Production

Season One

Season One

Evil Learns to Smile

Nine episodes, opening on the launch of the carrier Adler at Wilhelmshaven in January 1962 and ending with the Reich at war with itself.

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Season One

“Evil Learns to Smile” In Active Development
I The Eagle Is Launched 18–25 Jan 1962
II Four Men, Four Rooms 30 min
III The Day the Führer Was Shot 30 min
IV A New Dawn, An Old Shadow 30 min
V The Day of Betrayal 30 min
VI Forty Days 30–35 min
VII Tick-Tock 35–40 min
VIII Before the Storm 30 min
IX The Fall of the Eagle Season finale · 50–55 min

Written and directed by Iman Keiwanfar.

Method

How It Gets Made

The production runs on a documented, repeatable process — which is what lets a distributed team hold a consistent standard across thousands of assets.

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Research First

Sets begin as research, not concept sketches. Structures are reconstructed from period architectural and documentary sources before modeling starts.

02

Built to Scale

Environments are constructed at true scale, so camera, blocking, and performance behave the way they would on a real location.

03

Cinematic Finish

Lighting, materials, and shot design target a theatrical standard rather than a real-time or amateur one.

Current Focus

Season One

Key sequences for the first season are designed and the principal environments are in build. Production updates and behind-the-scenes material are published as the work progresses.

Follow the Build

Production Updates

Behind-the-scenes footage, environment breakdowns, and design material are posted regularly.

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