CW delays 'The Swarm' premiere 1 week

Fred Topel
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Cecile de France stars in "The Swarm." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI
Cecile de France stars in "The Swarm." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The CW announced Thursday that the fall premiere of The Swarm will be delayed one week. Originally scheduled to premiere Sept. 5, it will now premiere Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. EDT/PDT.

The German series originally premiered in February in Europe. It joins The CW's fall lineup of Canadian and British series as scripted series are on hold during WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

The Swarm, based on Frank Schätzing's novel, is about an undersea crew investigating strange creatures and phenomena. It stars Alexander Karim, Cécile de France, Leonie Benesch, Joshua Odjick, Takehiro Hira, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Barbara Sukowa, Oliver Masucci, Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Lydia Wilson, Takuya Kimura, Sharon Duncan-Brewster and more.

Executive Producer Frank Doelger was also an executive producer of Game of Thrones. Executive Producers Eric Welbers, Mark Huffam and Ute Leonhardt join him on The Swarm.

Writers Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Chris Lunt and Michael A. Walker adapted the book.

Strange forces are affecting whales in "The Swarm." Photo courtesy of Beta Films
Strange forces are affecting whales in "The Swarm." Photo courtesy of Beta Films