The Son
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Son |
| Original title | The Son |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2017-2019 |
| Production company |
Sonar Entertainment, El Jefe, Five & Dime Productions |
| length | 42-49 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 in 2 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Western film |
| idea | Philipp Meyer , Lee Shipman, Brian McGreevy |
| music | Nathan Barr |
| First broadcast | April 8, 2017 (USA) on AMC |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 14, 2017 on TNT Series |
| occupation | |
The Son is a television series produced by AMC . It is based on the novel The First Son by Philipp Meyer . The Western - family saga that extends over 150 years and three generations, is about the rise of the McCullough family one of the richest and most powerful families of Texas .
The first season had its German premiere on April 14, 2017 on the pay-TV channel TNT Serie . In February 2019, AMC announced that it would not continue the series after the end of season two.
production
Philipp Meyer, author of the novel, founded El Jefe in 2014 together with Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman , the aim of which is to give authors greater control over adaptations of their works. The Son finally took shape as the first project after several production companies had already shown interest in Meyer's book. At the beginning of 2016 the deal with AMC came about, whereby Meyer was involved as both screenwriter and executive producer . Originally Sam Neill was supposed to star in the series, but he left the project for personal reasons. He was replaced at the last moment by the Irish actor Pierce Brosnan , who tried to quickly acquire a Texan accent.
Production of the series officially began in June 2016. Meyer wrote the script for three of the ten episodes and revised the remaining scripts, oversaw the five-month filming, and had a say in the cast, costumes and fight choreographies. He also gave his approval for some major changes compared to the novel, including the shortening of the depicted time span (Jeanne is introduced as granddaughter instead of Eli's great-granddaughter) and the softening of some scenes, which the Comanches in the eyes of the Indian actors in too negative Would have shed light.
In May 2017, while the first season was being broadcast, a second season was ordered. This was broadcast in 2019.
Cast and dubbing
The German-language dubbing of the series is produced by the dubbing company Scalamedia based on the dubbing book by Marika von Radvanyi (with Karim El Kammouchi and Matthias Kupfer ) under the dialogue direction by Marika von Radvanyi and Tobias Lelle .
Main cast
| Role name | Actress | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Eli McCullough (adult) | Pierce Brosnan | Frank Glaubrecht |
| Eli McCullough (young) | Jacob Lofland | Domenic Redl |
| Pete McCullough | Henry Garrett | Louis Friedemann Thiele |
| Toshaway | Tooth McClarnon | Peyman Khadem-Saba |
| Charles McCullough | Shane Graham | Mio Lechenmayr |
| Jonas McCullough | Caleb Burgess | Laurin Lechenmayr |
| Jeannie McCullough | Sydney Lucas | Anica Landauer |
| Sally McCullough | Jess Weixler | Katharina Friedl |
| Prairie flower | Elizabeth Frances | Claudia Jacobacci |
| María García | Paola Núñez | Laura Maire |
| Niles Gilbert | James Parks | Jacques Breuer |
| Pedro García | Carlos Bardem | Gerhard Jilka |
| Phineas McCullough | David Wilson Barnes | Markus Pfeiffer |
Supporting cast
| Role name | Actress | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Ana | Electra Avellan | Friederike Sipp |
| Cesar Sanchez | Elliot Villar | Stefan Günther |
| Ignacio Garcia | Natan Cruz | Karim El Kammouchi |
| Lizzie McCullough | Allison Shrum | Elena Sparrow |
| Lourdes | Leticia Magaña | Marion Hartmann |
| Martin | Seth Meriwether | Fabian Wittkowski |
| Neptune | J. Quinton Johnson | Nik Felice |
| Sheriff Graham | Marco Perella | Claus Brockmeyer |
| William Philpott | Brett Rice | Thomas Rauscher |
| Aniceto Pizaña | Manuel Uriza | Matthias Copper |
| Fred Bernhauer | Nick Stevenson | John Friedmann |
| Attack the enemy | Tatanka Means | Matthias Copper |
| James Greenhorn | Ryan Lee | Benjamin Levent Krause |
| Louis | Sean Stone | Julian Bayer |
| Ingrid (young) | Kathryn Prescott | Lea Kalbhenn |
| Belle Wilson | Jennifer Griffin | Angelika Wedekind |
| Carmen | Margaret Ann Garza | Leslie-Vanessa Lill |
| Curran | Ashley Wood | Wolfgang Haas |
| Kelly | Anna Schatte | Bettina Zech |
| Lena | Sara Tomko | Martina Schölzhorn |
| Lily | Megan Heyn | Farina Brock |
| Thadeus Kilborne | Adrian Sparks | Wolfgang Müller |
| Maggie | Anna Lise Phillips | Maria Magdalena Rabl |
Episode list
Season 1 (2017)
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script | Spectator (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The first son | First Son of Texas | 8 Apr 2017 | Apr. 14, 2017 | Tom Harper | Philipp Meyer , Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman | 1.915 million |
| In 1849, the young Eli McCullough and his older brother Martin are captured by the Comanches in a raid ; the rest of the family (except for the absent father) is killed. Martin blames Eli's daring for the death of the others and defends himself against the Indians, who eventually kill him too. In 1915 the aged Eli and his son Pete can be seen preparing Eli's birthday party and at the same time trying to get into the oil business on the Mexican border, despite the cattle thieves and saboteurs. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | The plum tree | The plum tree | 8 Apr 2017 | Apr. 14, 2017 | Kevin Dowling | Daniel C. Connolly | 1.915 million |
| In 1849 the young Eli tries to escape, but is caught again by the Comanches and punished. He then surrenders to his fate and becomes a slave to Chief Toshaway. In 1915, Eli and Pete caught one of the rioters who were sabotaging their oil wells: the Mexican Cesar Sanchez. Eli interrogates him and extorts confessions using force. Pete does not agree with his father's torture methods and later wants to help the prisoner escape to Mexico, but the latter turns against him; after a duel, Pete kills Cesar and secretly buries him. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | New kingdom | Second Empire | Apr 15, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 | Kevin Dowling | Kevin Murphy , Cami DeLavigne | 1.547 million |
| In 1915 Eli and his eldest son Phineas meet the potential investor William Philpott, who ultimately refuses to finance drilling because he considers oil deposits in the Rio Grande Valley to be too unlikely. Meanwhile, Pete has a grave remorse because of Cesar's death. Cesar's father-in-law Pedro García, a wealthy neighbor of the McCulloughs, is pressured by rebel leader Aniceto Pizaña to support him and the Mexican rebels. In 1849 Eli began his training to become a full member of the Comanche tribe, but got into trouble when he got involved with the Indian prairie flower, who was already being courted by another. | ||||||||
| 4th | 4th | The song of the dead | Death song | Apr 22, 2017 | 28 Apr 2017 | Olatunde Osunsanmi | Smith Henderson, Philipp Meyer | 1.390 million |
| In 1849, Eli distinguished himself when he brought a seriously wounded tribesman to safety from a group of Texas Rangers . In 1915, Pedro García's daughter María warns her former lover Pete of upcoming events, whereupon he and Eli inform the Rangers that the rebels are planning an attack. Officially, Eli forms a defense force and ambushes the rebels. In the following shooting, Pete is forced to shoot the Mexican scout. The rebels can be repulsed, but war seems to be looming. | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | No prisoners | No prisoners | 29 Apr 2017 | 5th May 2017 | Olatunde Osunsanmi | Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman | 1.214 million |
| In 1849 the Comanches came across a Tonkawa camp that was apparently wiped out by a smallpox epidemic . Eli, who is less endangered as a white man, is supposed to take supplies and horses for the tribe. When he comes across a survivor, he advises him to take certain infected objects with him in order to wipe out the Comanches as well. Eli then refuses and returns to his tribe empty-handed. In 1915, while Eli was out with his granddaughter Jeannie, the McCulloughs' estate was attacked by the rebels. On behalf of her grandfather, Jeannie rushes to Pedro García to ask for neighborhood help; García finally agreed to this, even under María persuasion, and so the attackers could be repulsed. Eli discovers traces of oil on Jeannie's horse. | ||||||||
| 6th | 6th | The buffalo hunter | The Buffalo Hunter | May 6, 2017 | May 12, 2017 | Jeremy Webb | Julia Ruchman | 1.295 million |
| The young Eli meets a group of white buffalo hunters and steals their trust by telling them that he has escaped from the Comanches. But he is only a distraction for the attack by the Indians, who take the leader and a girl prisoner. The leader is later tortured until Eli secretly relieves him of his pain with snake venom. In 1915, the servant Ramon is suspected of supporting the rebel attack on the McCulloughs ranch; With the help of Pete's son Charles, who was incited by the saloon owner Niles Gilbert, Ramon is finally hanged by a lynch gang. Meanwhile, Eli and Jeannie discover the source of the oil, but discover that the deposit is apparently on the land of Pedro García. | ||||||||
| 7th | 7th | The bond for life | Marriage Bond | May 13, 2017 | 19th May 2017 | Jeremy Webb | Kevin Murphy, Julia Ruchman | 1.172 million |
| When Eli learns of Ramon's death, he advises Pete to keep Charles off the ranch for a while. Pete drives with Charles and Jeannie to the family house in Austin, where Phineas lives and where Pete's wife Sally had already traveled. Charles is remorseful for complicity in Ramon's death. Pete explains to Sally that he cannot escape the violent tendencies of his family and leaves them in Austin with the children. Back at the ranch, María García visits him and they get closer again. In 1850 the young Eli Ingrid tries to help the prisoner girl, but Prairie Flower prevents him. During the hunt, Eli is confronted by Attacks the enemy , his rival for Prairie Flower, and is finally thrown from a rock. | ||||||||
| 8th | 8th | Honey hunting | Honey Hunt | 20th May 2017 | May 26, 2017 | John David Coles | Daniel C. Connolly | 1.261 million |
| Attack the enemy tells the tribe that Eli escaped during the hunt. Toshaway and Prairie Flower don't believe in it, but Prairie Flower's father has already given his consent to his daughter's wedding. When Prairie Flower wants to go in search of Eli on her own, she is stopped and pressured by Attack the enemy until she gives up and agrees to the marriage. In 1915 Pete and María think of a future together again, far from their respective families. Meanwhile, Eli can bribe a judge so that he can secure Pedro García’s land by forging documents. That same evening, however, Eli is attacked by an Indian who reveals herself to be the daughter of an Apache whose tribe Eli murdered in 1881; he declares that he did so in revenge for the Indian murder of his wife and son, but is badly wounded by the woman. Close to death, Eli has visions of his younger self until Phineas discovers him at the last moment and brings him to safety. | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | The Prophecy | The Prophecy | 3rd June 2017 | June 9, 2017 | Tom Vaughan | Julia Ruchman | 1.060 million |
| The young Eli, who survived the fall from the rock with serious injuries, meets the settler Maggie, who nurses him back to health. She also prophesies that he will have a long life and three sons. However, when she tries to bring him back to the whites for a reward, he flees on her horse, whereupon she curses him and predicts that one of his sons would die young, one would betray him, and the third would turn away from him. In 1915, Eli Phineas explains that his vision of death is a sign for him to call off the fraud surrounding García's farm, even if that would mean the end of the ranch. But when later Gilbert's saloon goes up in flames due to arson and Eli realizes that Phineas was behind it, he sees no choice but to play the game to the end. Pete finds out about this and leaves the ranch in horror. | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Scalp | Scalps | June 10, 2017 | June 16, 2017 | Tom Vaughan | Philipp Meyer, Brian McGreevy, Kevin Murphy | 1.162 million |
| Eli puts the blame for the saloon fire on Pedro García and successfully incites the population against his disagreeable neighbor, who are preparing for an attack on the García property. Pete warns the Garcías and advises them to flee, but Pedro refuses and prepares the defense. After a bitter fight in which Pete fights on the side of the Garcías, the property is stormed and only María can escape with Pete. Later, Pete's wife Sally learns from Phineas that her husband has escaped. The land of the Garcías eventually passed to the McCulloughs. In 1850 the young Eli managed to return to the Comanche camp. Toshaway asks Attack the enemy to be punished, but the enemy gets off relatively lightly. During a hunt, the Indians are attacked by the Texas Rangers and attacks the enemy is mortally wounded; However, Eli can prevent him from being scalped and thus save his honor. | ||||||||
Season 2 (2019)
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script | Spectator (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | The lost Son | Numunuu | 27 Apr 2019 | Jun 9, 2019 | Kevin Dowling | Kevin Murphy | 0.674 million |
| 12 | 2 | Christmas | Ten Dollars and a Plucked Goose | 4th May 2019 | Jun 9, 2019 | Kevin Dowling | Daniel C. Connolly | 0.612 million |
| 13 | 3 | Facades | The Blind Tiger | May 11, 2019 | June 16, 2019 | Kevin Dowling | Anne-Marie Hess | 0.654 million |
| 14th | 4th | Scalped-a-dog | Scalped a Dog | May 18, 2019 | June 16, 2019 | Omar Madha | Wes Brown | 0.527 million |
| 15th | 5 | Hot oil | Hot oil | May 25, 2019 | 23 Jun 2019 | Omar Madha | Melanie Marnich | 0.560 million |
| 16 | 6th | the blue light | The blue light | June 1, 2019 | 23 Jun 2019 | Ellen Kuras | Julia Ruchman | 0.559 million |
| 17th | 7th | Bloodbath | Somebody Get a Shovel | 8 Jun 2019 | June 30, 2019 | Ellen Kuras | Robert Askins | 0.559 million |
| 18th | 8th | Forgiveness of sins | All Their Guilty Stains | June 15, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | Jeremy Webb | Kevin Murphy, Nick Mueller | 0.593 million |
| 19th | 9 | The bear | The Bear | Jun 22, 2019 | 7 Jul 2019 | Jeremy Webb | Julia Ruchman | 0.646 million |
| 20th | 10 | Legends | Legend | 29 Jun 2019 | 7 Jul 2019 | Dan Sackheim | Kevin Murphy | 0.656 million |
reception
On Rotten Tomatoes , the first season received a mixed rating of 54% based on 24 reviews (average: 6.04 / 10). The consensus of the critics was as follows:
"The Son's epic narrative and strong central performance are crippled by sluggish pacing, hasty direction, and superficial execution."
" The Son's epic story and the strong performance [of the main characters] are paralyzed by clumsy pacing , fleeting direction, and superficial implementation."
Metacritic awarded 57/100 points based on 21 reviews.
Kevin Neuroth from the time sees the pilot episode of the series as an "interesting discussion [...] of the development of America from the violent conquest of European settlers to capitalist civil society [...] in which American archetypes are condensed".
Michael Hanfeld from the FAZ puts The Son in line with the other series Deadwood and Hell on Wheels , which he interprets as "character studies of people [and] morality in front of a great landscape". These are "free from the founding pathos and canyon romanticism [as well as the] stamp of [today's] zeitgeist". Hanfeld understands the figure of Eli McCullough as a "man who does not take prisoners", shaped by his youth, which was marked by the struggle for survival, in which he learned that one law applies above all else, namely "that of the one who turns off everyone else".
Web links
- The Son in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of AMC
- The Son at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ^ The Son - About the Show. AMC, accessed August 15, 2018 .
- ↑ The Son Episode Guide. In: Serienjunkies.de . Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Nellie Andreeva: 'Into the Badlands' & 'The Son' To End Runs On AMC, Set Premiere Dates For Final Episodes. In: Deadline. February 9, 2019, accessed June 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Alexandra Alter: In AMC's Western 'The Son,' the novelist Philipp Meyer Lassoes TV . In: New York Times . April 2, 2017, p. AR21 ( nytimes.com [accessed August 15, 2018]).
- ↑ Andy Swift: Pierce Brosnan to Lead 2017 AMC Drama The Son, Replacing Sam Neill. TVLine, June 6, 2016, accessed August 15, 2018 .
- ^ Regina Avalos: The Son: Three to Recur on AMC's Upcoming Pierce Brosnan Drama. TV Series Finale, July 24, 2016, accessed August 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Adam Arndt: The Son: AMC extends western epic with Brosnan for season 2. In: Serienjunkies.de. May 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c The Son. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on August 15, 2018 .
- ^ The Son: Season One Ratings. TV Series Finale, June 13, 2017, accessed August 15, 2018 .
- ^ The Son: Season 2 Ratings. In: TV Series Finale. July 2, 2019, accessed January 10, 2020 .
- ↑ The Son: Season 1 (2017). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
- ^ The Son. In: metacritic.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
- ↑ The best TV series in April. Page 5/8: Patriarch with a Comanche past: “The Son”. In: zeit.de. April 13, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Michael Hanfeld: The Western series "The Son" on the TNT broadcaster. In: faz.net. April 27, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .