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The Defeated

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Netflix | Release Date: August 18, 2021

Summary: Brooklyn police officer Max McLoughlin (Taylor Kitsch) secretly searches for his brother while helping organize the post-war Berlin police force led by Elsie Garter (Nina Hoss) in this drama previously known as Shadowplay from Måns Mårlind.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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The Telegraph Ed Power

Aug 18, 2021

The unrelenting gloom is meanwhile likely to strike a winning register with fans of Scandi noir (The Defeated is from the producers behind Scandi classic The Bridge). There’s little humour or light relief. But The Defeated serves up a new twist on the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War, and weaves in a compelling mystery to boot. Read full review

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Joel Keller

Aug 18, 2021

Even though we weren’t completely turned off by Taylor Kitsch’s performance, his presence in The Defeated transforms the show from something intriguing to something that could either get really good or go south in a hurry. Read full review

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TVJerry

Sep 2, 2021

Taylor Kitsch stars as a Brooklyn cop who’s assigned to the American sector of Berlin at the end of WWII. He’s there to help set up a police bureau with the Germans to help prosecute cases of postwar crime. Meanwhile, he’s searching for his brother, who went MIA. The most interesting aspectTaylor Kitsch stars as a Brooklyn cop who’s assigned to the American sector of Berlin at the end of WWII. He’s there to help set up a police bureau with the Germans to help prosecute cases of postwar crime. Meanwhile, he’s searching for his brother, who went MIA. The most interesting aspect of this series is the depiction of life in the city that was divided into 4 sectors (each run by a different country) and the desperate things people did to survive. There are several subplots involving various people and their own issues. From a dramatic standpoint, there are multiple opportunities for emotion and effect. After the first 4 episodes, they’ve created an interesting world, but the involvement seems surface.… Expand

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  Air Date: August 18, 2021
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