The creators of the American television series “COUNTERPART season 2” decided to bypass the hackneyed scripts and surprise their viewer with a completely different story. As the pearl of the project stands his main character – Oscar-winner Jonathan Kimble Simmons. The premiere of the series took place on December 10, 2017 on the Starz TV channel, which is based on the screening of new movies.
The second name of the series is “The Double”.
Genre – espionage drama, thriller, science fiction.
The number of seasons released is 1.
The number of episodes is 10.
When will the series “COUNTERPART Season 2” be released?
Shooting of the second season will begin in the spring. The release of the series “COUNTERPART Season 2” is projected on December 9, 2018.
The plot of the series
1 season
What would you do if you met one day … yourself?
Berlin. The main character of the film Howard Silk is an employee in a state organization with more than 30 years of work experience. He is a calm, balanced person who understands the whole worthlessness of his existence. But everything changes in a moment. Coming, as usual, to work, he does not fall into his usual workplace. The guard leads Silka to the top authorities Peter Quayle for a secret conversation. It is from the moment of this meeting that the life of an employee completely changes.
During the conversation, Quail reveals the main secret of their agency: for half a century now they have guarded the passage to the parallel world. It is the same as ours, but it develops in a different way. The world was one, but during the Cold War, after the completion of an experiment, it split into two. The conversation did not fit into the head of the main character, and the appearance in the secret room of his double was the last straw. Who is he, this double? Second Howard Silk? But why is not he like this and the other? He looks more like a steep special agent … For what purpose did he come and how are the parallel dimensions and people’s lives connected in them? All this is to be understood Silko and prevent an imminent terrible disaster.
2 season
The release of the first season caused a huge stir among the audience, having won an incredible number of excellent reviews. The creators of the series at the moment do not announce the continuation of filming, but there is a good chance to see the beloved protagonist in the next episode. Parallel worlds hide too much to show everything in one season. Therefore, we are waiting for the continuation!
UPD. According to information from journalists, Jonathan Kimble Simmons said in an interview about the start of filming of the second season in the late spring of 2018. So, you can predict the release of season 2 in the end of 2019.
Actors and roles
- Howard Silk (actor Jonathan Kimble Simmons) is an ordinary employee of the agency.
- Emily Burton Silk (actress Olivia Williams) – Silk’s wife.
- Peter Quile (actor Harry Lloyd) – director of the agency.
- Aldrich (actor Ulrich Thomsen) – director of the department.
- Cyrus (actor Meado Hamada) is an officer of the agency of that world.
- Claire (actress Nasanin Boniadi) is an unknown girl whose mission is not known for a long time.
- Baldwin (actress Sarah Serayokko) is a professional killer from the “one” world.
Interesting Facts
- The protagonist of M&M’s, a yellow candy, speaks with the voice of actor Jonathan Kimball Simmons.
- In 2014, the actor J.K. Simmons received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film “Obsession”.
- Actor Harry Lloyd (the role of Peter Quile) is the great-great-great-grandson of the world-famous English writer, the reign of Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens (“Big Hopes”, etc.).
- In the creation of the series participated Amy Berg – the famous American film director. She is known for her many works, for example, the sensational film “Da Vinci’s Demons”.
- In the series “Beyond”, a Swedish actor, Mikael Nyquist, was invited to one of the roles. But, being heavily loaded with other projects, he refused. Ironically, at the beginning of the series he died.
COUNTERPART season 2 release date
Number | Series title | Release date |
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2x01 | Series 1 | Dec 9, 2018 |
2x02 | Series 2 | Dec 16, 2018 |
2x03 | Series 3 | Dec 23, 2018 |
2x04 | Series 4 | Dec 30, 2018 |
2x05 | Series 5 | Jan 6, 2019 |
2x06 | Series 6 | Jan 13, 2019 |
2x07 | Series 7 | Jan 20, 2019 |
2x08 | Series 8 | Jan 27, 2019 |
2x09 | Series 9 | Feb 3, 2019 |
2x10 | Series 10 | Feb 10, 2019 |