Magic City

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Television series
German title Magic City
Original title Magic City
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2012-2013
Production
company		 Media Talent Group,
South Beach Productions
length 50 minutes
Episodes 16 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre drama
idea Mitch Glazer
production Dwayne Shattuck ,
Todd London ,
Tim Christenson ,
Jennifer Jackson
First broadcast March 30, 2012 (USA) on Starz
German-language
first broadcast		 September 30, 2012 on Sky Atlantic HD
occupation

Magic City is an American drama series by Mitch Glazer that has been produced for the US cable broadcaster Starz since 2012 . It is set in the 1950s and shows how Ike Evans in Miami, with the help of the Mafia, fulfills his dream of his own luxury hotel (Miramar Playa) .

The first broadcast on Starz began on March 30, 2012. The German-language version was initially broadcast on the pay-TV channel Sky Atlantic HD from September 30, 2012 . The series began broadcasting on free TV on May 15, 2013 on ZDFneo .

action

Hotel owner Ike Evans is the focus of this series. However, in order to be able to realize his dream of his own hotel, he had to come to terms with mafia boss Ben 'The Butcher' Diamond, who is also a partner in his hotel Miramar Playa . To get rid of him again Evans makes various unsuccessful attempts. In return, Diamond travels to Chicago, to his boss Sy Berman, and asks him to get rid of Evans. Ikes Evan's eldest son, Stevie, is also at risk for having started an affair with Diamond's wife, Lily. His younger brother Danny decides to work for District Attorney Jack Klein, of all people, because he has no idea what crooked business his father is involved in. He is accordingly shocked when he learns about it through his work.

Ike Evans manages to come to terms with the head of the Mafia, Sy Berman, but he and his business have problems with a new gambling law. Wife Vera Evans is a former showgirl and at first doesn't know anything about her husband's illegal business and the nightly hustle and bustle in the hotel. The sons Danny and Stevie and daughter Lauren are from Ike's first marriage. After his wife died, he married Vera. This marriage remained childless.

background

Even before the first episode was broadcast, the series was extended by a second season with eight episodes in March 2012. In August 2013, however, Starz announced the discontinuation of the series after the second season.

The title melody comes from Henry Mancini ("Lujon" from the album "Mr. Lucky Goes Latin", 1961).

In the opinion of the producers, the background of this series, which is set in Miami at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, is comparable to the film Casablanca . Just as covert attacks were prepared from Casablanca at the time of the Third Reich and people sought their luck in games and other businesses, the Cuban businessmen who were driven out by the communists also want to build a new existence here in Miami in 1959.

occupation

Role name actor Remarks Voice actor episode
Ike Evans Jeffrey Dean Morgan Hotel owner, father of Danny and Stevie, husband of Vera Evans, ex-brother-in-law of Meg Bannock Charles Rettinghaus 1-16
Vera Evans Olga Kurylenko Ex-showgirl, wife of Ike Evans, stepmother of Danny and Stevie Eva Michaelis 1-16
Stevie Evans Steven Strait Ike Evans oldest son, stepson of Vera Evans, affair with Lily Diamond Ozan Unal 1-16
Danny Evans Christian Cooke Ike Evans youngest son, stepson of Vera Evans Ricardo Richter 1-16
Lauren Evans Taylor Blackwell Daughter of Ike Evans, sister of Stevie and Danny 1-8, 11, 12, 14
Meg Bannock Kelly Lynch Ex-sister-in-law of Ike Evans Christin Marquitan 1-5, 7-14, 16
Ben Diamond Danny Huston Miami Mafia boss, partner in Ike Evans, husband of Lily Diamond Erich Rauker 1-16
Lily Diamond Jessica Marais Wife of Ben Diamond, mistress of Stevie Evans Sanam Afrashteh 1-16
Mercedes Lozaro Dominik García-Lorido Danny Evans' childhood sweetheart Maja Maneiro 1-8, 10-16
Judi Silver Elena Satine Call girl and hostess, employee of Ike Evans Marie Möller 1-8
Victor Lazaro Yul Vázquez Hotel manager at Miramar Playa , widower of Maria Sebastian Christoph Jacob 1-8
Sy Berman James Caan Mafia boss from Chicago 9, 10, 12, 15, 16
Jack Klein Matt Ross District Attorney Mario Hassert 2, 3-16
Bel Jaffe Michael Rispoli mafioso Detlef Bierstedt 1-4, 5-16
Michael Cannestro Ben Diamond's Body Guard 1-5, 6-16
Vincent Lamb John Cenatiempo mafioso Ronald Nitschke 2, 3-16

Awards

At the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards , the series was nominated in the Outstanding Main Title Design category.

Episode list

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Magic City: Germany launch on Sky Atlantic HD in late September . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Sidney Schering: "Magic City" celebrates its free TV premiere on ZDFneo . In : quotemeter.de . April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Starz Renews 'Magic City': Greenlights Season 2 Before Series Premiere . In: Deadline Hollywood . March 20, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ Magic City: Canceled by Starz, No Season Three . In: TVSeriesFinale.com . August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Emmys 2012: Main Title Design - The Nominees . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.