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The Swarm

The Swarm

The tide has turned.

TV-142023•45m•6.4/10
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Ratings

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6.4/10(158)

Across the globe, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans, are mystifying and imperiling the world’s population. A group of scientists undertakes a terrifying mission to the depths of the Arctic Ocean to confront a deadly intelligent life force bent on human extinction.

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Production

Intaglio Films, ndF International Production, ZDF, France Télévisions, ORF, SRF, Viaplay Group, Hulu Japan, Bravado Fiction, Beside Productions, Rai Fiction, Schwarm TV Production, Athos

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 6, 2023

Last Aired

March 9, 2023

Networks

ZDF

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2023-03-06
Disturbing events in the world's oceans alarm scientists around the globe, launching an investigation into a mysterious threat to humanity's fragile existence.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2023-03-06
As bizarre occurrences continue to unfold around the world, scientists scramble to find the source of mysterious deaths and phenomena endangering humanity.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2023-03-07
While Venice suffers an unprecedented plague of jellyfish, it's discovered that a mutated bacterium is the cause of a growing number of deaths on the coasts.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2023-03-07
Political leaders grow skeptical about the dramatic situation on the French Atlantic coast, while the ice worms on the sea bed continue to spread.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2023-03-08
Dr. Cécile Roche detects in crabs that have overrun coasts around the world the same bacterium that entered drinking water on the French coast via infected lobsters.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2023-03-08
Johanson suspects that an unknown marine intelligence, which he calls Yrr, is behind the strange happenings, and wants to contact the life form.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2023-03-09
The expedition to study the Yrr sets out for the Arctic, where a large number of Yrr signals were spotted.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2023-03-09
With humanity's future at stake, the team butts heads on what to do. In a desperate situation, a radical decision is made.

Cast

Alexander Karim

Alexander Karim

Dr. Sigur Johanson

Cécile de France

Cécile de France

Dr. Cécile Roche

Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch

Charlie Wagner

Joshua Odjick

Joshua Odjick

Leon Anawak

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Riku Sato

Krista Kosonen

Krista Kosonen

Tina Lund

Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

Alicia Delaware

Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

Prof. Katherina Lehmann

Oliver Masucci

Oliver Masucci

Jasper Alban

Klaas Heufer-Umlauf

Klaas Heufer-Umlauf

Luther Roscovitz

Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson

Sara Thompson

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Aito Mifune

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Samantha Crowe

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