Mr. Mercedes (TV series)

Television series
German title	Mr. Mercedes
Original title	Mr. Mercedes
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	since 2017
Production ; company	Sonar entertainment
length	60 minutes
Episodes	30 in 3 seasons
genre	thriller
idea	David E. Kelley
production	Ellen Stafford
First broadcast	August 9, 2017 (USA) on Audience
German-language ; first broadcast	July 15, 2018 on StarzPlay
occupation
synchronization

Mr. Mercedes is an American thriller series by David E. Kelley based on Stephen King's 2014 novel of the same name . It was broadcast for the first time on August 9, 2017 on the Audience broadcaster. Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway can be seen in the leading roles .

In Germany, the series can be seen on StarzPlay since July 15, 2018 .

action

Brendan Gleeson plays Bill Hodges

Brady, a psychopathic killer , drives a stolen S-Class Mercedes into a queue outside a job board in Ohio . Detective Hodges, who could not solve the case, tries two years later as a retired, frustrated drunkard to bring him down. Brady wants to drive the ex-commissioner to his death, but Hodges turns the tables and chases Brady with great force, whose criminal madness picks up even more. The cop manages to stop Brady at the last second before attempting to blow himself up at a school choir concert during the opening of an arts center.

production

The screenwriter and producer David E. Kelley (known from Practice , Ally McBeal and Boston Legal ) adapted Stephen King's 2014 novel of the same name . The novel is the first in the Bill Hodges trilogy . The novels Finderlohn (2015) and Mind Control (2016) followed. Kelley acts as the showrunner of the series, in which Jack Bender (known from Lost ) directed most of the episodes and - like Kelley - is listed as an executive producer .

In May 2016, the US broadcaster Audience , which belongs to AT&T Inc., gave the project the green light for a ten-part first season. After Anton Yelchin , who was slated for the role of Brady Hartsfield, died in June 2016, his role was replaced with Harry Treadaway .

The shooting took place in early 2017 in Charleston , South Carolina . The US broadcaster Audience first broadcast the first season on August 9, 2017. A second season was seen since August 22, 2018. A featurette was presented for this in July 2018. The third season was shown from September 10, 2019.

Cast and dubbing

The German synchronization results from the Film GmbH Interopa in Berlin to dialogue books of Änne Troester, Susanne Boetius, Karl Waldschütz, Rebecca Balogh and Theo Plakoudakis under the dialogue director Klaus Hüttmann.


role	actor	Voice actor
Detective Bill Hodges	Brendan Gleeson	Jürgen Kluckert
Brady Hartsfield	Harry Treadaway	Tobias Müller
Holly Gibney	Justine Lupe	Patrizia Carlucci
Janey Patterson	Mary-Louise Parker	Ranja Bonalana
Jerome Robinson	Jharrel Jerome	Sebastian Kluckert
Detective Peter Dixon	Scott Lawrence	Oliver Siebeck
Deborah Hartsfield	Kelly Lynch	Katrin Zimmermann
Olivia Trelawney	Ann Cusack	Silvia Missbach
Anthony "Robi" Frobisher	Robert Stanton	Rainer Fritzsche
Ida Silver	Holland Taylor	Kornelia buoy
Lou Linklatter	Breeda Wool	Mareile Moeller
Donna Hodges	Nancy Travis	Arianne Borbach
Allie Hodges	Maddie Hasson	Maria Hönig
Elizabeth Wharton	Katharine Houghton	Ulrike Johannson
Dr. Felix Babineau	Jack Huston	Dennis Schmidt-Foss
Cora Babineau	Tessa Ferrer	Bianca Krahl
Antonio Montez	Maximiliano Hernández	Jaron Lowenberg
John Rothstein	Bruce Dern
Roland Finklestein	Brett Gelman
Morris Bellamy	Gabriel Ebert
Alma Lane	Kate Mulgrew	Gertie Honeck
Sarah Pace	Natalie Paul
Danielle Sweeney	Meg Steedle	Damineh Hojat
Peter Saubers	Rarmian Newton

Episode list

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first publication (D / A / CH)	Director	script
1	1	pilot	pilot	9 Aug 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley
2	2	The game begins	On your mark	16 Aug 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley
3	3	Cloudy with a prospect of chaos	Cloudy, With a Chance of Mayhem	23 Aug 2017	15th July 2018	John Coles	AM Homes
4th	4th	When gods fall	Gods Who Fall	30 Aug 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	Dennis Lehane
5	5	Hour of suicide	The suicide hour	6 Sep 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	Bryan Goluboff
6th	6th	People in the rain	People in the Rain	13 Sep 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	Dennis Lehane
7th	7th	live and die	Willow Lake	Sep 20 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	Dennis Lehane
8th	8th	The little light	From the Ashes	27 Sep 2017	15th July 2018	Laura Innes	Bryan Goluboff
9	9	The masterpiece	Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream	4th Oct 2017	15th July 2018	Kevin Hooks	Bryan Goluboff
10	10	The end of the bill will be settled	Jibber-Jibber Chicken Dinner	Oct 11, 2017	15th July 2018	Jack Bender	Dennis Lehane

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first publication (D / A / CH)	Director	script
11	1	The silent patient	Missed you	22 Aug 2018	23 Aug 2018	Jack Bender	Dennis Lehane
12	2	The victim	Let's go roaming	29 Aug 2018	30 Aug 2018	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley
13	3	Deadly thoughts	You Can Go Home Now	5th Sep 2018	6 Sep 2018	Jack Bender	Mike Batistick
14th	4th	The computer game	Motherboard	Sep 12 2018	13 Sep 2018	Jack Bender	Samantha Stratton
15th	5	The attack	Andale	19 Sep 2018	Sep 20 2018	Peter Weller	Alexis Deane & Sophie Owens-Bender
16	6th	The drug	Proximity	26 Sep 2018	27 Sep 2018	Laura Innes	Bryan Goluboff & Alexis Deane
17th	7th	The killer in me	Fell On Black Days	Oct 3, 2018	4th Oct 2018	Jack Bender	Samantha Stratton, Mike Batistick & Dennis Lehane
18th	8th	Holly's plan	Nobody Puts Brady in a Crestmore	Oct 10, 2018	Oct 11, 2018	Jack Bender	Samantha Stratton, Mike Batistick & Dennis Lehane
19th	9	The resurrection	Walk like a man	17th Oct 2018	Oct 18, 2018	Jack Bender	Dennis Lehane & David E. Kelley
20th	10	Decision in court	Fade to blue	Oct. 24, 2018	Oct 25, 2018	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro

season 3

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first publication (D / A / CH)	Director	script
21st	1	Passion	No good deed	Sep 10 2019	19 Sep 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley
22nd	2	The third man	Madness	17 Sep 2019	26 Sep 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
23	3	Lost love	Love Lost	Sep 24 2019	3rd Oct 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
24	4th	Holly Holy	Trial and Terror	Oct. 1, 2019	Oct 10, 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
25th	5	Who invented the devil?	Great Balls of Fire	Oct 8, 2019	17th Oct 2019	Laura Innes	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
26th	6th	nightmares	Bad to Worse	Oct 15, 2019	Oct. 24, 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
27	7th	Beautiful new world	The end of the beginning	Oct 22, 2019	Oct 31, 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
28	8th	Mommy, goodbye	Mommy Deadest	Oct 29, 2019	Nov 7, 2019	Michael J. Leone	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
29	9	The drumming of the heart	Crunch time	Nov. 5, 2019	Nov 14, 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro
30th	10	The man in the fire	Burning Man	Nov 12, 2019	Nov 21, 2019	Jack Bender	David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro

Awards

Saturn Award ceremony 2018

Nomination for Best Action / Thriller Television Series

The Irish Film & Television Academy Awards 2018

Nomination for Best Actor - Drama ( Brendan Gleeson )

Publication on DVD

In German-speaking countries, the first season, published by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment , was released on November 8, 2018.

literature

Stephen King : Mr. Mercedes. (= Bill Hodges series. Volume 1). Translated from the English by Bernhard Kleinschmidt. Heyne, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-453-26941-5 .
Stephen King: Finder's reward. (= Bill Hodges series. Volume 2). Translated from the English by Bernhard Kleinschmidt. Heyne, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-453-43845-3 .
Stephen King: Mind Control. (= Bill Hodges series. Volume 3). Translated from the English by Bernhard Kleinschmidt. Heyne, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-453-43907-8 .

Web links

Official website of Mr. Mercedes at Audience (English)
Mr. Mercedes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Mr. Mercedes at StarzPlay
Mr. Mercedes at Fernsehserien.de
Mr. Mercedes in the online film database
Mr. Mercedes atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Mr. Mercedes in KingWiki

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Denise Petski: 'Mr. Mercedes' Sets Cast Led By Brendan Gleeson & Harry Treadaway. In: Deadline.com. January 30, 2017, accessed August 26, 2017 .
↑ Bernd Krannich: “Mr. Mercedes “: Stephen King's detective series celebrates its on-demand German premiere. In: Fernsehserien.de. July 16, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .
↑ Gian-Philip Andreas: Strong Stephen King implementation with an inspiring cast. In: Wishlist. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017 .
↑ Lesley Goldberg: 'Mr. Mercedes' Series, Starring Brendan Gleeson, Anton Yelchin, Lands at Audience Network. In: HollywoodReporter.com. May 25, 2016, accessed on August 12, 2017 .
↑ Denise Petski: 'Mr. Mercedes' Sets Cast Led By Brendan Gleeson & Harry Treadaway. In: Deadline.com. January 30, 2017, accessed August 12, 2017 .
↑ Mario Giglio: Play By Day: Series start of Mr. Mercedes on the Audience Network. In: serienjunkies.de. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017 .
↑ Patrick Cavanaugh: 'Mr. Mercedes' Season 2 Gets First Teaser. In: Comicbook.com. June 8, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .
↑ Florian Rinke: Mr. Mercedes: Featurette for the 2nd season. In: Robots-and-Dragons.de. July 18, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .
↑ Patrick Cavanaugh: 'Season 3 of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes Gets Release Date. In: Comicbook.com. June 4, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .
↑ Mr. Mercedes. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 6, 2019 .
^ Dave McNary: Saturn Awards Nominations. In: Variety.com. March 15, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .
↑ Hannah Moran: The nominations for the IFTA Film Awards 2018 have been announced. In: Evoke.ie. January 11, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .

[Deadline-1] Denise Petski: 'Mr. Mercedes' Sets Cast Led By Brendan Gleeson & Harry Treadaway. In: Deadline.com. January 30, 2017, accessed August 26, 2017 .

[2] Bernd Krannich: “Mr. Mercedes “: Stephen King's detective series celebrates its on-demand German premiere. In: Fernsehserien.de. July 16, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .

[3] Gian-Philip Andreas: Strong Stephen King implementation with an inspiring cast. In: Wishlist. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017 .

[4] Lesley Goldberg: 'Mr. Mercedes' Series, Starring Brendan Gleeson, Anton Yelchin, Lands at Audience Network. In: HollywoodReporter.com. May 25, 2016, accessed on August 12, 2017 .

[5] Denise Petski: 'Mr. Mercedes' Sets Cast Led By Brendan Gleeson & Harry Treadaway. In: Deadline.com. January 30, 2017, accessed August 12, 2017 .

[6] Mario Giglio: Play By Day: Series start of Mr. Mercedes on the Audience Network. In: serienjunkies.de. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017 .

[7] Patrick Cavanaugh: 'Mr. Mercedes' Season 2 Gets First Teaser. In: Comicbook.com. June 8, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .

[8] Florian Rinke: Mr. Mercedes: Featurette for the 2nd season. In: Robots-and-Dragons.de. July 18, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .

[9] Patrick Cavanaugh: 'Season 3 of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes Gets Release Date. In: Comicbook.com. June 4, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .

[10] Mr. Mercedes. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 6, 2019 .

[11] Dave McNary: Saturn Awards Nominations. In: Variety.com. March 15, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .

[12] Hannah Moran: The nominations for the IFTA Film Awards 2018 have been announced. In: Evoke.ie. January 11, 2018, accessed February 7, 2019 .


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