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The Swarm(TV show/series, 2023)

Original title: "Der Schwarm" (German/DE)
FSK: 12+ years
| 45min per episode | Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery

Mini series in 1 season with 8 episodes

The SwarmRating: 3.4/5 (with 51 votes)
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 eponymous novel by Frank Schätzing, the series depicts the struggle of humankind against an unknown swarm intelligence that lives in the depths of the sea. Produced with an estimated budget of €40 million, which makes it 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. ()
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About The Swarm

Across the globe, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans, are mystifying and imperiling the world’s population. A group of scientists undertakes a terrifying mission to the depths of the Arctic Ocean to confront a deadly intelligent life force bent on human extinction.

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Trailer for The Swarm + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

"The Swarm" (Der Schwarm) | Trailer | Berlinale 2023(Trailer, 2:48)

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The Swarm Seasons and Episodes

03/06/2023Season 1 - 8 episodes
#1 | 03/06/2023Episode 1
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)
Charlie Wagner, a young marine biologist, is assigned to a remote outpost in the Shetland Islands. During a survey, Charlie discovers large amounts of methane ice on the water surface, which is usually only found at great depths on the sea floor. And other strange incidents are happening in different regions of the world. While a fisherman in Peru dies unnoticed by a school of fish, in Canada, off Vancouver Island, the humpback and gray whales are a long time coming. When an orca is found dead on the beach after allegedly attacking a fishing boat, young whale researcher Leon Anawak is concerned. Eventually, the whales return in large numbers. Leon immediately drives his boat out to sea. His good friend Lizzie also starts a trip with her excursion boat full of tourists. But no one suspects what behavior the animals will show.
#2 | 03/06/2023Episode 2
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)
Whales are attacking tourists in Canada and lobsters are suddenly deadly in France. The Swedish scientist Dr. Johanson discovers aggressive iceworms on the seabed that are multiplying at breakneck speed. And with Charlie Wagner, a tragedy is brewing.
#3 | 03/07/2023Episode 3
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)
Venice is experiencing an unprecedented plague of jellyfish. The biologist Cécile Roche has an adventurous assumption about the deaths. Charlie Wagner's best friend has disappeared with her research ship without a trace. In Canada, researcher Anawak is getting to the bottom of whale attacks.
#4 | 03/07/2023Episode 4
2.6/5 (with 5 votes)
Cécile Roche reports to a commission on the dramatic situation on the French Atlantic coast.
#5 | 03/08/2023Episode 5
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)
Dr. Cécile Roche detects in crabs that have overrun coasts around the world the same bacterium that entered drinking water on the French coast via infected lobsters.
#6 | 03/08/2023Episode 6
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)
Charlie and Johanson have returned to Kiel. They attend a UN meeting in Geneva, where Dr. Roche predicts a worldwide threat to the drinking water supply.
#7 | 03/09/2023Episode 7
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)
"Thorvaldson" sets course for the Arctic, where a particularly large number of Yrr signals have been detected. Anawak and Crowe believe that it is possible to communicate with the Yrr there.
#8 | 03/09/2023Episode 8
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)
Aito Mifune is flown in by helicopter to personally learn about the research results on board the "Thorvaldson".
03/09/2023Specials - 5 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Germany
Based on: "The Swarm" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Dutch (NL)
Translated into 22 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Lithuanian (LT), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/06/2023
Last episode released on: 03/09/2023
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"THE SWARM(ザ・スウォーム)"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:59165, Added: 02/22/2023, Last updated: 03/14/2024