Drama

The Swarm

DramaMysterySci-Fi

Ecological thriller about the delicate interconnectedness between mankind and Earth.

Year

2023

IMDb

5.9

Episodes

8

Trailer

Cast

Barbara Eder

Director

Philipp Stölzl

Director

Luke Watson

Director

Alexander Karim

Dr. Sigur Johanson

Cécile de France

Dr. Cécile Roche

Leonie Benesch

Charlie Wagner

Joshua Odjick

Leon Anawak

Takehiro Hira

Riku Sato

Krista Kosonen

Tina Lund

Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

Alicia Delaware

Barbara Sukowa

Prof. Katherina Lehmann

Oliver Masucci

Capt. Jasper Alban

Klaas Heufer-Umlauf

Roscovitz

Lydia Wilson

Sara Thompson

Takuya Kimura

Mifune

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Samantha Crowe

Alba Gaïa Bellugi

Isabelle Roche

AA

Alessandra Arcangeli

Lilitha

Andrea Guo

Jess

Astrid Meloni

Mother

Bruce McGuire

Clive Roberts

SL

Steven Lally

Writer

ML

Marissa Lestrade

Writer

FS

Frank Schätzing

Writer

CL

Chris Lunt

Writer

Michael A. Walker

Writer

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Comments

10 comments

Lesco❤️Jul 22, 2026

Best series 🤍

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JoieAug 10, 2025

Watched. 10/10

kela junior 10Jul 29, 2024

The actors are just bad, there's a lot of staring and every dialogue seems tense and passive aggressive for some reason, I think they tried to create character depth with some sort of relationship backstory between the main characters. Doesn't work. Every episode feels so incredibly boring. CGI looks bad. The sound effects are horrible (why does a video call have a modem dial up sound? Why does a buoy ping like a WW2 submarine?) Visuals are good, 1 star for that. Very sad to see tax payers money go up in flames like that. Even the books author doesn't want anything to do with this. I couldn't stand watching the 3rd episode.

raiapsara31Jul 29, 2024

I read the book twice and it is mind blowing to me, how they managed to ruin this originally great story. The sfx is 15 years behind, there's way too much focus on romantic relations between the chracters and the menacing story behind the swarm almost seems like a side storyline. Probably to save money, but if you choose to make a book adaptation of a great ecological disaster story, you have to go all the way. It's boring and I would've never thought you could adapt this story in a boring way. Frank Schätzing wrote the book almost in a screenplay kind of way and they could've just trusted this path.

Cynthia Soza BandaJul 29, 2024

The Swarm is definitely not a good show. Horrific acting, laughable dialogue and amateurish writing make watching it downright painful at times. On top of that it might be the worst adaption of a book I've ever seen on screen. Still, you might be able to enjoy it if you've got a soft spot for bad European television. Among all the issues that plague the show, poorly written dialogue und bad acting are probably the main offenders. A lot of the scenes are just actors who cant be bothered to act reading stilted and boring dialogue thats chock-full of exposition. Were definitely in B-Movie territory here and the few good performances we see aren't enough to save the show. The creators also did a bad job at adapting the source material. Pointless stuff is added, important characters removed and nobody could be bothered to properly update the 20 year old technical aspects from the original book. It basically feels like a bunch of semi talented individuals got together to burn film subsidies without any passion or creativity. Yes, it's that bad. Yet you might be able to enjoy the show if you want something to make fun of while digesting your Sunday dinner. There's a tradition in Germany to watch a mediocre crime drama called "Tatort" every Sunday just to hang out with friends and make fun of bad TV. The Swarm is hitting that exact same spot. Sounds good? Then cozy up, grab a bag of chips and gently doze off while watching a global desaster you couldn't care less about.

AdrianaJul 29, 2024

The Swarm is a bad series for me. The producers fail at the basics, no tension, excitement or emotion. The scenes are heavy handed, boring and over cautious. Typical of this when German co-produce . The book is more exciting than the series, which lacks inspiration and fails to engage emotionally. It is a prime example of worthless entertainment that has no respect for the audience. Overall, I was very disappointed with the series and the producers should do a better job of meeting audience expectations and treating the audience with respect. The Swarm is a bad series for me. The producers fail at the basics, no tension, excitement or emotion. The scenes are heavy handed, boring and over cautious. Typical of this when German co-produce . The book is more exciting than the series, which lacks inspiration and fails to engage emotionally. It is a prime example of worthless entertainment that has no respect for the audience. Overall, I was very disappointed with the series and the producers should do a better job of meeting audience expectations and treating the audience with respect.

user4230313415209Jul 29, 2024

I heard a few bad things before watching. I don't agree with them. Having seen three episodes so far, it seems to be a good show. Of course, there are five more episodes to go. We will see if they change my mind. What's good so far is the build up of suspense. You get the idea that there is something up pretty fast, but you are kept clueless about the details. Some think it's a bit long-winded, but I like the pace of the first three episodes. They saved money and kept the action/disaster scenes a bit short, but I don't mind that too much. I read the book when it came out, almost 20 years ago. I don't remember much, so I don't mind that there are differences.