The Man in the High Castle 

In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.

Creator:

Frank Spotnitz

Stars:

Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rufus Sewell

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alexa Davalos	...	Juliana Crain 30 episodes, 2015-2018
Luke Kleintank	...	Joe Blake 30 episodes, 2015-2018
DJ Qualls	...	Ed McCarthy 30 episodes, 2015-2018
Rupert Evans	...	Frank Frink 28 episodes, 2015-2018
Chelah Horsdal	...	Helen Smith 26 episodes, 2015-2018
Arnold Chun	...	Kotomichi 22 episodes, 2015-2018
Joel de la Fuente	...	Inspector Kido 21 episodes, 2015-2018
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Nobusuke Tagomi 21 episodes, 2015-2018
Rufus Sewell	...	Obergruppenführer John Smith 21 episodes, 2015-2018
Lee Shorten	...	Sergeant Yoshida / ... 18 episodes, 2015-2016
Gracyn Shinyei	...	Amy Smith 16 episodes, 2015-2019
Brennan Brown	...	Robert Childan 15 episodes, 2015-2018
Aaron Blakely	...	Erich Raeder / ... 14 episodes, 2015-2018
Quinn Lord	...	Thomas Smith 13 episodes, 2015-2016

Storyline

What would it be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States?

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Plot Keywords:

japan | nazi | alternate history | 1960s | betrayal | 

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Taglines:

Freedom is under control (Season 1)

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Japanese

Release Date:

15 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Man in the High Castle

Filming Locations:

Monroe, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios,Big Light Productions,Electric Shepherd Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The WWII propaganda posters that mask the external wall of the Sunrise Diner in Canon City are actually covering up the iconic Roslyn Café Mural that has adorned that same wall since the 1990s when Roslyn stood in for Cicely, Alaska in Northern Exposure (1990).

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Goofs

The total population of both Germany and Japan in 1940 was actually 5 million people less than the total US population. While the history of the series' universe is different than that of reality, besides the US' manufacturing base exceeding both nations, the population difference would have made their ability to conquer the country an impossibility.

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Quotes

Joe Blake: [noticing ashes falling like snowflakes] What is that?
Nazi Police Officer: Oh, that's the hospital.
Joe Blake: The hospital?
Nazi Police Officer: Yeah, Tuesdays, they burn cripples, the terminally ill. Drag on the state.

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Crazy Credits

The copyright warning at the end of every episode is written in German and Japanese as well as English.

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Connections

Referenced in Arrow: Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Ask the Robin
(uncredited)
Written by Irwin Cruris
Performed by Buddy Stewart (as Buddy Stuart)

User Reviews

Excellent pilot, wonderful atmosphere, high quality production

Judge by the episode alone, without comparing the detail of the book it base on, it can be said that this show is of top quality, the grim, rusting, stressed and 60s styling photography, the camera angles and choice of equipment used at the time all looked extremely authentic.

That super sonic liner sequence was wonderful, it doesn't feel overly CGI for a TV show at all, then the nazi reception room sequence also shows the production quality in fine details.

It is a spy, psychological story with surreal elements and the show managed to capture that so far.

Any one with know a thing or two about ww2 history or a scifi fan would appreciate the effort spent here to make the world as authentic as possible in a TV budget.

If it was granted more episodes and the production quality remains, then it would easily be short list for the best mini series of 2015!

9/10