Transporter: The series
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Transporter: The series |
| Original title | Transporter: The Series |
| Country of production |
Canada , United States , France , Germany |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2012-2014 |
| Production company |
HBO Canada HBO M6 RTL (Season 1) |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Action series |
| idea | Luc Besson |
| production |
Susan Murdoch Klaus Zimmermann |
| music | Nathaniel Mechaly |
| First broadcast | October 11, 2012 (Germany) on RTL |
| occupation | |
| |
Transporter: Die Serie (Original title: Transporter: The Series ) is an internationally co-produced action series based on the The Transporter films by Luc Besson . The series is produced by the channels HBO , HBO Canada , the French channel M6 and RTL , which with the exception of HBO also broadcast the series. The first broadcast took place on October 11, 2012 on the German broadcaster RTL. After two seasons, the series was officially canceled.
action
The series does not retell the story of the three The Transporter films, but builds on them.
Frank Martin, a former elite soldier, now lives on the Mediterranean coast of southern France. Officially, he leads a secluded, contemplative life, but in truth he earns his living as a driver (he prefers the term transporter ), who transports endangered people or explosive objects for dubious customers, which repeatedly puts him in great danger. He is supported in season 1 by Carla, who arranges his orders and provides him with information, and by the mechanic Dieter. The French inspector Tarconi knows about Frank's business, but has come to terms with the fact that he cannot convict him and has even developed a friendly relationship with him.
In season 2 he has Cat on the team. Instead of just organizing by phone like Carla, she is almost always present at the location of the worldwide events. Jules Faroux will be there from episode 19 as a mechanic and computer expert.
production
The pilot episode was realized by longtime Lost producer Stephen Williams . Other directors are Bruce McDonald ( Degrassi: The Next Generation , Queer as Folk ) and Andy Mikita ( Stargate Universe and Syfys Sanctuary - Guardians of the Creatures ). Chris Vance takes on the role of "Transporter" Frank Martin from Jason Statham , who portrayed the character in the Transporter films. The Hungarian actress Andrea Osvárt plays the lead female role in the series, a former CIA agent who helps Frank Martin organize his missions.
François Berléand continues his role of Inspector Tarconi from the film.
For the first season, 12 episodes were ordered, which were endowed with a budget of 43 million US dollars.
The first 5 episodes of the series were shown by RTL in the German-speaking broadcasting area from October 11, 2012 at 8:15 p.m., the next 5 from November 15, 2012 at 9:15 p.m. No broadcast date has been announced for the last two.
In early August 2013, the production of a second season was announced, in which Frank Spotnitz will act as the new showrunner for the series. In January 2014 it was announced that the second season was included in the program of the US cable broadcaster TNT , which had previously shown the first season. Filming for the new episodes began in February 2014.
Episode list
season 1
| Result total | Episode in the season | Follow in German order | German title | English title | Director | script | German premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7th | Death to progress! | Trojan Horsepower | Brad Turner | Mahin Choudhary, David Kashyap & Steve Lightfood | November 29, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Retribution! | Payback | Brad Turner & Bruce McDonald | Alexander Ruemelin, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | November 8, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | A new mission! | The General's Daughter | Stephen Williams | Alexander Ruemelin, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | October 11, 2012 |
| 4th | 4th | 2 | Fatherly love | Harvest | Andy Mikita & Brad Turner | Carl Binder | October 18, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | 4th | Plan B. | Dead drop | TJ Scott | Benjamin Sokolowski, Carl Binder & Steve Bailie | November 1, 2012 |
| 6th | 6th | 8th | Blood diamonds | Hot ice | Brad Turner | Steve Bailie | December 6, 2012 |
| 7th | 7th | 11 | In the name of honor | Give the guy a hand | George Mihalka | Katie Ford | - |
| 8th | 8th | 6th | Big sharks and small fish | Sharks | Bruce McDonald | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | November 15, 2012 |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | The last hours of Paris | City of Love | Brad Turner & Andy Mikita | Alexander Ruemelin | December 13, 2012 |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | Really wrong | Switch | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | October 25, 2012 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Race against time | 12 hours | Bruce McDonald & Brad Turner | Carl Binder | - |
| 12 | 12 | 10 | Cherchez la femme | Cherchez La Femme | Brad Turner | Steve Lightfoot | December 20, 2012 |
season 2
| Result total | Episode in the season | Follow in German order | German title | English title | Director | script | German premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 1 | To be or not to be | 2B or not 2B | Eric Valette | Frank Spotnitz | 22nd January 2016 |
| 14th | 2 | 2 | Like in the old days | We go back | Eric Canuel | Ben Harris | January 29, 2016 |
| 15th | 3 | 4th | Sex, lies and videos | Sex, Lies and Video Tapes | Stefan Pleszczynski | Francesca Gardiner | February 12, 2016 |
| 16 | 4th | 5 | Kawumm! | boom | Eric Valette | Frank Spotnitz | 19th February 2016 |
| 17th | 5 | 3 | Signs of hope | Beacon of hope | Eric Canuel | Jeffrey Allan Schechter | 5th February 2016 |
| 18th | 6th | 6th | The diva | The Diva | Stefan Pleszczynski | Smita Bhide | February 26, 2016 |
| 19th | 7th | 7th | Transporter x 2 | T2 | Stefan Pleszczynski | Frank Spotnitz | 4th March 2016 |
| 20th | 8th | 8th | chimera | Chimera | PJ Pesce | Amira El Nemr & Francesca Gardiner | March 11, 2016 |
| 21st | 9 | 9 | Deadly side effects | Euphro | Eric Valette | Ben Harris | March 18, 2016 |
| 22nd | 10 | 10 | trust | Trust | PJ Pesce | Jeffrey Allan Schechter | March 25, 2016 |
| 23 | 11 | 11 | Gallop worth millions | Sixteen hands | Gregory Lemaire | Smita Bhide | April 1, 2016 |
| 24 | 12 | 12 | Endgame | Endgame | Eric Valette | Frank Spotnitz & Ben Harris | April 8, 2016 |
Trivia
Frank Martin's company car is a 3rd generation Audi A8 in a special protection version . This model is only available in free trade with an automatic transmission, but the film shows a manual gearshift lever including associated pedals (corresponds to a manual transmission) in short sequences.
The series is characterized by eye-catching product placements . As cars of the bad guys z. B. in every episode of the first season Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUVs. The mobile phones are almost exclusively represented by the iPhone 4 .
With Charly Hübner , whose character dies in episode 1 of season 2, a German actor also has a permanent role in the series. Hannes Jaenicke and Uwe Ochsenknecht have guest appearances.
Web links
- Transporter: The Series in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Scott Roxborough: RTL Joins HBO's 'Transporter' Series as Co-Producer. The Hollywood Reporter , May 20, 2011, accessed June 21, 2011 .
- ↑ Trevor Kimball: Transporter: The Series: Canceled; No Season Three , November 26, 2015 (English)
- ↑ a b Lesley Goldberg: 'Transporter': 'Lost's' Stephen Williams to Helm Pilot (Exclusive) , The Hollywood Reporter of June 23, 2011
- ↑ a b Cinemax's 'Transporter' Series Casts Male & Female Leads . Deadline.com. May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ Transporter on fernsehserien.de
- ^ Transporter: Frank Spotnitz becomes the new showrunner . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 1, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ↑ Transporter: TNT is adding season 2 of the series to its fall program . In: Serienjunkies.de . January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑ Mariano Glas: Transporter: Hannes Jaenicke, Uwe Ochsenknecht and Charly Hübner , Serienjunkies.de , July 28, 2011