Amazon began shooting the series on the book by Philip K. Dick, "The Man in the High Castle"

After a successful pilot episode Amazon дала Welcome on shooting the first season of the series based on the book by Philip K. Dick «Человек in the High Castle ». The book is written in the genre of alternative history and tells the story of the world after World War II, in which the Nazis won. The action takes place in 1962 in North America, which was divided between the victorious German Nazis and Japan.



Pilot series watched by a record number of people to Amazon. This series - part of the new program "pilot season" in which the company demonstrates a few test series potential series to assess the interest of the audience.



Building on the favorite F.Dikom question "What is reality" alternative history book tells the story of how Hitler won the Second World War, and defeated the Axis forces divided the world among themselves. According to the plot of the series, which is somewhat different from the book, Japan seized the western part of North America, Hitler - east. Between these two territories passes neutral zone. The victorious Allies in order to weave a redistribution of power, and against this background that goes life as ordinary citizens and activists of resistance, disgruntled current mode.



However, the people of the world, which is ruled by the Reich, read forbidden books (the series - watch documentary newsreel) enigmatic author, nicknamed "The Man in the High Castle". In this work, entitled "When the locusts feels full" Hitler and his allies lost the war. In this case, the story of this "book in the book" does not coincide with our reality - there is a major role in the victory played the UK, and that it divides the world with the United States.



Hollywood producers are very fond of film Philip K. Dick. In his works filmed movies like "Blade Runner" (cult film Ridley Scott , which produces and this series), "Total Recall," "Screamers", "Minority Report," "Paycheck" and & quot; The Adjustment & quot ;.

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