Ridley Scott-produced The Man in the High Castle remains a Prime Video standout

Movieweb reports that Ridley Scott, via Scott Free Productions, served as an executive producer on The Man in the High Castle, a 2015 dystopian sci‑fi thriller that the outlet calls one of Prime Video's best original series.

Loosely based on Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel, the series premiered its pilot on Jan. 15, 2015 and asks, "What if the Axis powers had won WWII?" The show depicts a United States divided into three parts — a Japanese-controlled area, a Nazi-controlled section, and a buffer zone — and explores themes of authoritarianism, identity, and resistance. The cast includes Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintan, DJ Qualls, Joel de la Fuente, Cary‑Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Rufus Sewell; the series ran four seasons, concluding on Nov. 15, 2019, and won Creative Arts Emmys for Outstanding Cinematography and Outstanding Main Title Design. It was an expensive gamble for Prime Video — the first two seasons cost $179 million — and holds an 84% Rotten Tomatoes rating and a 79% Popcornmeter score, with critics calling it everything from "ambitious and brainy" to "ghostly and unsettling."

The series remains available on Prime Video, and the report suggests that for viewers who have yet to see it, now is a good time to watch The Man in the High Castle.

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