Blackout is a TV mini-series directed by Oliver Rihs and Lancelot von Naso in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by Marc Elsberg, first published in 2012. The TV series features Moritz Bleibtreu, Milena Dreissig, Marie Leuenberger, Stephan Kampwirth, Francis Fulton-Smith, Heiner Lauterbach, and others.
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Storyline
After an alcoholic binge corrupt council official Daniel Demoys awakes from a blackout and circumstances lead him to believe he may be responsible for a murder. While trying to establish the events of the blackout he attempts to redeem himself, to such a degree that he finds himself a mayoral candidate with the public’s backing. However, Daniel also begins a relationship with Detective Dalien Bevan’s ex-wife, while the Detective is investigating the murder.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
48
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Blackout
Director: Oliver Rihs, Lancelot von Naso
Country: Germany
Year: 2021-
Length: 48m / 6 episodes
Year
2012
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.92
S: Goodreads
Book
Blackout
Original title: Blackout. Morgen ist es zu spät
Author: Marc Elsberg
Country: Austria
First published in: 2012
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“To adapt a book successfully, you must be able to betray it. It's difficult to work on that.”
OLIVIER MASSET-DEPASSE (Filmmaker)
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