Janus (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Janus |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | Austrian German |
| year | 2013 |
| Production company |
ORF |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 in 1 season |
| genre | Crime, thriller, mystery |
| production | Kurt W. Mrwicka , Andreas Kamm and Oliver Auspitz |
| music | Matthias Weber |
| camera | Josef Mittendorfer |
| cut | Bernhard Weirather |
| First broadcast | October 1, 2013 on ORFeins |
| occupation | |
Janus is the title of an Austrian crime series that was produced by MR Film on behalf of ORF in 2012 . The first broadcast took place on October 1, 2013 on ORFeins . The thriller shows psychologically charged, brutal violent crimes.
background
The forensic psychologist Leo Benedikt and the detective inspector Cara Horvath are on the trail of the secret of the opaque pharmaceutical company "Janus". This pharmaceutical company is apparently researching a new drug against schizophrenia and is not afraid to try it on people. As collateral damage, numerous people commit suicide by running their heads against walls to escape from an imaginary maze.
In each episode there is also a criminal case that either directly affects Leo Benedikt or is related to the pharmaceutical case throughout. In episode 2 mother and daughter suffer from psychopathy , in episode 4 the proof of the theory of the perfect murder is attempted, in episode 5 Leo Benedikt first diagnoses foliage à deux until he realizes that only one of the spouses is delusional .
The screenplay was written by Jacob Groll and Sarah Wassermair and directed by Andreas Kopriva .
main characters
Dr. Leo Benedict
Is a psychologist and married to Agnes. Want to solve the mystery of the mysterious "Janus" company. "Leo is very vulnerable, marriage gnaws at him. He is also very neurotic and a workaholic who can neither switch off from his strange love for his wife nor from his work." (Quote from Alexander Pschill )
Dr. Agnes Benedict
Works as a pharmacologist at Janus to find an effective drug for a disease she and her son are suffering from.
Cara Horvath
Is a district inspector at a police station, often works with Leo. The two want to work together to find out about Janus' dark machinations. In addition, she is in love with Leo, tries to "forget" her love, but cannot. Cara Horvath is a very sensitive person who conveys a rather cold image to the outside world.
Dr. Konstantin Fink
Is a prosecutor and Leo's best friend.
Miriam Karner
Assistant to Leo and friend of Constantine. She commits suicide in episode 3 after being given one of the pills by Janus.
Junior
Is the security chief of the "Janus" concern. His father was the director of the concern.
The Janus Group
Not much is known about him, apart from the fact that it is a pharmaceutical company that has set itself the task of curing schizophrenia. He does not shrink from trying on people. The strings are obviously being pulled by very (politically and economically) powerful people.
Previously known figures in the Janus Group:
- Dr. Agnes Benedikt ( Barbara Romaner ): pharmacologist active in research
- Junior ( Christopher Schärf ): Head of Security
- Dr. Lorenz Laudon ( Karl Fischer ): Head of Science
- Senior ( Heinz Trixner ): Economic boss
- Sebastian Afshar ( Morteza Tavakoli ): research associate, works closely with Dr. Agnes Benedikt together
- "You" ( Anna Tenta ): One of the owners
occupation
| actor | Role name | Task in the series |
| Alexander Pschill | Leo Benedict | Forensic psychologist, married to Agnes |
| Barbara Romaner | Agnes Benedict | Janus pharmacist, married to Leo |
| Moritz Uhl | Florian Benedict | Son of Leo and Agnes |
| Franziska Weisz | Cara Horvath | Commissioner |
| Andreas Kiendl | Konstantin Fink | Prosecutor |
| Barbara Kaudelka | Miriam Karner | Assistant to Leo Benedikt, commits suicide in the 3rd episode |
| Holger Schober | Stefan Prader | Janus patient |
| Christopher Sharp | Junior | Chief Security Officer at Janus |
| Karl Fischer | Lorenz Laudon | Janus Managing Director |
| Morteza Tavakoli | Sebastian Afshar | Pharmacist, colleague of Agnes Benedikt |
| Anna Tenta | she | Janus owner |
| Tim Breyvogel | Matthias | Operator of the disco Bron |
| Nicholas Barton | Markus Schneider | Police officer |
| Silvia Fenz | Doro Schubert |
Broadcast and DVD release
The first broadcast took place from October 1, 2013 to November 12, 2013 on the Austrian television station ORFeins .
| No. | Original title | First broadcast A |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | episode 1 | Oct 1, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 8, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Oct 15, 2013 |
| 4th | Episode 4 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Oct 29, 2013 |
| 6th | Episode 6 | Nov 5, 2013 |
| 7th | Episode 7 | Nov 12, 2013 |
Since November 13, 2013 "Janus" has been available on DVD in media stores and from Hoanzl- Verlag.
Web links
- Janus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ORF customer service: Janus
- fernsehserien.de
- ORF program: Janus
- ORF program: main characters from Janus
Individual evidence
- ↑ Janus episode list at fernsehserien.de , accessed on November 13, 2013.
- ↑ ORF program: Janus ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 13, 2013.
