The Swarm (2023)

Original title

Der Schwarm

Directed by

Barbara Eder, Philipp Stölzl

Genre

science fiction, thriller

Country

Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Scientists and military personnel from around the world investigate a series of unexplained attacks in the ocean. They discover that a deep sea intelligence is striking back against human activity that has damaged the environment.

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What happens

The Swarm (German: Der Schwarm) is a German co-produced science fiction television series directed by Barbara Eder, Luke Watson and Philipp Stölzl. Adapted from the novel by Frank Schätzing, the series depicts the struggle with aggression by a mysterious deep sea intelligence that is reacting to human-caused environmental damage. Produced with an estimated budget of €40 million, the most expensive German TV production (produced in English) of all time, it had its world premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Series on 19 February 2023, where the first three episodes were screened out of competition. The Swarm premiered on ZDF between 22 February and 8 March 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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