The Swarm

About The Swarm

Across the globe, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans, are mystifying and imperiling the world’s population. A group of scientists undertakes a terrifying mission to the depths of the Arctic Ocean to confront a deadly intelligent life force bent on human extinction.

The Swarm is a mystery, science fiction, and fantasy series made for ZDF. It reached one season of 8 episodes from March 2023.

Alexander Karim stars as Dr. Sigur Johanson, Cécile de France as Dr. Cécile Roche, Leonie Benesch as Charlie Wagner, and Joshua Odjick as Leon Anawak. It was produced by France Télévisions, Hulu Japan, and Rai Fiction.

Shelv files it under scientist, ocean, ecology, and ecological disaster.

Blue Planet II and Surface make useful companions to The Swarm, all filed under oceanic expedition and marine biologist. It scores 6.4 out of 10 from 189 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-14 rating.