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Based on Philip K. Dick's Hugo Award-winning 1962 alternative history novel, "The Man in the High Castle" was developed for the screen by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, Hunted), who is no longer attached to the show.
All 10 episodes of the series will release exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video on Friday, December 16.
Please spoiler tag discussion until December 30th. Also be sure to label which episode(s) you're discussing.
e.g. Ep 1:
This show isn't boring, it's alt-interesting.
After giving Joe the film, Juliana is forced to flee the fury of the Resistance while embarking on a new path to save her home from destruction. Joe confronts his absent father in Berlin, who is not as he seems. Smith wrestles with what to do about his ill son. Frank takes a gamble with his life in a bid to save Ed. Tagomi’s life is turned upside down by his “travel” to an alternative world.
Cast
- Alexa Davalos as Juliana Crain
- Rupert Evans as Frank Frink
- Luke Kleintank as Joe Blake
- DJ Qualls as Ed McCarthy
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Nobusuke Tagomi
- Rufus Sewell as John Smith
- Joel de la Fuente as Inspector Kido
- Tate Donovan as George Dixon
- Bella Heathcote as Nicole Becker
- Arnold Chun as Kotomichi
Videos
Season 2 - Official Trailer
Season 2 - Official Teaser
What You Need to Know for Season 2
Season 2 - Virtual Reality Experience
Reviews
Collider said:Season 2 adds another wrinkle to an already complex interweaving of multiple narratives, so it might be a tough task for new viewers to jump in without context. But if you take the plunge, you’ll be rewarded with a viewing experience unlike anything else on TV at the moment.
Variety said:More often than not, Man in the High Castle doesn’t seem to know what it’s about but to its credit, it still manages to engage with its ideas in interesting, evocative ways. The show can sometimes produce moments of astonishing and quiet loveliness, even when the scope of the plot has gotten so strangely overbearing that the characters could be all Atlases, holding up the weight of the world.
Boston Globe said:The show just doesn’t take off. The plots are overly elaborate, the supernatural element is distracting, and, worst of all, the acting isn’t very good. ... A perfect opportunity for timely, mind-bending TV squandered.
Thanks to Makonero for the OT subtitle!