The ominous depths of the seas and oceans
In the series Ocean Retaliation, the marine services of various countries receive more and more reports of dangerous behavior of aquatic animals: whales destroy boats and ships, millions of crabs attack more beaches, and clam colonies settle on container ships, putting them out of use. And this is just the beginning of a series of mysterious phenomena. A deadly pathogen spreads in drinking water, threatening the lives of millions, while coastlines are ravaged by tsunami waves. When humanity’s survival is in jeopardy, a small group of scientists from around the world decide to take a closer look at the mysterious events. What or who is bringing danger to humanity? Will scientists be able to find out the causes of destructive phenomena and save our species from potential extinction?
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Everything in the hands of experts
In the Viaplay co-production, the well-known Swedish actor Alexander Karim plays the role of marine biology professor and independent consultant Sigur Johanson, who investigates the causes of mysterious phenomena that threaten humanity. At the same time, French scientist Cécile Roche is researching a dangerous bacterium that has appeared in drinking water, and Canadian whale researcher Leon Anawak analyzes the unusual behavior of cetaceans. A team of scientists will do anything to save humanity from the impending apocalypse. Will their mission succeed? Or has humanity deserved a bitter end?
Cast
Alongside Alexander Karim, the production featured an array of international stars: Belgian Cécile de France, American Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, British Sharon Duncan-Brewster, German actors Oliver Masucci, Leonie Benesch, Barbara Sukowa, Klaas Heufer-Umlauf and Eidin Jalali, Finnish actress Krista Kosonen , Canadian Joshua Odjick, and Japanese actor Takuya Kimura.
The script of the series was based on Frank Schätzing’s world bestseller of the same title, which has so far been translated into 27 languages, including Polish. The scientific consultants of the series are a duo of scientists: a polar and deep-sea researcher from the Max Planck Institute, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences – prof. dr Antje Boetius, and a deep-sea researcher and professor at the University of Southampton in England – prof. Jon Copley.
Creators
The screenplay is by Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Chrisa Lunt and Michael A. Walker. It was directed by well-known figures of world cinematography, such as Luke Watson, Barbara Eder and Philipp Stölzl.
Ocean’s Revenge was produced by Intaglio Film and ndF IP through Schwarm TV Productions GmbH & Co KG on behalf of Viaplay Group, ZDF, France Télévisions, Rai, Hulu Japan, ORF and SRF and is a co-production with Bravado Fiction and Beside Production, in collaboration with ATHOS KG.
The script of one of the biggest European series productions of recent years was based on Frank Schätzing’s bestseller of the same title. The eight-episode ecological thriller ‘Retaliation of the Ocean’ opened this year’s series section at the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, where it was presented for the first time. The series will be available on the Viaplay streaming platform from May 28!
