The Defeated

, also known as Shadowplay, is a dramatic thriller series created and written by Måns Mårlind. The series follows Max McLaughlin an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.

Mårlind executive produced and directed all episodes alongside his directing partner, Björn Stein. Rola Bauer, Jonas Bauer, Tim Halkin, Jim Gillespie, and Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert, Steven Thibault and David Davoli also executive produced. Wolfgang Feindt and Frank Seyberth executive produced for ZDF.

Tandem Productions and BRON Studios produced the series in co-production with ZDF. The series is co-financed by Creative Wealth Media along with a line-up of major international networks, including Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) for its premium streaming service Viaplay (Nordic region), Canal+ (France), Canal+ Poland and NPO (Holland). The series is distributed worldwide by Studiocanal TV.

Summary
"In 1946 Berlin, an American cop searches for his missing brother while helping a novice German policewoman fight the violent crimes engulfing the city."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Taylor Kitsch as Max McLaughlin
 * Nina Hoss as Elsie Garten
 * Logan Marshall-Green as Moritz McLaughlin
 * Michael C. Hall as Tom Franklin
 * Tuppence Middleton as Claire Franklin
 * Mala Emde as Karin Mann
 * Maximilian Ehrenreich as Gad
 * Sebastian Koch as Dr. Werner 'Engelmacher' Gladow
 * Anne Ratte-Polle as Marianne
 * Lena Dörrie as Trude
 * Benjamin Sadler as Leopold Garten

Episodes

 * Season One


 * First Trick
 * Brother of Edmund
 * Rainbows
 * Nakam
 * Bellyful
 * Blessed
 * Mutti
 * Homecoming