRIENDS when Chandler can't take a good picture for their wedding announcements.

**SouthernSweetieTX** · 02-08-2020, 11:34 PM

Screening in the US? They have to have a date for airing it!

**worthyoflove** · 02-09-2020, 10:45 AM

I actually think that they're probably screening it for potential distributors. It sounds like they had a screening in LA as well, and in a clip from the red carpet I could hear Taylor in the background mention he was finally going to see the first cut. So I'd guess there was one in LA in the last few days as well.

**SouthernSweetieTX** · 02-09-2020, 02:23 PM

Fingers crossed it’s Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon!

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I actually think that they're probably screening it for potential distributors. It sounds like they had a screening in LA as well, and in a clip from the red carpet I could hear Taylor in the background mention he was finally going to see the first cut. So I'd guess there was one in LA in the last few days as well.

**worthyoflove** · 02-09-2020, 07:45 PM

Hopefully!

A lot of the cast were commenting on the screenings as well and seemed surprised/excited, so it does kind of seem like there is no US distributor yet but they're working on it.

DaisyGirl14 · 02-10-2020, 10:18 AM

I kinda get the impression too that both events (in LA and in NY) were definitely lined up to acquire US distribution. I doubt Taylor was in NY though. It's good to read that many of the cast were excited about seeing it.

I just wish we'd hear something about Inferno.

**worthyoflove** · 02-10-2020, 12:00 PM

No, I definitely think that they were for distributors and that Taylor probably saw those first two episodes at the LA screening. It also very much wasn't for media because there was no mention of either screening anywhere other than Mans, so it was definitely distributors.

**SouthernSweetieTX** · 02-10-2020, 08:05 PM

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No, I definitely think that they were for distributors and that Taylor probably saw those first two episodes at the LA screening. It also very much wasn't for media because there was no mention of either screening anywhere other than Mans, so it was definitely distributors.

I’m happy to hear the cast is loving it! If those two events were for US distribution, I’m sure we’ll hear something soon. I would think they’d want that in place befor they premiere at the event in June.

**worthyoflove** · 02-10-2020, 08:45 PM

Hopefully by the end of March we'll hear something? I want to be optimistic and say the end of February but realistically when it's announced who purchased it I can see it going one of two ways, it's strictly just a blurb about what distributor has purchased it, or they wait and release it with when it'll air.

DaisyGirl14 · 02-11-2020, 09:32 PM

I will say it must be challenging for actors/actresses to work 5-6 months on a project like this and then have to wait another 4 months after filming ends to actually see anything close to a final cut. I know they probably see dailies/rough cut footage while filming, but they still don't walk away from production knowing what will happen to the final product in the end (unless they are involved with producing in some way).

I was thinking about this because if Taylor says he only just saw the first two episodes last week, he was probably just as anxious to see it as we are (maybe even more).

**worthyoflove** · 02-11-2020, 09:38 PM

Yeah that to me is crazy, but also TV. With weekly shows I doubt they even see the episodes before they air because most of the time they're still filming while the show is airing.

I always wondered if that's why we didn't see a ton of promo for True Detective. They spit that thing out so quick, Taylor said they were in to filming episode five or six and still didn't have scripts for the final episodes which is crazy to me.

**SouthernSweetieTX** · 02-12-2020, 12:17 PM

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Yeah that to me is crazy, but also TV. With weekly shows I doubt they even see the episodes before they air because most of the time they're still filming while the show is airing.

I always wondered if that's why we didn't see a ton of promo for True Detective. They spit that thing out so quick, Taylor said they were in to filming episode five or six and still didn't have scripts for the final episodes which is crazy to me.

The turn around is crazy to me too. Fans want to know what’s going to happen, and the actors truly don’t know. They are just as surprised as the audience.

**worthyoflove** · 02-12-2020, 01:56 PM

I came across an article from a foreign publication today where they were talking about dramas to watch for in 2020 and they guess the release for Shadowplay will be this fall, which is what Taylor kind of mentioned previously as well.

So this is interesting...It's listed as a four part series. According to a previous publication by this same site, internationally it's being marketed as one hour each eight episode series. In Europe it will be released as four two hour episodes.

So that lends the question, when they say they're on episode three, editing wise...does that mean episode three of the eight part series or episode three of the four part series?

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In the fall, ZDF is likely to show the four-part “Shadow Play” , in which a US policeman in post-war Berlin in 1946 clashes with black market dealers and corrupt diplomats. Taylor Kitsch , Michael C. Hall and Nina Hoss have major roles in the four-part series ( fernsehserien.de reported ).

https://www.fernsehserien.de/news/sh...chkriegsberlin

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