Schatten der Mörder: Shadowplay: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Max McLaughlin is an American cop who arrives in Berlin 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, the Capone of post-war Berlin. At the same time, Max undertakes a secret crusade to find his missing brother, who is killing ex-Nazis in hiding. Unbeknownst to Max, he is being used as a pawn in what is the actual beginning of the Cold War.

Series details

• Title: Schatten der Mörder: Shadowplay
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2020-10-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-11-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ZDF
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 43996
• IMDb ID: tt8879894
• TVDB ID: 366384

Cast and credited roles

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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-10-30; final listed air date 2020-11-02; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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