6.5/10599 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2023
Disturbing events in the world's oceans alarm scientists around the globe, launching an investigation into a mysterious threat to humanity's fragile existence.
Director: Luke Watson
Writer: N/A
6.6/10480 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/2023
As bizarre occurrences continue to unfold around the world, scientists scramble to find the source of mysterious deaths and phenomena endangering humanity.
Director: Luke Watson
Writer: N/A
6.4/10417 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/2023
While Venice suffers an unprecedented plague of jellyfish, it's discovered that a mutated bacterium is the cause of a growing number of deaths on the coasts.
Director: Barbara Eder
Writer: N/A
6.1/10376 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2023
Political leaders grow skeptical about the dramatic situation on the French Atlantic coast, while the ice worms on the sea bed continue to spread.
Director: Barbara Eder
Writer: N/A
6.5/10365 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2023
Dr. Cécile Roche detects in crabs that have overrun coasts around the world the same bacterium that entered drinking water on the French coast via infected lobsters.
Director: Barbara Eder
Writer: N/A
6.2/10341 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2023
Johanson suspects that an unknown marine intelligence, which he calls Yrr, is behind the strange happenings, and wants to contact the life form.
Director: Barbara Eder
Writer: N/A
6.3/10316 votes#7 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2023
The expedition to study the Yrr sets out for the Arctic, where a large number of Yrr signals were spotted.
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Writer: N/A
5.7/10376 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2023
With humanity's future at stake, the team butts heads on what to do. In a desperate situation, a radical decision is made.
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Swarm Season 1
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Across the globe, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans, are mystifying and imperiling the world’s population. A group of scientists undertakes a terrifying mission...
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Network:ZDF
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Swarm" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 599 votes. Directed by Luke Watson and written by N/A, it aired on 3/6/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".