Counterpart (TV Series)
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| Counterpart | ||
| Genre | Thriller Science fiction | |
| Created by | Justin Marks | |
| Starring | J. K. Simmons Olivia Williams Harry Lloyd Nazanin Boniadi Sara Serraiocco Ulrich Thomsen Nicholas Pinnock | |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Russo | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Language(s) | English | |
| No. of Seasons | 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Amy Berg Justin Marks Bard Dorros Keith Redmon Morten Tyldum Jordan Horowitz Gary Gilbert | |
| Production location(s) | Los Angeles Berlin | |
| Cinematography | Hagen Bogdanski Luc Montpellier Martin Ruhe Philipp Blaubach Tobias Datum | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera | |
| Running time | 56–60 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | Gilbert Films Anonymous Content Gate 34 Media Rights Capital Studio Babelsberg Starz Originals | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | Starz | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) | |
| Original run | December 10, 2017 – present | |
| External links | ||
Counterpart is an American science fiction thriller television series created by Justin Marks on the premium cable network Starz. It has been picked up for two 10-episode seasons. The first episode was directed by Morten Tyldum. The premiere episode first aired on December 10, 2017. It stars Academy Award–winning actor J. K. Simmons in a dual role.
In February 2018, Starz announced that production had begun in Berlin on the second season. The 10-episode second season is scheduled to premiere on December 9, 2018.
Contents |
Premise
Cast and characters
Main
- J. K. Simmons as Howard Silk (Alpha), an Interface employee at the Office of Interchange (OI), a Berlin-based UN spy agency
- Simmons also portrays Howard Silk (Prime), an accomplished clandestine agent for Section 2 of the Office of Interchange in the Prime world.
- Olivia Williams as Emily Silk (née Burton), Howard's wife
- Harry Lloyd as Peter Quayle, OI Director of Strategy in the Alpha world
- Nazanin Boniadi as Clare, Peter Quayle's wife and a mole from the Prime world
- Sara Serraiocco as Nadia Fierro / Baldwin, a mysterious assassin from the Prime world
- Ulrich Thomsen as Aldrich, OI Director of Housekeeping in the Alpha world
- Nicholas Pinnock as Ian Shaw, an aggressive OI Housekeeping operative and watchdog in the Prime world
- Mido Hamada as Cyrus, an OI Housekeeping operative under Aldrich
- Betty Gabriel as Naya Temple, a former FBI agent hired by the OI to clean house (season 2)
Recurring
- Kenneth Choi as Bob Dwyer, OI Director of Strategy in the Prime world
- Guy Burnet as Claude Lambert, the Prime ambassador to the Alpha world
- Stephen Rea as Alexander Pope, Howard Prime's mentor and an influential associate of the Indigo program
- Bernhard Forcher as Andrei, Howard Alpha's Go partner.
- Sarah Bolger as Anna Burton-Silk, Howard and Emily Prime's daughter
- Bjorn Johnson as Heinrich, an expatriate from the Prime world and part of Howard Prime's contact network
- Lotte Verbeek as Ringleader, one of a trio of infiltrators from the Prime world
- Jamie Bamber as Eric Burton, Emily's brother.
- Karim Saleh as Marcel, an OI Interface employee in the Alpha world
- Richard Schiff as Roland Fancher, OI Director of Diplomacy and Quayle's father-in-law
- Nolan Gerard Funk as Angel Eyes, one of a trio of infiltrators from the Prime world
- Liv Lisa Fries as Greta, a barista who becomes involved with Baldwin
- Jacqueline Bisset as Charlotte Burton, Emily's mother
- Stefan Kapičić as Lieber, Ian Shaw's right-hand man
- Jacqueline Antaramian as Ava Fancher, Roland's wife
- Christiane Paul as Mira, the head of the Indigo program's school
- Ingo Rademacher as Friedrich, Quayle's best friend
- Marco Khan as Raash, Howard Prime's right-hand man, a loyal and reliable operative
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | December 10, 2017 | April 1, 2018 | |
| 2 | 10 | December 9, 2018 | 2019 | |
Season 1 (2017–18)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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Season 2
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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Notes
Production
Reception
Critical response
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR viewers (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) | |
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Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Template:Abbreviation |
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Home media
The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 31, 2018. The set includes all 10 episodes plus two behind-the-scenes featurettes.
