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Well, at least a pilot, anyway. Amazon Prime have released it to see the response before going to series.
The good news is that the critical and popular acclaim for it has been universal, so it's quite likely to make it to series.
For those not in the know, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE is considered one of the greatest SF novels ever written. It's written by Philip K. Dick, who also gave us (by way of movie adaptations) TOTAL RECALL, BLADE RUNNER, A SCANNER DARKLY and MINORITY REPORT and is often said to be his finest novel (although this is disputed). The book is set in an alternate history where Germany and Japan won the Second World War (helped by Germany developing nukes long before the USA) and have occupied the United States, partitioning the country along the Rocky Mountains.
Based on the clips (being in the UK, I can't see the full pilot yet) it looks absolutely excellent. If this makes it to series, I'll be a day one viewer.
It looks good and I am surprised - in hindsight - that someone hadn't done a series on this novel before. Given how many sci-fi series have "Nazi's win scenarios," it almost seems cliché now, but Dick's take was really unconventional at the time.
Count me interested in a series.
Watched episode 1. So far the acting and directing aren't equal to the premise and mood. I hope they improve -- this has the potential be a tremendously good show, especially if Amazon doesn't hide episodes 2+ behind a paywall.
When a story starts off with the premise that, as soon as Hitler dies, the world will go to hell in a hand basket, you KNOW there's something interesting going on.
When a story starts off with the premise that, as soon as Hitler dies, the world will go to hell in a hand basket, you KNOW there's something interesting going on.
Well... To be fair, the world is already a pretty hellish place. The idea is that Hitler at least has some sort of control over... "Better the devil you know..." and all that.
BTW, I really liked this show, though it can be a bit too slow at times. I think the acting and production values are really good for the most part (That said... I a bit biased, since I always give free points to anything that includes Cary Tagawa. That man deserves an Oscar!).