Based On Books: The Man In The High Castle

Netflix needs to worry because Amazon is on the rise when it comes to developing TV series. It is to soon to give any real verdict but they have hit a home-run with The Man In The High Castle. The casting is excellent, the cinematography is beautiful (even if the special effects could use a little more tweaking) and the story is intriguing. 

So what is it about? Well imagine how the world would look like if the Axis had won the World War instead of the Allies and then you'll have a good idea about the show's premise. It is based on Philip Dick's novel and illustrates a dystopian world where the United States is under the control of the Nazis and the Japanese.

The new map of the United States after the Axis had won WWII.

The main characters are Juliana Crain, Frank Frink, Joe Blake, John Smith and Nobusuke Tagomi. Juliana gets entangled with a resistance group that her sister was a member of up until her murder. Juliana is tasked with delivering a film that her sister was ordered to bring to the Rocky Mountain States ( a neutral zone between the Japanese and the Nazis) and that is where she crosses paths with Joe Blake. Joe really isn't who he claims to be...he is a double agent working for the Nazis...but I'm secretly hoping that Juliana will be able to turn him over to the good side.