Aquarius (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Aquarius |
| Original title | Aquarius |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2015-2016 |
| Production company |
Tomorrow Studios (ITV Studios America and Marty Adelstein Productions) |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 in 2 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Drama , thriller |
| idea | John McNamara |
| production | Marty Adelstein |
| First broadcast | May 28, 2015 (US) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 7, 2016 on Sky Atlantic HD |
| occupation | |
Aquarius is an American thriller - television series . It is loosely based on the true story of cult leader and criminal Charles Manson and the beginnings of his Manson Family . The series consists of two seasons and 26 episodes and was broadcast from May 28, 2015 to September 10, 2016 on NBC . The broadcast in German-speaking countries took place on January 7, 2016 on Sky Atlantic HD .
content
In 1967 LAPD Sergeant Sam Hodiak begins the search for sixteen-year-old Emma Karn, who has been missing from her parents since attending a party. His investigation soon leads him to a hippie commune made up of young women and men led by Charles Manson . In order to spy on the group, Hodiak hires the undercover police officer Brian Shafe to smuggle himself in there. The investigators discover that the community, influenced by drugs, is increasingly taking on sect-like and racist traits.
Production and publication
NBC made all 13 episodes available online on the very first day of broadcast: for one month, all episodes could be accessed on various on-demand platforms, as well as the station's website and app. The series was broadcast on television in parallel on a regular weekly basis.
Despite low ratings, a second season was produced again with 13 episodes. These were published by NBC from June 16, 2016 and made available again on on-demand platforms; in Germany initially with original sound on Sky On Demand . The synchronized version was shown from October 11, 2016.
After the second season aired, NBC announced the end of the series.
Cast and dubbing
The German dubbing of the series took place at Hermes Synchron GmbH , Potsdam, directed by Andreas Pollak .
| role | actor | speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Detective Sam Hodiak | David Duchovny | Benjamin Völz |
| Charles Manson | Gethin Anthony | Fabian Oscar Vienna |
| Brian Shafe | Gray Damon | Nico Sablik |
| Emma Karn | Emma Dumont | Sarah Everything |
| Charmain Tully | Claire Holt | Nicole Hannak |
| Grace Karn | Michaela McManus | Victoria Storm |
| Ed Cutler | Chance Kelly | Marco Kroeger |
| Ken Karn | Brían F. O'Byrne | Peter Reinhardt |
Episode list
Reception in Germany
Jan Schlüter from the industry portalquotemeter.de , is critical of the series. Among other things, he wrote: “It's difficult to accept Duchovny as an LA cop. After his iconic roles in “ The X Files ” and most recently “ Californication ”, the character actor now plays the more or less brave investigator who has few rough edges and who belongs to the establishment. And has a hedgehog haircut. Unfortunately, it's a little too much of a change from the beloved Hank Moody with his mat and his quirks. It's a shame that the character Sam remains relatively pale, conventional and almost boring. ”And“ All the themes of the 60s are present, but all of them only a little, apart from Charles Manson, the main antagonist, and his hippie commune. Everything seems a little too softened, too harmless - which can also be interpreted negatively in view of the explosive substances: US critics criticize the initially harmless portrayal of Charles Manson as a simple communal leader (in truth, his sick ego comes to light later in the series ). The issue of racism is only hinted at. The assumption remains: apart from public network television, where certain rules must or want to be adhered to, «Aquarius» would have come across as more explicit, more straightforward, more relevant. Missed chance, what a shame. "
Anna Meinecke from n-tv had somewhat more praiseworthy words: “Aquarius cannot be described as subtle. In the first episodes of the series, a child is coerced into group sex and a man is almost raped by another. But “Aquarius” doesn't want to be a sensitive drama like “ Mad Men ”. It's basically a cop series. It's the story of the old hand Hodiak, his partner Brian (Gray Damon), with whom he repeatedly clashes, and the young colleague Charmain (Claire Holt). Sometimes “Aquarius” has too many storylines. The conspiracy theories about Emma's father Ken (Brian F. O'Byrne) threaten to distract from the actual conspirator Manson at the beginning of the show. Sometimes the format just focuses on the fascination of the cult of a broken man, whose madness claimed many lives. And sometimes important themes of the age such as racism, sexism and homophobia are integrated into the plot in a somewhat bumbling manner. Most of the time, however, “Aquarius” convinces with tension - even though the end of the story, at least as far as Charles Manson is concerned, is already known ”.
DVD and Blu-ray publishing
A DVD and Blu-Ray box of the first season was released on the NEW KSM label on May 23, 2016.
Web links
- Aquarius in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website at NBC
Individual evidence
- ↑ About . Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Aquarius broadcast data on fernsehserien.de
- ↑ http://www.sky.de/serien/aquarius-37147 Retrieved on December 28, 2015
- ↑ Aquarius: Season 2 for crime series with David Duchovny on serienjunkies.de
- ^ "Aquarius" : Season 2 is now available on Sky on digitalfernsehen.de
- ↑ Greg Evans: NBC Axes Manson Drama 'Aquarius' After Two Seasons . In: Deadline.com . October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ German synchronous files .
- ^ "Aquarius": Summer of Love, Summer of Hate. In : quotemeter.de. May 31, 2015, accessed January 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Anna Meinecke: Duchovny, Hippies and a Killer: Who's Afraid of Charles Manson? In: n-tv.de. May 29, 2015, accessed January 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Aquarius on OFDb.de
