basilisksamuk A well-acted cyber-thriller. Nice to see some unfamiliar faces and that the makers didn't feel the need to make it a beauty contest.The plot isn't novel but it's well constructed and doesn't hand out the answers on a plate. I did find the first 2 episodes rather slow but then it picked up the pace and I had to binge watch the rest. At a total of 6 episodes it doesn't overstay its welcome like most American dramas. It won't change your life but is an easy watch if you're in the mood for a thriller. BTW I don't understand reviewers whinging about bad overdubs. If you can't be bothered reading subtitles then why bother watching anything not made in the English language?

Parker-Kate "You are wanted" is a heart-pounding, fast-paced, German cyber thriller. There is the original German version with subtitles, which is the default, as well a link to the dubbed (in many languages) version of the film. I didn't initially notice there was a dubbed version, and had been watching the original. I re-watched episode one of the dubbed version, but the voice-overs were over-emphasized and not at all convincing. I don't mind subtitles, so I stuck with the original.Unless you are living in a time capsule that is entirely free of cell phones, laptops, iPads and digital devices, this series is one that will most likely have you looking over your shoulder and changing your passwords. Being "plugged in," to the degree that we are in today's society, certainly gives cause for concern when it comes to our digital footprint and online security. This series capitalizes on the fears and insecurities we have surrounding our privacy. It shows us just how exposed and vulnerable we really are."You Are Wanted" is a fast-paced, action-packed, thriller that takes place in modern day Berlin. Lukas Franke, the main character, is a young, intelligent, hotel manager with a wife and son. He finds his life slowly unhinged, piece by piece, by unknown cyber attackers who infiltrate and twist every file on record about him, framing him for a crime he did not commit. This of course puts in jeopardy both his personal and professional relationships, threatening even the ones most dear to him, his relationships with his wife and son. But are these hacktivists simply out to ruin Lukas' life as part of some personal vendetta, or is there more to their agenda here, a bigger picture involving a greater "good," perhaps?The first episode opens with a man who frantically sets fire to a room full of various mediums of data, and then to himself, before jumping out a high-rise window to his death. We aren't told who he is, or why he is doing this, but it is clear that this mysterious hacktivist is central to the story-line.Immediately following this, we see Berlin experiencing a complete blackout, also caused by these "hacktivists". Lukas is at the hotel working when the blackout hits, and is tasked with calming a conference room full of frightened and irritated participants. One man there becomes particularly angry, and it is he who makes the first move that sets the game in motion. It is at this time that Lukas first, unknowingly, meets the man who will takeover his identity.Amidst this turmoil, Lukas meets a mysterious woman who tells him that she too is being set-up by these very same hacktivists, but it is unclear to Lukas whether she is telling the truth and can be trusted. Hoping that he hasn't just made the biggest mistake of his life, he joins forces with her, in an attempt to identify these unknown hacktivists and stop them before it's too late for both of them.Meanwhile, Lukas' wife is hard at work as an artist when she is contacted, and subsequently commissioned, to illustrate the characters in a video game for the man who created it. Her son falls in love with the game, and is unwittingly drawn in as a pawn, becoming part of something much deeper.The series has many twists and turns, features a great cast, and the characters are all very relatable. Part of what makes this series almost entirely believable is the fact that all of this mayhem is occurring in the lives of average, everyday, people. People that could just as easily be you or I. Lukas, and those closest to him, are being pulled into this vortex of chaos, tasked with solving this mystery, while at the same fighting for their lives. The further down the rabbit hole the story-line takes you, the better this series gets. This race-against-time, thriller, is a "think for yourself" series, there is no spoon-feeding of plots here. Which is another reason that I really enjoyed this series.

Sj VanDaalen Usually I leave the review writing to others, but this time I was compelled to write one.The show looked very promising. It was highly anticipated. As soon as it launched I started watching the first episode. If you haven't, you'll be surprised. It's one of the worst I have ever seen. It's a bad idea to start watching. Just like it's a bad idea to rub salt in your wounds or smoke while tanking gas. But here's the thing... If you can look past the lousy acting, the stretching scene's and dialogues and even the HORRIBLE English dub... There is still the problem of nothing being original. Just a standard German crime story. I wish I could warn you for spoilers, but that's just it. There is nothing to spoil. I couldn't keep focused and had the hardest time not to laugh about the characters. I even doubt calling it characters, because the whole thing feels flat and flimsy.So... Watch the series and be prepared to lose some valuable time which you could have spent on other things.

Highlight_1976 I really likes the first season, there are a few interesting turning points in the story and there is never a lull in the storytelling. I really appreciated finally having a German show to watch on demand with my parents, since I'm absolutely no fan of the German dubbing.The show looks great, the cinematography is really good especially for a German TV Show, so is the acting. Only Alexandra Maria Lara's character was a bit too stereotypical for my liking.