“THE SWARM”
Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) on The CW
Around the world, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans: Whales destroy boats, deep sea crabs attack beaches, mussels block container ships. An unknown ice worm destabilizes continental slopes and triggers tsunamis. A deadly pathogen spreads into the drinking water.
Across the globe, lives are increasingly imperiled, the situation worsening by the day—and yet, nobody can draw a connection between the seemingly random attacks. Except for a group of scientists who come together through their shared sense that something bigger is at play: an intelligent life force, dwelling in the deep—capable of manipulating the ocean, and everything that resides in it. A being which has borne witness to our destruction of the seas and has decided to drive us to extinction. But hardly anyone believes their findings. And so, the group are forced to undertake a life-threatening mission, tracking the intelligent life force within the Arctic Ocean. It is a mission they know may claim their lives.
Based on the bestselling novel by Frank Schätzing, THE SWARM is created by executive producer Frank Doelger (“Game of Thrones”), Eric Welbers, Oscar®-nominated producer Marc Huffam (The Martian, Saving Private Ryan) and Ute Leonhardt (“Killing Eve”).
July 2023
CREDITS FOR “THE SWARM” ON THE CW
Day and time: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Network Debut: Tuesday, September 5
Short Synopsis: After years of unrestrained pollution and relentless climate change, a mysterious force of the deep starts using the creatures of the ocean as hostile hosts and declares war on humanity.
Cast: Alexander Karim as Dr. Sigur Johanson
Cécile de France as Dr. Cécile Roche
Leonie Benesch as Charlie Wagner
Joshua Odjick as Leon Anawak
Takehiro Hira as Riku Sato
Krista Kosonen as Tina Lund
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Alicia Delaware
Barbara Sukowa as Professor Katharina Lehmann
Oliver Masucci as Jasper Alban
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf as Luther Roscowitz
Eidin Jalali as Rahim Amir
Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Samantha Crowe
Takuya Kimura as Aito Mifune
Jack Greenlees as Douglas
Dutch Johnson as O’Bannon
Franziska Weisz as Granelli
Lydia Wilson as Sara Thompson
Andrea Guo as Jess
Claudia Jurt as Dr. Natalia Oliviera
Elizabeth Kinnear as Lizzie Stringer
David Vormweg as Tomas
Executive Producers: Frank Doelger, Eric Welbers, Marc Huffam and Ute Leonhardt
Produced by: Intaglio Films, ndF International Production, Beta Film, ZDF Studios
Format: Drama / 60 mins
Media Contacts: Jodi Karp, 818/977-2609
July 2023
