Blackout: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On a cold November evening, a fatal chain reaction is triggered in the European power grid: Power plants shut down everywhere, elevators get stuck, trains stop - an entire continent disappears into the darkness. As the government and authorities grapple with the effects of the blackout, investigators focus on Pierre Manzano, a former hacker and environmental activist, because he claims that the blackout was a targeted attack. His supposed insider knowledge suddenly make Manzano, who actually wants to help Europol and the BKA, a suspect himself. With the search for the polluters, Manzano begins a race against time.

Series details

• Title: Blackout
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2021-10-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-11-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Joyn
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58014
• IMDb ID: tt11470588
• TVDB ID: 406231

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-10-14; final listed air date 2021-11-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Blackout on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.