November 18, 2025 / 09:51 AM ISTByFilmy Focus Desk

The Swarm

Release Date : 22 February 2023

Genres

Action
Drama

Cast and Crew

English

Story:

Barbara Eder, Luke Watson, and Philipp Stölzl are the directors of the German co-produced science fiction television series The Swarm (German: Der Schwarm). The series, which is based on Frank Schätzing’s novel, shows an enigmatic deep-sea intellect struggling with aggressiveness in response to environmental harm inflicted by humans.

The first three episodes were presented out of competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Series on February 19, 2023. With an estimated budget of €40 million, it is the most costly German television series ever made in English. The Swarm debuted on ZDF from February 22 until March 8, 2023.

More Details

Director	Barbara Eder Luke Watson Philipp Stölzl
Story	Barbara Eder Luke Watson Philipp Stölzl
Screenplay	Michael A. Walker , Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Chris Lunt
Dialogues	Barbara Eder Luke Watson Philipp Stölzl
Cinematography	David Luther Dominik Berg
Editor	Sandy Saffeels , Philipp Ostermann
Music	Dascha Dauenhauer
Producer	Frank Doelger Eric Welbers Mark Huffam Ute Leonhardt Barbara Eder Luke Watson
Cast	Cécile de France Alexander Karim Leonie Benesch Joshua Odjick Takuya Kimura Krista Kosonen Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Barbara Sukowa Kim Mousa Oliver Masucci Sharon Duncan-Brewster Claudia Jurt Kari Corbett Jack Greenlees Lydia Wilson Takehiro Hira Klaas Heufer-Umlauf Eidin Jalali Franziska Weisz Andrea Guo Rune Temte David Vormweg Dutch Johnson Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Release Type	Theatre
Language	English
Production	Schwarm TV Production
Budget	40 millions
OTT Platform	NA