15 years in the future: a virus has wiped out large parts of the world’s population. Society has completely collapsed, resources are scarce and infection-free living in groups is only possible in very few places – for example on the North Sea island of Helgoland. A strictly closed enclave has been set up there, but… can only offer a safe life to an extremely limited number of people: the population is limited to 513…
And so in the Sky series “Helgoland 513” it becomes an absolute nightmare when, for example, the actually happy event of a birth takes place. For if one is born on Helgoland, the other must die. WHO? This is determined by a strict social ranking system that determines the “value” of each individual person to the small society… Meanwhile, the mainland continues to make desperate attempts to take over the island to escape the misery of the virus. infected areas. You can experience all this from today, March 15, 2024: “Helgoland 513” starts today on Sky and in the streaming subscription WOW.
Would you like to get a taste of the series for free and without obligation? That is possible! Because The first episode of “Helgoland 513” is now available for four weeks on Sky’s YouTube channel available for free.
While WOW the entire seven-part season was released in one fell swoopusers of the pay-TV channel Sky One can follow the series every week: there are two episodes every Friday, and then the final seventh episode on April 5.
“Helgoland 513”: Star-studded near-future drama
With the pandemic issue, which has ceased to be a theoretical specter since 2020 at the latest and has found its way into all our lives, and the struggle for increasingly scarce resources and living spaces, ‘Hegoland 513’ is likely to strike a chord. – and paints what is probably the ultimate dystopia idea of our time.
The fact that the Sky series sets it only a few years in the future, and that it is within tangible geographical proximity – the images of Hamburg’s weathered Elbphilharmonie in the trailer get under your skin – will likely be a surprise to many viewers uncomfortable feeling – like mind games and maybe even sleepless nights.
Martina Gedeck can be seen as the island boss Beatrice, who rules with a strict hand, while Alexander Fehling plays the doctor Marek, probably the most indispensable member of the community who not only saves lives on the island, but also looks for a vaccine. Other roles include Maja Schöne, Samuel Finzi, Kathrin Angerer, Tobias Resch, Antje Traue and László Breiding. As director, co-screenwriter and showrunner Robert Schwentke (“Flight plan”, “RED”) behind “Helgoland 513”.