This weekend, EPIX will make a major leap into original programming with Berlin Station, a new drama series. Former Strike Back and The Hobbit star, Richard Armitage is starring in the series as Daniel Miller, a CIA operative in Berlin who is on a special mission to find an infamous whistleblower. Essentially, it’s a modern espionage story, and Daniel isn’t the only one looking for the source. He’s not even the only one being watched.
Ahead of the series premiere of Berlin Station, EPIX has passed along an exclusive video that deals with Daniel’s apartment, one of the major settings on the show. The series is actually filmed in Berlin, which lends it another level of authenticity to it. In this clip, Armitage and location manager, Angela Mages talk about why they chose to shoot at this location. They also explain how it plays into the themes of the series.
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Joining Armitage on the series are his co-stars: Richard Jenkins, Michelle Forbes, Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser, and Tamlyn Tomita. Here’s the official description of the first episode from EPIX:
“CIA officer Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage) arrives in Berlin on a clandestine mission to unearth an anonymous whistleblower, alias Thomas Shaw, and reunites with his old friend Hector DeJean (Rhys Ifans). As Daniel gets closer to Shaw, his quarry reacts in a murderous fashion.”
The official debut of Berlin Station is on Sunday, October 16 on EPIX. And if you don’t currently have EPIX, there’s a currently a free preview. For info on that, head over to EPIX.com.
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