‘The Swarm’: Frank Doelger’s Berlinale Series Drama Draws Millions To ZDF
deadline.comFrank Doelger’s eco-thriller drama The Swarm has made a splash on German TV. The eight-part series launched last night and took 6.8 million on the ZDF network after achieving more than 10 million views during its first 12 days on ZDF’s digital service, per census data from AGF in cooperation with Nielsen.
The overnights equal a 24.4% share and 11.7% of 14-49s, according to AGF in cooperation with GfK / VIDEOSCOPE 1.4. In Austria, the show debuted on ORF with a 23% share.
The Swarm follows a struggle between making and an unknown enemy from the depths of the sea that strikes back due to the reckless treatment of the oceans.
It debuted out of competition in Berlin last month before transferring to ZDF’s streaming service. The series, considered one of Europe’s biggest TV drama swings in some time, stars Alexander Karim (The Lawyer), Cécile de France (The New Pope), Leonie Benesch (Babylon Berlin, The Crown), Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Takuya Kimura (2046, I Come With The Rain).
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