32 reviews
A slow burn horror/thriller
After a binge watch of Dark I came across this and thought what the hell - another German series that maybe as good
But it is a very slow burn show
The first 5 episodes are spent setting up the characters, families, connections, rivalries, love affairs and so on
There is an introduction to the virus early on but doesn't really feature in the show again (bar some news reporting) til episode 6 where it then becomes the focus of the episodes
Having finished filming in December 2019 this was a very opportune series for what the world has experienced in the past 6/7 months
But it is a very slow burn show
The first 5 episodes are spent setting up the characters, families, connections, rivalries, love affairs and so on
There is an introduction to the virus early on but doesn't really feature in the show again (bar some news reporting) til episode 6 where it then becomes the focus of the episodes
Having finished filming in December 2019 this was a very opportune series for what the world has experienced in the past 6/7 months
Decent German drama
No idea why it has sci-fi listed in the description as it is not sci-fi, it is just a drama/thriller. Thought it was a good effort though. No idea when it was filmed but quite relevant as it based around a growing global pandemic. Not familiar with any of the actors but thought there was some decent performances. Hope they do a season 2.
Good German drama series about a deadly virus crisis.
Nice Binge-Watch For a Rainy Day
Solid pandemix tv serie
The 8-episode series will keep your attention until the end! My recommendation
- ekatarina-34156
- Aug 29, 2020
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Great pandemic thriller series!
Edit 2022: Season 2 was awesome! If you're into the early seasons of TWD you're in for a treat! No walkers but a similar vibe... currently my favorite post-apocalyptic series!
Although shot in 2019 this series is an amazingly accurate pandemic thriller that doesn't feel like sci-fi at all in mid 2020.
Sløborn anticipated all the social reactions and emotions from scapegoating the outsiders, conspiracy theories or government propaganda frighteningly well.
All in all it's rather slow paced but feels at no time boring or lengthy. I had to binge it in one day and definitely would watch a second season! Kudos to Emily Kusche who plays the main character very convincingly!
Although shot in 2019 this series is an amazingly accurate pandemic thriller that doesn't feel like sci-fi at all in mid 2020.
Sløborn anticipated all the social reactions and emotions from scapegoating the outsiders, conspiracy theories or government propaganda frighteningly well.
All in all it's rather slow paced but feels at no time boring or lengthy. I had to binge it in one day and definitely would watch a second season! Kudos to Emily Kusche who plays the main character very convincingly!
- sunlounge29
- Jul 29, 2020
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Worth it!
Slow telling but worth to see it. Many similarities to Covid19
- petertempmail
- Jul 31, 2020
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Gradually sinking, eventually ending (s01-03 review)
- suse-04098
- Mar 23, 2024
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How are they not wearing their mask correctly?
Remember when we weren't sure, does the mask protect you or protect them?
This how transports you to the uncertainty that surrounded the beginning of the current pandemic. Is that a sin, is it a sin to enjoy this dramatisation? I am not sure, but.
An average of 7 is a crime for this show. For sure, this needs to be watched when you are ready with regards to the pandemic, I imagine many negative scores relate to those who are not ready. Incredible to see current events foreshadowed so accurately. Very high standard of acting, dialogue, script. Believability waned slightly towards the end but we want an exciting show non? Laughing and rooting for characters in the closing stages.
Highly engaging and did Not get boring as some suggest!
This how transports you to the uncertainty that surrounded the beginning of the current pandemic. Is that a sin, is it a sin to enjoy this dramatisation? I am not sure, but.
An average of 7 is a crime for this show. For sure, this needs to be watched when you are ready with regards to the pandemic, I imagine many negative scores relate to those who are not ready. Incredible to see current events foreshadowed so accurately. Very high standard of acting, dialogue, script. Believability waned slightly towards the end but we want an exciting show non? Laughing and rooting for characters in the closing stages.
Highly engaging and did Not get boring as some suggest!
- rlongstaff-31284
- Sep 8, 2020
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Not Bad but loses momentum halfway through
Picture and sound quality are great. I can't tell if the acting is bad or if it's because of the English dubbed voice acting. A lot of the character motivations seem to change on a whim without any explanation, most likely due to less talented writers who need to make the character do something different so their story can unfold the way they want it to. Eerie foreshadowing of the covid virus pandemic. Finished watching really only because I paid for it, not because I was actually captivated by the story. Not sure if a lot of these issues are due to different countries ideas on how things should go.
- sgroth5267
- Mar 27, 2022
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Good series for the most part, absolutely horrible in the end
Up until episode 6 Sløborn goes strong with convincing character and story build-ups (although there's a few too many different storyarcs), and does especially well with introducing the main issue - a deadly pandemic - quite in quite subtle tones, focusing more on societal reaction and the slowly growing awareness towards the virus, instead of throwing in right into your face.
Thing is: everything that was built up before is drawn through the mud during the last two episodes, where the tone of the Series changes radically, nobody in the writers room seems to care about inherent logic anymore, but just throws one wanna-be drastic moment after the other into the plot. It's actually really painful (not in a good way) and even cringey to watch in the end - especially because of the fact that it had so much potential in the beginning.
Episode 1-6: 7-7.5/10 Episode 5: 4/10 Episode 6: 2/10
Episode 1-6: 7-7.5/10 Episode 5: 4/10 Episode 6: 2/10
- bergermanuel
- Aug 9, 2020
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Amazing
Impressive Emily Kusche and Rolland Möller. Impatient may find the first 3 parts lengthy, but so the storylines are well prepared and brought together later. Sometimes disturbing, because it currently seems realistic. Please: Not suitable for children.
Surprised
I found myself having a hard time getting into the show at first but also found myself hooked on it. It's a slow burn but somehow it kept my attention and I needed to know what happened enough to continue watching. It's not a thriller per se or of the horror genre per se but it does enough things right that it will grip you. I appreciate that the English dub had correct inflection for the characters and situations and it didn't just sound like someone was reading a book with no emotion like many English dubbed movies or shows do. That in and of itself is a huge leg up from most. I usually choose the original language with CC just to hear the correct inflections but this one gets that down pat. I would recommend it.
Started well, ended confused
- bbosma-24403
- Dec 1, 2021
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Sløborn - Much better than expected !
Was scrolling and found a serie that looked like the vibe from Dark and wanted to give it a chance. It was Sløborn. A fantastic serie. It is nothing like Dark though. Only have in common that many of the main characters are teens and that it is a German production. But more addictive than Dark. Bing watched Sløborn until I realised I needed to wait for release of the final 3 episodes.
This review is based on all 20 episodes/3 season. Wish there were more.
There are several layers of the story. The everyday drama is one layer. Well scripted and interesting plots. I simply had to see how they got out of the trouble that they gotten into. Some characters are unlikeable, but what they do and what motives them still makes sense.
Another layer is the island atmosphere. Sløborn is a fictive island in Germany at the Northsea close to Denmark. It has its charm with the slow pace of a small island and mixture of languages and culture. For example Husum - a town on the mainland - is a small ferry trip away, but seems as a different universe.
Of course there is also the entire storyline about how a virus spread and what it does to a society. Season 1 of Sløborn was filmed before Covid. They really nailed a lot of things; yet the scale at another level since mortality in Sløborn was higher than with Covid.
Interesting take on how civilization could end, the abyss we are looking into and only a few steps away from. Sløborn shows that a few deep scratches on the fabric of society could make it collapse.
The last episode in season 3 was a bit of a rush; but hard to make closure and wrap loose ends. I really like the ending, and was neither as expected nor hoped for. Looking more forward than backward. The 3 seasons are different in, but they fit well together. The quality of the episodes did not decline over time (as often seen). All 3 seasons were good.
Highly recommend for a rainy weekend !
This review is based on all 20 episodes/3 season. Wish there were more.
There are several layers of the story. The everyday drama is one layer. Well scripted and interesting plots. I simply had to see how they got out of the trouble that they gotten into. Some characters are unlikeable, but what they do and what motives them still makes sense.
Another layer is the island atmosphere. Sløborn is a fictive island in Germany at the Northsea close to Denmark. It has its charm with the slow pace of a small island and mixture of languages and culture. For example Husum - a town on the mainland - is a small ferry trip away, but seems as a different universe.
Of course there is also the entire storyline about how a virus spread and what it does to a society. Season 1 of Sløborn was filmed before Covid. They really nailed a lot of things; yet the scale at another level since mortality in Sløborn was higher than with Covid.
Interesting take on how civilization could end, the abyss we are looking into and only a few steps away from. Sløborn shows that a few deep scratches on the fabric of society could make it collapse.
The last episode in season 3 was a bit of a rush; but hard to make closure and wrap loose ends. I really like the ending, and was neither as expected nor hoped for. Looking more forward than backward. The 3 seasons are different in, but they fit well together. The quality of the episodes did not decline over time (as often seen). All 3 seasons were good.
Highly recommend for a rainy weekend !
- minadresse2
- May 4, 2024
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Distressing
Great drama with great characters. The actors are superb and the storyline flows. Not a dull moment! Obviously very relevant to present day situation taking it a few steps further, showing us where this all could end.
- nivkaplanbooks
- Jul 27, 2022
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So much potentional...
- elftor1234
- Mar 11, 2021
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prescient movie
Drops the ball......
"Sloborn" tries to keep too many balls in the air and ends up dropping them all.
There is simply too many plots and sub plots in this series. It starts to show by the time you are about half way through, as the plots intersect and become more scrambled as the story moves towards its odd ball conclusion.
It does have some merit up to the fourth episode and the acting is decent. I found a number of the characterisations a bit too peculiar and some, deeply unlikable. The abusive cop/father and the druggie author, stand out in this regard.
Not bad but could have been better if the story had been kept simpler and the characters made a little more relatable.
5/10 from me.
There is simply too many plots and sub plots in this series. It starts to show by the time you are about half way through, as the plots intersect and become more scrambled as the story moves towards its odd ball conclusion.
It does have some merit up to the fourth episode and the acting is decent. I found a number of the characterisations a bit too peculiar and some, deeply unlikable. The abusive cop/father and the druggie author, stand out in this regard.
Not bad but could have been better if the story had been kept simpler and the characters made a little more relatable.
5/10 from me.
One of the best German shows out there
I really enjoy this show and I'm looking forward to the third and final season!
Being German myself, I'm proud to say, in my opinion, this is one of the best German shows out there right now. In the same league with Dark.
Great characters and frightening realistic depiction of a very leathal pandemic. Note, that the first season was written bevor Covid!
And it depicts the reactions from public and government to the outbreak and the measures against the Pandemic very realistically.
I also think a below seven Rating does not fit this show. I think it has a great script, with a good mixture of realistic and dramatic elements and it has great and very believable acting.
Definitely a recommendation!
Being German myself, I'm proud to say, in my opinion, this is one of the best German shows out there right now. In the same league with Dark.
Great characters and frightening realistic depiction of a very leathal pandemic. Note, that the first season was written bevor Covid!
And it depicts the reactions from public and government to the outbreak and the measures against the Pandemic very realistically.
I also think a below seven Rating does not fit this show. I think it has a great script, with a good mixture of realistic and dramatic elements and it has great and very believable acting.
Definitely a recommendation!
- luckylucky-88996
- May 11, 2023
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Annoying
- sunwolf-301-403095
- Aug 25, 2020
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Facts meets fiction, or fiction facts
Reality has beaten it at the box office
Starts well but gets more and more unbeleivable by end
They keep calling the disease "pigeon flu" implying it is in the corona virus family like SARS, covid-19, etc but clearly the physical symptoms and high mortality clearly show it is a hemorrhagic fever like Ebola. On an island it would have been very possible to isolate and contain the infected but that would have not allowed the later extreme plot events.
There are some interesting subplots and intriguing characters however, certain decisions made by major characters strain credulity and one character's particularly heinous action is very unbelievable given the person is not a sociopath. There are other characters who attain measures of personal redemption.
All in all it is an OK apocalyptic story but it is clear that the plot was designed all along to achieve a certain ending for certain characters and set the stage for a second possible series..
nice try, but did not blow me away....
- waltercarlucci
- Jul 29, 2020
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