Imagine that the biggest secret kept in outer space mysteriously disappears at the bottom of the sea. And the only key to knowing it is to look for the clues left by a very loved one who has just died. This is the trigger of the German series “The Signal”, one of the new features of the streaming platform Netflix that has hooked with an intriguing story of conspiracies, murders and a secret that could place the Earth in a position never seen before. If you're tired of mystery videos on TikTok, this miniseries can surprise you with just four episodes.
It has caused me a lot of surprise that stories about space continue to surprise us as viewers. And I don't say this because the topic is boring, but quite the opposite: we are intrigued by the mystery of the universe that we have created. so many movies and series about.
Another great topic that gives us “The Signal” It is the proximity of a great threat to the planet. The end of the world, then, has worried us since the time of the Bible. And we continue to wind it up because it seems like an inexhaustible topic.
“The signal”, as it is known in Spanish, it stars Florian David Flitz, Peri Baumesister and Yuna Bennet. Before I tell you more about the plot, I leave you the official trailer of the Netflix series, so that you can get an idea of how the mystery develops in this fiction.
WHAT IS “THE SIGNAL” ABOUT?
You will be surprised like me that Paula, one of the protagonists of the series, leaves the story of “The Signal” so quickly. But it is not a free decision: The astronaut dies in an explosion when she is returning from space to Earth. Do you remember that I told you about the mystery of this fiction? Well, Paula takes many to the bottom of the sea.
However, Sven and Charlie, Paula's husband and daughter, respectively, do not stay with their arms crossed and decide to go deeper into the woman's strange and sudden death. Of course, Sven knows more about his wife's previous days before making the space trip.
This is how we realize that Paula has discovered something important for humanity and that the powerful people who finance his research, and his other colleagues, prefer that no more be known about what may happen in the world in the coming days.
With the support of a detective and avoiding the obstacles that the millionaires put in place to keep him from getting closer to the truth, Sven will risk everything he has to learn the revelation that her husband wanted to protect and for which she was mercilessly murdered on her return home.
I'm not going to spoil the ending for you, but the pieces are falling into place to find out what exactly Paula saw and the interests behind the secret. Does it close in that season? You have to draw your own conclusions.
ACTORS AND CHARACTERS OF “THE SIGNAL”?
- Florian David Fitz as Sven
- Peri Baumeister as Paula
- Seumas Sargent as Jake Mitchell
- Yuna Bennett as Charlie
- Hadi Khanjanpour as Hadi Hiraj
- Sheeba Chaddha as Benisha Mudhi
- Katharina Schüttler as Nora
- Meret Becker as Friederike
- Nilam Farooq as Mira
HOW TO WATCH “THE SIGNAL”?
The Serie “The signal” It is available in the catalog of Netflix. To watch season 1 in full online, you must have a subscription to the streaming platform.