Shadowplay

Synopsis

In 1946 Berlin, an American cop searches for his missing brother while helping a novice German policewoman fight the violent crimes engulfing the city.

First Air Date: 2020-10-30

Last Air Date: 2020-11-02

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Måns Mårlind

Networks: ZDF

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Top Cast

Taylor Kitsch as Max McLaughlin
Michael C. Hall as Tom Franklin
Nina Hoss as Elsie Garten
Sebastian Koch as Dr. Werner Gladow "Engelmacher"
Tuppence Middleton as Claire Franklin
Logan Marshall-Green as Moritz McLaughlin
Mala Emde as Karin Mann
Anne Ratte-Polle as Marianne
Lena Dörrie as Trude
Benjamin Sadler as Leopold Garten

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2020-10-30)

Arriving in Berlin, Max quickly gets a taste of the violence plaguing the city. Elsie sets the precinct's sights on a sinister and elusive crime boss.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2020-10-30)

Max and Elsie investigate the murder of two American GIs. Karin falls deeper into the Angel Maker's orbit. The Russians make a brutal move.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2020-10-31)

Moritz's barbaric vigilante spree continues as Max learns more about the trauma he endured in the war. Elsie's suspicion closes in on Karin.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2020-10-31)

Izosimov exploits Elsie's vulnerabilities to coerce her cooperation. Gad helps Max pull on the tentative threads of a conspiracy.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2020-11-01)

Finding herself cornered, Karin makes a desperate move to escape. Tom puts Max on the trail of a suspected traitor. Moritz torments another captive.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2020-11-01)

Elsie and Max make a breakthrough in the case, but Karin helps the Angel Maker stay a step ahead. Elsie takes a risky step to protect Leopold.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2020-11-02)

Max learns the truth about the secret flights and gives Moritz an ultimatum. Karin and the Angel Maker devise a deadly assault against the precinct.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2020-11-02)

Max and Elsie uncover the Angel Maker's whereabouts, but the crook has a final trick up his sleeve. Moritz targets Tom, provoking a showdown with Max.