God bless
America, land of the free, home of the brave. But wait a minute, something doesn't look quite right with the star-spangled banner, or with
New York's iconic
Statue of Liberty either.
Where's her torch and why is she giving the
Nazi salute. What kind of world is this?
This my friends is the alternate
Earth of
Amazon Studios The Man in the High Castle.
The new series is based on science fiction author
Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel of the same name and reimagines a different world history in which the
Axis powers were victorious in
World War II.
The award-winning novel about the
Allies losing the war was adapted by
Frank Spotniz and stars the likes of
Rufus Sewell, Luke Kleintank and
Alexa Davalos.
These launch billboards for
Amazon's original series are pretty provocative with their
Third Reich insignia imagery (
Daily Billboard is sure there would have been more of an outcry if the key art had featured the
Nazi swastika instead).
The ad creative with
Alexa Davalos also intriguingly hints at the mix of
Japanese and
German influences in this alternate
America.
In the series set in the 1960s she find herself undertaking a mission originally meant for her sister to deliver a mysterious roll of film.
These series premiere billboards were first spied along the
Sunset Strip on November 12, plus additional examples along
Pico Boulevard and at
Sunset & Vine in
Hollywood through November 17, 2015.
Meanwhile the super-sized
Statue of Liberty saluting creative was snapped causing a big spectacle along
Wilshire Boulevard on November 16, 2015.
The iconic landmark (in our world a gift to the
U.S. from the people of
France) has been used in many other ad campaigns before this, so be sure to also check out some of these
Statue of Liberty parody and spoof billboards from recent times.
It'll be interesting to see if
The Man in the High Castle will be as successful and groundbreaking as another of
Amazon's original shows,
Transparent, but there's certainly a lot of buzz around this new high concept sci-fi and espionage series.
UPDATED: After a truly gripping debut season
The Man in the High Castle certainly deserves to garner some accolades, so fortunately
Amazon is supporting the series with this
Emmy consideration billboard snapped along
L.A.'s Vine Street on May 26, 2016.
As the quote says
"evil triumphs only when good men do nothing", so
Academy voters be sure to nominate this gem.
Plus here's also a smaller format
Emmy consideration ad creative and another example of the large landscape billboard in better light, both spotted along
Pico Boulevard on June 2, 2016.
UPDATED: Congratulations to
The Man in the High Castle for garnering four
Emmy award nominations for its debut season.
Here are two
'Be Brave' Amazon Emmy nomination billboards, featuring
Alexa Davalos as
'Juliana Crain', to encourage
TV Academy members to vote for the show, spotted along
Venice Boulevard and
Santa Monica Boulevard on August 11, 2016.
Fans of the
Amazon series can also enjoy these
original costume designs from The Man in the High Castle on display.
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