If you have Amazon Prime, chances are you haven’t been taking advantage of Prime Video. Not only can you catch up on hit shows from major cable networks, but also tune in to Amazon’s library of original series, including the historical thriller "The Man in the High Castle", which premiered on January 15, 2015. Starring Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintank, DJ Qualls, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Rufus Sewell and Joel de la Fuente, the series is set in a dystopian 1960s United States in which the Axis powers won World War II rather than the Allies. The action-packed series is historical fiction meets sci-fi and is based off of the 1962 novel of the same name by author Philip K. Dick.

The show primarily follows the journey of Juliana Crane (Davalos), a woman living in the Japanese-controlled West Coast city of San Francisco, who becomes involved with the resistance against the country’s Nazi rulers after she witnesses the murder of her half-sister, Trudy. Juliana discovers that Trudy was on a mission to deliver a roll of film -- a film that showed an alternate history in which the Allies and not the Axis powers as depicted in the show had been victorious. Juliana decides to complete Trudy’s mission, running away from her home in San Francisco and setting into motion a series of events that endangers her boyfriend (of Jewish heritage), Frank Frink, and forces her to cross paths with double-agent Joe Blake.

Several mysteries linger in the background of the show’s narrative, and more arise as the series progresses. Who is making the films? Why are they scattered? Why does the resistance care so much about them? Who is the so-called “Man in the High Castle,” and why does he want these films? Yet the best drama happens on a more micro level in the day-to-day lives of the main protagonists. Juliana struggles with her new role in the resistance, Frank faces trauma after Juliana runs away and Joe struggles with balancing his Nazi duties and his growing feelings for Juliana. Meanwhile, the dystopian environment is a sight in and of itself with Times Square depicted as covered in Nazi propaganda and San Francisco chock full of Japanese writing. It’s daunting to think that just one change in how history played out would cause the world as we know it to be so radically different.

The second season of the show was recently announced, but in the meantime, be sure to check out the first 10 episodes on Amazon.