Attack on Titan: Season 1

* Part. 1
* Part. 2

## Episode guide

The **First Season** of *Attack on Titan* consists of twenty-five episodes, filmed between February 2, 2010 and July 2, 2013. This season had a budget of $100 million. Alvin Carpi, Carol Pond, Derek Ieris and Brad Raskop were the executive producers and showrunners. The season premiered on April 7, 2013. The season covers the Fall of Shiganshina (chapters 1-2), Humanity's Comeback (chapters 15-18), Struggle for Trost (chapters 3-14) and the Female Titan (chapters 15-34)(Eve of the Counterattack, 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Assault on Stohess) arcs from the original manga by Hajime Isayama.

## Overview

The story follows Eren Jaeger and his childhood friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlelt, whose lives are changed forever after a Colossal Titan breaches the wall of their hometown. Vowing revenge and to reclaim the world from the Titans, they join the Survey Corps, an elite group of soldiers who explore outside the walls and fight Titans.

## Production

### Filming

Season 1 was mainly filmed on location in Germany, with the Paint Hall facility in Hamburg being used as the main studio for green screen work and motion capture.

### Cast

Main article: List of Attack on Titan cast members

#### Starring

* Charlie Gillespie as Eren Jaeger (21 episodes)
* Naomia Bassett as Mikasa Ackerman (21 episodes)
* Owen Joyner as Armin Arlelt (21 episodes)
* Jeremy Shada as Jean Kirschtein (19 episodes)
* Zach Callison as Connie Springer (17 episodes)
* Paul Walker as Erwin Smith (15 episodes)
* Clara Rugaard as Sasha Braus (15 episodes)
* Nat Wolff as Bertholdt Hoover (15 episodes)
* Shane Sweet as Levi (14 episodes)
* Sydney Sweeney as Annie Leonhart (14 episodes)
* Patrick Schwarzenegger as Reiner Braun (14 episodes)
* Elena Satine as Hange Zoë (12 episodes)
* Fionn Whitehead as Marco Bott (11 episodes)
* Elle Fanning as Krista Lenz (11 episodes)
* Courtney Eaton as Ymir (10 episodes)

##### Also starring

* Caitlin Glass as Petra Rall (9 episodes)
* Scott Freeman as Ian Dietrich (8 episodes)
* Jason Douglas as Mike Zacharius (8 episodes)
* R. Bruce Elliott as Dot Pyxis (7 episodes)
* Brad Venable as Daz (6 episodes)
* David Wald as Hannes (6 episodes)
* Morgan Garrett as Rico Brzenska (6 episodes)
* Steele Stebbins as Armin Arlelt (young) (5 episodes)
* Chris Hury as Grisha Jaeger (5 episodes)
* Jerry Jewel as Moblit Berner (5 episodes)
* Patricio Fernandez as Eren Jaeger (young) (4 episodes)
* Patrick Seitz as Keith Shadis (4 episodes)
* Sophia Lillis as Mikasa Ackerman (young) (4 episodes)
* Ian Sinclair as Nile Dok (4 episodes)
* Brittney Karbowski as Hitch Dreyse (3 episodes)
* Todd Haberkorn as Marlo Freudenberg (3 episodes)
* Jessica Cavanagh as Carla Jaeger (2 episodes)
* David Trosko as Samuel Linke-Jackson (2 episodes)
* John Swasey as Darius Zackley (1 episode)
* Jayden Bartels as Louise (1 episode)

#### Guest starring

* Tia Ballard as Hanna Diament
* Ed Blaylock as Stohess District Mayor
* Duncan Brannan as Thomas Wagner
* Jonathan Brooks as Dieter Ness
* John Burgmeier as Dieter
* Andrew T. Chandler as Dennis Aiblinger
* James Chandler as Franz Kefka
* Colleen Clinkenbeard as Mikasa's mother
* Justin Cook as Jurgen
* Jim Foronda as Lobov
* Jarrod Greene as Mr. Ackerman
* Kyle Hebert as Mitabi Jarnach
* Chuck Huber as Mr. Rall
* Francis Henry as Nick
* Troy Hughes as Henning
* Keith Kubal as Gustav
* Lydia Mackay as Nanaba
* Ken Marmon as Roderich
* Brian Mathis as Darius Walbrunn
* Joel McDonald as Milieus Zeremski
* Vic Mignogna as Eld Jinn
* Daman Mills as Abel
* Kyle Phillips as Waltz
* Orion Pitts as Keiji
* Tyson Rinehart as Hugo
* Christopher Sabat as Kitz Woermann
* Henry Sato as Grandfather Arlelt
* Will Short as Nack Tierce
* Chris Smith as Oruo Bozado
* Micah Solusod as Boris Feulner
* Alexis Tipton as Mina Carolina
* Eric Vale as Luke Cis
* Brett Weaver as Günther Schultz
* Philip Weber as Peer
* Christopher Wehkamp as Phil
* Linda Young as Moses' mother

### Crew

#### Producers

* Alvin Carpi: executive producer & showrunner
* Carol Pond: executive producer & showrunner
* Brad Raskop: executive producer, special effect team chief & showrunner
* Derek Ieris: executive producer, stunts team chief & showrunner
* Hajime Isayama: creator & executive producer
* Guymon Casady: executive producer
* Carolyn Strauss: executive producer
* Ralph Vicinanza: executive producer
* Vince Gerardis: executive producer
* Frank Doelger: producer
* Mark Huffam: producer
* Tatiana S. Riegel: editor
* Hiroyuki Sawano: composer
* Sean Guest: 1st assistant director
* Gemma Jackson: 1st production designer
* Sana Bobbitt: director of photography
* Michele Clapton: director of costume designer
* Seoyeon Lee: director of hair and makeup
* Marisa Clayton: director of digital post-production
* Buster Reeves: director of stunt work
* Terry Berland: 1st casting director
* Amy Berman & Carrie Frazier: Los Angeles casting directors
* Michelle Taylor Spellman: Los Angeles casting associate
* Kerry Barden & Paul Schnee: New York casting directors
* Allison Estrin: New York casting associate

#### Directors

* Alvin Carpi: episodes 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 23, 25

* Carol Pond: episodes 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23

* Brad Raskop: episodes 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25

* Derek Ieris: episodes 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25

## Episodes

Main article: List of Attack on Titan episodes