The Man in the High Castle (TV series)

The Man in the High Castle
Genre
Created byFrank Spotnitz
Based onThe Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
Showrunners
Starring
Opening theme"Edelweiss", performed by Jeanette Olsson
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languages
  • English
  • German
  • Japanese
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locations
CinematographyJames Hawkinson
Gonzalo Amat
EditorKathrynn Himoff
Running time45–70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseJanuary 15, 2015 (2015-01-15) 
November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)

The Man in the High Castle is an American dystopian alternate history television series created for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video, depicting a parallel universe where the Axis powers of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan rule the world after their victory in World War II. It was created by Frank Spotnitz and produced by Amazon Studios, Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions (with Scott serving as executive producer), Headline Pictures, Electric Shepherd Productions, and Big Light Productions. It is based on Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel.

The pilot premiered in January 2015, and Amazon ordered a ten-episode season the following month which was released in November. A second season of ten episodes premiered in December 2016, and a third season was released on October 5, 2018. The fourth and final season premiered on November 15, 2019.