The Man in the High Castle is one of those shows which I always meant to keep up with but could never find the time for, so my familiarity with the Amazon series pretty much begins and ends with the pilot episode. Based upon the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle takes place in an alternate version of 1962 in which the Axis powers have won World War II and have divided the United States into the Greater Nazi Reich. The first trailer for the upcoming third season of the series has been released and proves that I really need to get back into it, even if that cover of U2's Pride (In the Name of Love) proves to be more than a little distracting. According to Amazon, the cover by Berlin-based artist Lxandra marks the first time that U2 has allowed the song to be covered and used commercially.
"‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ is a powerful, emotional and cross generational song of political resistance, and it is a natural fit for The Man in the High Castle," said Mike Benson, Head of Marketing, Amazon Studios. "This song ties in perfectly to themes in season three including those of hope, heroism and the importance of fighting for the world that you want."
The official synopsis for The Man in the High Castle's third season:
Season three of the Emmy award-winning The Man in the High Castle finds Juliana Crain (Alexa Davalos) grappling with her destiny after seeking safety in the Neutral Zone. Realizing that their fates are intertwined, she works with Trade Minister Tagomi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) to interpret the mystery of the last remaining films. Meanwhile, as tensions between the Reich and the Empire continue to rise, Joe Blake (Luke Kleintank) returns from Berlin and is sent on a diplomatic mission to San Francisco, where he and Juliana reunite and come to a turning point in their relationship. Also in the new season, Obergruppenfuhrer John Smith (Rufus Sewell) finds himself celebrated by Nazi high society, but political forces are closing in as North American Reischsmarschall Lincoln Rockwell and J. Edgar Hoover plot against him. Helen (Chelah Horsdal) takes drastic action to protect her family while they struggle with the aftermath of Thomas’ death, and Smith learns of a shocking and ambitious new Nazi program that has personal and global ramifications.
The third season of The Man in the High Castle will debut on Amazon Prime on October 5, 2018.