Series synopsis
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late is a German mystery crime drama television series that premiered on ORF 1 on October 14, 2021. It ended on November 11, 2021. It was created by Marc Elsberg. It stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Milena Dreißig, Heiner Lauterbach and Stephan Kampwirth.
A chain reaction in the European power grid plunges the continent into darkness. Hacker Pierre Manzano realizes that a code he wrote is to blame. In Germany Frauke Michelsen heads the country’s crisis response team. Disaster looms.
Premise
A chain reaction in the European power grid plunges the continent into darkness. Hacker Pierre Manzano realizes that a code he wrote is to blame. In Germany Frauke Michelsen heads the country’s crisis response team. Disaster looms.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Pierre Manzano
- Milena Dreißig as Carmen Laschitz
- Heiner Lauterbach as Jürgen Hardtland
- Stephan Kampwirth as Veit Rhees
- Herbert Knaup as Reinhard Severin
- Jessica Schwarz as Helena Voss
- Caroline Hartig as Helena Voss
- Anselm Bresgott as Pierre Manzano
Supporting cast
- Barry Atsma as Axel Kjaer
- Marie Leuenberger as Frauke Michelsen
- Francis Fulton-Smith as Roman Kantor
- Claudio Caiolo as Carlo Bandoni
- Rüdiger Klink as Sascha Kosack
- Renate Serwotke as Renate Voss
- Sönke Möhring as Markus Jung
- Marie Burchard as Isabel Jung
- Naila Schuberth as Marie Michelsen
- Lotta Herzog as Lisa Michelsen
- Pia Micaela Barucki as Viola Stachwitz
Guest cast
- Hannah Hoekstra as Lauren Shannon
- Lea van Acken as Ulrike
- Lena Klenke as Katrin
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 14, 2021 | October 14, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 6 | October 14, 2021 | November 11, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 14, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Darkness - Day One and Two Pierre Manzano is facing a huge power outage. He soon realises that something is badly wrong. Frauke Michelsen, deputy director of the German Crisis Committee, is in the middle of a nightmare. |
October 14, 2021 |
| 2 |
In the Lion's Den - Day Three and Four Pierre comes face to face with the police, who ask him about his past as a hacker. Frauke, exhausted from looking for his daughters, confronts the executives of the central European energy companies. |
October 14, 2021 |
| 3 |
Chaos - Day Four and Five The daughters are still missing, but Frauke continues to work hard to keep everything under control, and realizes that the problems are just piling up. |
October 21, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ORF 1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 2021 |
| Last aired | November 11, 2021 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |