“The Man in the High Castle” debuted last year and became a hit for Amazon, though not nearly as big as “Transparent.” Telling the story of an alternate history where the Nazis won World War II and divided the United States into Japanese and German controlled territories, ‘High Castle’ gives audiences a glimpse of what could have happened if Hitler wasn’t stopped. In the first trailer for season 2, viewers are given a taste of what they can expect when “The Man in the High Castle” returns.
The opening scene of the trailer shows potential new audiences what they can expect. Marilyn Monroe is performing her famous rendition of “Happy Birthday,” but instead of performing for President Kennedy, she’s singing to Adolf Hitler. And this is in line with what we’ve previously seen from the show, which wastes few opportunities to turn history entirely on its head. Here’s what’s going to go down in season two:
Season two resumes with Juliana Crain (Alexa Davalos) facing the consequences of her decision to betray the Resistance and allow Joe Blake (Luke Kleintank), a suspected Nazi agent, to escape the Pacific States with a film originally bound for the Man in the High Castle. Joe himself returns a hero to the Reich and finds himself thrust into the Nazi capital of Berlin, face to face with the father who abandoned him. Meanwhile, Frank Frink (Rupert Evans) becomes increasingly radicalized and drawn further into the Resistance after seeing images of his own execution in the mysterious films.
With political tensions mounting between Germany and Japan, Trade Minister Tagomi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) begins to regret his success in smuggling nuclear technology from the Reich and seeks solace in the strange new world he discovered at the end of season one. Meanwhile, Obergruppenführer John Smith (Rufus Sewell) struggles to reconcile the values of the Reich with the deteriorating health of his son — all while tasked with a mission from the Führer for which failure is not an option. And Chief Inspector Kido (Joel de la Fuente) begins to take greater interest in the Man in the High Castle, the films, and how Juliana Crain is connected to it all…
“The Man in the High Castle” returns on December 16th..