Sløborn
| Sløborn | |
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| Created by | Christian Alvart |
| Directed by | Christian Alvart, Adolfo Kolmerer |
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| Composers | Christoph Schauer, Max Filges |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German / Danish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 47–60 minutes |
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| Release | 23 July 2020 – 2 February 2024 |
Sløborn (titled The Island in English release) is a German-Danish television series produced by Syrreal Entertainment, ZDF, Tobis Film, and Nordisk Film. Christian Alvart was the primary creator of the series and its director. It aired for three seasons between 2020 and 2024. The series concerns a worldwide pandemic as it affects the residents of the fictional German island Sløborn located in the North Sea. The first season was filmed before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, and debuted on the German ZDFneo in July 2020. The parallels of the storyline to actual worldwide events helped fuel popularity of the series.[1]
The primary cast includes Emily Kusche, Alexander Scheer, Mads Hjulmand, Lea van Acken Karla Nina Diedrich, Adrian Grünewald, and Wotan Wilke Möhring.
Under the English title "The Island", seasons one and two of the show have been released with English subtitles.[2]