Tales from the Loop

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Television series
German title Tales from the Loop
Original title Tales from the Loop
Tales from the Loop logo.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
year 2020
Production
company		 Fox 21 Television Studios,
Amazon Studios
length 50-57 minutes
Episodes 8 in 1 season ( list )
genre Science fiction
music Philip Glass ,
Paul Leonard-Morgan
Initial release April 3, 2020 on Prime Video

First publication in German		 April 3, 2020 on Prime Video
occupation
synchronization

Tales from the Loop is an American science fiction television series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag . All eight episodes of the first season were released on April 3, 2020 on Prime Video .

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The series is set at an unspecified time in the village of Mercer , Ohio . Below the village is an underground research facility, the Mercer Center for Experimental Physics (MCEP) , also known as The Loop (Swedish: Slingan ). The influences of the loop and the experiments carried out there lead to strange incidents in the village that form the theme of the series.

After an introductory monologue by the head of the MCEP, each episode tells a story about the inhabitants of the city of Mercer, which at first glance appears to be independent and yet connected to the others, with a changing main character in the center. Artifacts can often be seen in the episodes, as they also appear in Stålenhags graphic novel, but these do not necessarily have a supporting function for the plot, such as the floating tractor in the episode "Gaddis" (see MacGuffin ). Recurring themes are time travel and parallel worlds and thus encounters with oneself .

Cast and dubbing

The German dubbing was created under the dialogue direction by Karlo Hackenberger and the dialogue book by Claudia Otto at Scalamedia .

role actor Voice actor
Loretta Rebecca Hall Manja Doering
Abby Ryder Fortson (young) Hedda Erlebach
Danny Jansson Tyler Barnhardt Sebastian Fitzner
Jacob Daniel Zohlgadri Tom Raczko
Cole Duncan Joiner Jaron Müller
Gaddis Ato Essandoh Sascha Rotermund
Stacey Christin Park
May Nicole Law Anna Gamburg
George Paul Schneider Karlo Hackenberger
Emjay Anthony (young) Linus Drews
Soot Jonathan Pryce Lutz Riedel
Clare Jane Alexander Katharina Lopinski
Ed Dan Bakkedahl Lutz Schnell
Kate Lauren Weedman Victoria Storm
Beth Alessandra de Sa Pereira
Xiu Leann Lei Regina Gisbertz
Ethane Danny Kang Sebastian Kluckert
Lucas Dominic Rains Alexander Doering
Alex Jon Kortajarena Sebastian Christoph Jacob
Kent Brian Maillard Rainer Fritzsche
Alma Elektra Kilbey
Sarah Stefanie Estes Gundi Eberhard

Episode list

No. German title Original title Director script
1 The loop Loop Mark Romanek Nathaniel Halpern
The student Loretta observes her mother Alma, who works “in the loop”, as she works at home with an object that she has taken from there. The next morning, her mother and house disappeared. In the woods she meets Cole, a boy from the neighborhood, who takes her home. In the character of Cole's mother, she encounters her older self. Russ, the head of the MCEP, is her father-in-law. In the loop, they put together the object that is part of the "eclipse" - a monumental sphere composed of black crystal structures - again. All events are related to the operation of the "Eclipse" and when it is repaired, Loretta finds her way back to her time.
2 Me and you Transpose So Yong Kim Nathaniel Halpern
Jakob, Loretta's older son, and his friend Danny find a metal ball in the forest that allows them to swap bodies. After a day in each other's body, they get into an argument because Danny, who has little future prospects due to his poor school grades, doesn't want to go back. Jakob goes back to the sphere alone in Danny's body and is found unconscious there. The sphere is dismantled by workers. A little later, Danny, who lives on Jacob's life, sees a robot from the forest near his house and thinks he recognizes his friend.
3 Forever and ever Stasis Dearbhla Walsh Nathaniel Halpern
Jacob's friend May finds a device in the lake with which she can stop time. She uses it to spend time with Ethan, whom she met that day while the rest of the city is frozen. They have been in a relationship for several weeks, but then notice that the device has stopped working. Looking for a spare part, they get into an argument when they find May's mother having an affair. Ethan goes into stasis, leaving May just before she starts time again. She later does not accept his declaration of love and also separates from Jakob.
4th echo sounder Echo Sphere Andrew Stanton Nathaniel Halpern
Cole learns of the imminent death of his grandfather in an "echo ball" that prophesies him a long life. Loretta, who has taken over the management of the MCEP, explains to him that her research, which makes the impossible possible, cannot change anything. Russ dies and is cremated.
5 control Control Tim Mielants Nathaniel Halpern
Danny's father Ed mourns his son, who remains in a coma. After an alleged break-in into his house, he buys a gesture-controlled industrial robot that he uses to keep watch at night to protect his deaf daughter and wife. It turns out that Danny is in contact with his sister in Jakob's body. When Ed endangers his daughter with the robot, his wife moves out with the child. Ed sells the robot, solving the family's financial problems, who then get back together.
6th Gaddis Parallel Charlie McDowell Nathaniel Halpern
Gaddis ends up in another world through a broken tractor. In this world he is not lonely, but with Alex. What initially turns out to be his wishful thinking about life quickly turns out to be not so rosy. Alex he is attracted to and he has sex, however Alex is not at all faithful in this world and it didn't mean anything to him. Since he is stuck in this world, he meets Kent in a bar, who in his world did not meet his expectations, but seems nice in this world.
7th George Enemies Ti West Nathaniel Halpern
On a mysterious island to which he is involuntarily lured and abandoned by his friends, the young George is bitten by a water snake and loses his left arm as a result. He discovers a human-like robot that his father developed as a prototype and brought there to safety from human hostility.
8th As if it was yesterday Home Jodie Foster Nathaniel Halpern
In search of his missing brother Jakob, Cole tries to bring the past back. He discovers his ghost in a lonely robot in the forest. After a fight with another robot, Jakob “dies”. Due to a mysterious stream, after which time passes very slowly for him after crossing it, he only returns to his family after several years. In the meantime, his grandmother and father have passed away. His mother is noticeably aged and deeply touched. Only his teacher has apparently not aged: she reveals herself to be a robot.
On April 3, 2020, all episodes of the season were published simultaneously on Prime Video.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lesley Goldberg: 'Tales From the Loop' TV Series Set at Amazon. In: hollywoodreporter.com. July 18, 2018, accessed April 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Christian Meier: This series is even more puzzling than "Stranger Things". In: welt.de. April 3, 2020, accessed April 13, 2020 .
  3. ↑ From today on Amazon Prime Video: "Tales From The Loop" - no new "Stranger Things", but an "Anti-'Black-Mirror '". April 3, 2020, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Fabian A. Scherschel: Tales from the Loop: From the painting to the best Amazon series of the year so far. In: heise.de. April 10, 2020, accessed April 12, 2020 .
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  6. ↑ Ursula Scheer: The other day, when I met myself. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . April 3, 2020, accessed May 25, 2020 .