The people that we work with, our crew is predominantly almost 100 per cent German. So you can look down, depending on where you are in the city, and know in what part of old Berlin you are standing. Where the Wall is no longer they have marked in cobblestones in two lines, the full length of it across the city. There are memorials, there are plaques, there are remnants of the Wall, the Berlin Wall. Of the good things and the bad things that happened in the past, that happened there specifically in Berlin, and it being the capital of Germany. You are never that far from something that reminds you of the past. That being said, everywhere you go, west, east, doesn’t matter where. The art scene, the food scene, the music scene, the club scene, there’s a huge reawakening happening in that city right now. The price of apartments is going up every single day. There are construction cranes absolutely everywhere. There’s green in the city, which there isn’t during the winter, and flowers and wildlife, and everybody’s out on the streets and the cafes are bustling and the bars put tables out on the streets. This year we had the wonderful opportunity to be there during the Spring and Summer where the city just comes to life. Last year we shot there during the winter. Leland: So, it’s an amazing city, first of all. M&C: When you’re on location there and when you were filming, what were your observations of the place and the people who live there? And when you see the rest of the season, you’re going to go ‘there’s no possible way that they could have written this before it all took place’. So it’s really astonishing how kind of ahead of the political curve cycle our writing team was. I was back here in the Hollywood Hills when the German parliamentary elections took place. We had finished filming, the show was in post-production and being edited. They have to start that far in advance and we were shooting this series with scripts locked and loaded watching the events unfolding across the world of this last year. I got to tell you something, it could be a little bit of the opposite in this case because these guys, Bradford Winters and the writing team, pitched this storyline and these stories and these events that take place in Season 2 before our elections here in the States. I just read a news story about Sebastian Kurz in Austria, this alt-right young gorgeous guy. M&C: The series feels like art imitating life. ![]() Leland Orser: That’s just the tip of the iceberg, April. It gets you pumped for whatever lies ahead. Monsters and Critics: There’s a new opening to the show. Orser about his exemplary work on Berlin Station and beyond: In our exclusive interview below, Orser shares with us how much this season chillingly parallels the current events, as witnessed by the rise of Austria’s rising star, Sebastian Kurz.Īs the world order all around us from Boston to Berlin seems off-kilter, we spoke with Mr. Berlin Station sees Ashley Judd (BB Yates) join the cast this season By submitting your information you agree to our T&Cs and Privacy Policy. ![]() It does not store any personal data.Get updates on the latest posts and more from Monsters and Critics straight to your inbox. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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