Last Resort (TV Series)

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Television series
Original title Last resort
Last Resort Logo Noir.png
Country of production United States
original language English
year 2012
Production
company
Sony Pictures Television
MiddKid Productions
Big Sun Productions
length 42 minutes
Episodes 13 in 1 season
genre Drama
military
action
adventure
idea Shawn Ryan
Karl Gajdusek
production Martin Campbell
Shawn Ryan
Karl Gajdusek
Marney Hochman
music Robert Duncan
First broadcast September 27, 2012 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast
October 2, 2013 on ORF eins
occupation

Last Resort is an American military and drama series produced in the United States by Sony Pictures Television in 2012 for the US television broadcaster ABC . The premiere took place on September 27, 2012 at ABC. On November 16, 2012, ABC announced that it would not produce another season.

action

The television series is about the crew of a fictional Ohio-class submarine , the "USS Colorado". When the boat armed with nuclear missiles crossed the equator and shortly before had picked up a group of Navy Seals, the captain was ordered to shoot down two Trident missiles on Pakistan. Since the order arrives on a channel that should only be used if the standard channels of the US armed forces are destroyed, Captain Marcus Chaplin doubts the authenticity of the order and requests confirmation on a standard channel. He is then relieved of his authority as captain of the submarine. When the first officer as the new captain also refuses to give orders, the "USS Colorado" is shot at and damaged by its own submarine. The crew take refuge in the submarine on a small, inhabited island in the Indian Ocean that serves as a NATO outpost, while another submarine fires two nuclear missiles at Pakistan.

Chaplin tries to find out from which government circles the order came. In order to remain unreserved until then, he threatens the nuclear annihilation of Washington if the island is attacked. He explains a 200-mile protection zone around the island, whereby the submarine is helped by the fact that it has a novel radar defense system that makes it invisible to enemy forces underwater when used. While the team is struggling with internal problems and several crew members are rebelling, attempts are being made in Washington - also through relatives - to get hold of crew members. Chaplin has increasing problems keeping the team under control. The Russians, Chinese and the CIA are also trying to influence what is happening, which leads to several additional conflicts and confrontations.

Cast and dubbing

main actor

Actress Role name Voice actor description
Andre Braugher Captain Marcus Chaplin Engelbert von Nordhausen
Scott Speedman Executive Officer (XO) Sam Kendal Dennis Schmidt-Foss First officer of the submarine
Daisy Betts Lieutenant Grace Shepard Julia Kaufmann Navigator of the submarine and daughter of Rear Adm. Arthur Shepard (a very good friend of Captain Chaplin)
Robert Patrick Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser Peter Reinhardt Chief of the Boat (COB) of the USS Colorado
Camille De Pazzis Sophie Girard French head of the NATO communications facility
Dichen Lachman Tani Tumrenjack Owner of the Sainte Marina Bar
Daniel Lissing Petty Officer James King Sebastian Schulz US Navy SEAL
Sahr Ngaujah Julian Serrat Matti Klemm one of the local tyrants on Sainte Marina
Autumn Reeser Kylie Sinclair Dascha Lehmann a lobbyist for the family arms company in Washington
Jessy Schram Christine Kendal Magdalena Turba Wife of Lieutenant Commander Sam Kendal

supporting cast

Actress Role name Voice actor description
Michael Ng Sonar Chief Petty Officer Cameron Pitts Bernhard Völger
Jessica Camacho Petty Officer First Class Pilar Cortez Nadine Leopold
Will redhair Petty Officer Josh Brannan Tobias Müller
Daniel Bess Communications Officer, Lieutenant Chris Cahill Felix Spit
Michael Mosley Senior Chief Petty Officer Hal Anders Gerrit Schmidt-Foss
Michael King Petty Officer Kevin Hawkes Tino Kießling
Omid Abtahi Nigel Nico Mamone a NATO surveillance technician
Bruce Davison Rear Adm. Arthur Shepard Frank-Otto Schenk Lieutenant Grace Shepard's father
Jay Karnes William Curry Oliver Field first introduced as deputy defense minister, then promoted to defense minister
Ernie Hudson Conrad Buell Tilo Schmitz the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Jay Hernández Paul Wells Robin Kahnmeyer a US government attorney
Gideon Emery Booth Tobias Kluckert a CIA agent
David Rees Snell Petty Officer Barry Hopper a US Navy SEAL
Chin Han Zheng Min Frank Schaff a Chinese envoy
Michael Gaston Bennett Sinclair Stefan Staudinger an entrepreneur and Kylie's father

Production and broadcast

United States

ABC gave the go-ahead for filming in January 2012. The series was filmed in Oahu , Hawaii and produced by Sony Pictures Television . Thirteen episodes were initially ordered, and on October 19, 2012, ABC ordered two more scripts for the series.

On November 16, 2012, ABC announced that it would no longer order a full season, but the thirteen episodes will finish airing and the two additional scripts will continue to be produced anyway.

On November 21, 2012, the producers rescheduled the last episode as a series finale.

The television series aired from September 27, 2012 to January 24, 2013.

Germany

ProSiebenSat.1 Media had secured the broadcasting rights for Germany . The series was shown on the associated free-to-air station ProSieben Maxx from October 2, 2013 in a three-pack / two-pack in English with German subtitles. A short broadcast of the dubbed version ran on October 7, 2013 with three episodes in a row in the night from Sunday to Monday on ProSieben .

Austria

In Austria, the series has been broadcast on ORF eins since October 2, 2013 .

International

The series was broadcast in Canada, Italy, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Brazil and Australia, among others. The series was also broadcast in Asia and Latin America.

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (A / D)
1 The command Captain 27 Sep 2012 Oct 2, 2013
2 brother against brother Blue on Blue Oct 4, 2012 Oct 7, 2013
3 blockade Eight Bells Oct 11, 2012 Oct 7, 2013
4th Stay or go Voluntold Oct 18, 2012 Oct 23, 2013
5 The damn truth Skeleton crew Oct 25, 2012 Oct 30, 2013
6th The deep sleep Another Fine Navy Day Nov 8, 2012 Nov 6, 2013
7th The key Nuke It Out Nov 15, 2012 Nov 20, 2013
8th The judgment Big Chicken Dinner Nov 29, 2012 4th Dec. 2013
9 Mortal enemies Cinderella Liberty Dec 6, 2012 Dec 18, 2013
10 The red flag Blue water Dec 13, 2012 Jan. 8, 2014
11 Torpedo on the way! Damn the torpedoes Jan. 10, 2013 Jan 15, 2014
12 Coup The Pointy End of the Spear Jan. 17, 2013 Jan. 22, 2014
13 Goodbye in hell Controlled Flight Into Terrain Jan. 24, 2013 Jan. 29, 2014

criticism

The first season of the series has a metascore of 74/100 on Metacritic based on 31 reviews.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b James Hibberd: ABC cancels '666,' 'Last Resort' . In: Entertainment Weekly . November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  2. a b Last Resort. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on September 26, 2013 .
  3. It's Official: ABC Greenlights Shawn Ryan's drama 'Last Resort' To Pilot . Deadline Hollywood. January 6, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Casting For ABC Pilot "Last Resort" In Hawaii , Kitv.com. February 10, 2012.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.kitv.com  
  5. Shows AZ - last resort on abc . In: The Futon Critic . Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich: Last Resort and 666 Park Get Additional Script Orders; Mindy Project ’s Season Extended . TVLine. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  7. Michael Ausiello: Exclusive: Last Resort , 666 Park Avenue Tweaking Final Episodes to Give Fans Closure . In: TV Line . November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  8. Bernd Michael Krannich: Last Resort: Short-lived US series comes to ProSieben MAXX . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  9. Manuel Weis: ProSieben shows “Last Resort” at night . In : quotemeter.de . September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  10. Last Resort: Season 1 . Metacritic . Retrieved June 1, 2013.