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Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
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- E1 Episode 1Next upOct 13, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
In 1929, a freight train traveling from the Soviet Union is hijacked. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Gereon Rath from Cologne pursues a mission in Berlin.
Guest stars: Rüdiger Klink (Czerwinski), Thorsten Merten (Henning), Irene Böhm (Toni Ritter), Joachim Paul Assböck (Major Beck), Daniel Krauss (Hotel Receptionist), Igor Tjumenzev (Iwan), Jörg Malchow (Border Guard), Christoph Bertram (Border Guard)
- E2 Episode 2Oct 13, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 7.4
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While interrogating König, Rath loses control of the situation. Charlotte moonlights to make ends meet. An alter ego commits a betrayal.
Guest stars: Irene Böhm (Toni Ritter), Holger Handtke (Wegener), Paul Hilgedieck (Beppo), Marc Hosemann (Johann König), Heike Neumann (Subway Prostitute), Larry Mullins (Drummer), Olliver Gerhards (Charlotte's John), Werner Lustig (Grandpa Ritter)
- E3 Episode 3Oct 20, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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The freight train arrives in Berlin. Tempers explode in Charlotte's household. Aspiring inspector Jänicke makes use of a surprising skill.
Guest stars: Rüdiger Klink (Czerwinski), Thorsten Merten (Henning), Sebastian Urzendowsky (Max Fuchs), Irene Böhm (Toni Ritter), Lilli Fichtner (Doris), Marion Kracht (Ms. Jänicke), Werner Lustig (Grandpa Ritter), Petra-Maria Cammin (Mutti)
- E4 Episode 4Oct 20, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 6.4
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At the May Day protest, police action spirals out of control. A body is found in a canal. An unsuspecting Svetlana returns to her apartment.
Guest stars: Godehard Giese (Wilhelm Böhm), Sebastian Urzendowsky (Max Fuchs), Holger Handtke (Wegener), Lilli Fichtner (Doris), Melanie Straub (Sterbende Frau), Rosa Enskat (Traudel Reckwitz), Martin Horn (Bräuning), Roland Wolf (Moka Efti Waiter)
- E5 Episode 5Oct 27, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 6.8
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Kardakow realizes his first instinct was correct. A photo enlargement yields two leads. Rath and Charlotte get key intel from a colorful character.
Guest stars: Jacob Matschenz (Fritz Höckert / Richard Pechtmann), Hanns Zischler (Engelbert Rath), Tim Fischer (Ilja Tretschkow), Axel Werner (Building Supervisor), Detlef Bierstedt (Mayor Böss), Jakob Bieber (Fritz Dörr), Julia Preuß (Leni Dörr), Theodor Hauer (Franz Dörr)
- E6 Episode 6Oct 27, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 6.4
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Rath confesses to a priest -- and later to Wolter. Charlotte charms medical student Rudi into performing a secret autopsy, which uncovers a vital clue.
Guest stars: Benno Fürmann (Günter Wendt), Jacob Matschenz (Fritz Höckert / Richard Pechtmann), Jeanette Hain (Irmgard Benda), Julius Feldmeier (Otto Wollenberg / Horst Kessler), Marie-Anne Fliegel (Anne-Marie Nyssen), Holger Handtke (Wegener), Joachim Paul Assböck (Major Beck), Wolfgang Lindner (Jonny Bündner)
- E7 Episode 7Nov 3, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Rath's pharmacist gets shady instructions. Rath learns who's behind the train smuggling operation and why, and recalls the last time he saw his brother.
Guest stars: Jeanette Hain (Irmgard Benda), Sebastian Urzendowsky (Max Fuchs), Irene Böhm (Toni Ritter), Joachim Paul Assböck (Major Beck), Oliver Bröcker (Werner), Florian Panzner (Major Scheer), Hendrik Heutmann (Sebald), Marie Gruber (Emmi Wolter)
- E8 Episode 8Nov 3, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 6.6
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Greta goes on a romantic outing with Fritz. Krajewski finally reveals where the film is hidden. A new patient is brought to Dr. Schmidt for treatment.
Guest stars: Jacob Matschenz (Fritz Höckert / Richard Pechtmann), Jeanette Hain (Irmgard Benda), Julius Feldmeier (Otto Wollenberg / Horst Kessler), Hannah Herzsprung (Helga Rath), Holger Handtke (Wegener), Hanns Zischler (Engelbert Rath), Lilli Fichtner (Doris), Wolfgang Lindner (Jonny Bündner)
Cast & crew
Created by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Hendrik Handloegten
Volker Bruch
Liv Lisa Fries
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write2topcatFeb 13, 2018
Set in Germany's Weimar Republic in the late 1920s Babylon Berlin is a brilliant production, a welcome surprise for American television. The sets are fantastic and the actors are brilliant. Now it is excellently dubbed in English, and it is dubbed so well I thought at first it was filmed in English to begin with. I don't know what the budget is for this series, but I am very impressed with this show. Liv Lisa Fries plays Charlotte Ritter, a plucky young lady working odd j… Read more
obs, including piece work for the police department, to support her extended family. She is plucky, smart, and willing to do whatever she can to provide for her little sister, elderly mother and grandfather (and elderly sister and her deadbeat husband). Volcher Bruch plays Detective Gereon Rath from Cologne, on special assignment in Berlin. Slowly we discern, over the first several episodes what that assignment is, and later how it relates to a threat to the German government. Germany was wracked with unbelievable poverty and runaway inflation during this time period. There was a huge contrast between those who still have wealth and the majority of the people. We see this as hoards of young ladies daily begged for short term clerical jobs, or any kind of work. Many turned to prostitution to survive. Not surprisingly the communists took advantage of these conditions to recruit people to their cause, and we see this activity in Berlin. I am very impressed with this show. I hope it continues for many more seasons.
MovieGuysOct 17, 2022
An atmosphere of German 20's chic permeates Babylon Berlin. Its a detective tale at its heart that initially captures the vibe of a decade that celebrated a newfound carefree freedom. A freedom that was not repeated until the 1960's. There's a real sense of flamboyance and decadence, that's colourful., celebratory and sexually promiscuous. Overlapping this is a delicately constructed story line that mixes a detective tale, with evolving political intrigue and cultism/milit… Read more
arism. The latter the earliest murmurs of an inflexible, embryonic nationalism, which will usher in an era of Nazism, which, in many respects, is very much, at odds, with 1920's Berlin. Rounding out this series is well crafted narrative, sensational sets and deeply human characterisations. The key protagonists in Babylon Berlin are flawed. There are no hero's, simply people going about their lives. This series does not shy away from the confusion and mess that make up much of peoples lives. It embraces it, in a simple, honest way, that makes this series utterly immersive. There are two versions of this series I'm aware of. One is dubbed and the other uses subs. My advice go for the subs version. Somehow something of the essence of the series is lost with the rather flat, voice overs. The latest season in the series, four, is set at the beginning of the 1930's, heading into a decade of economic and social decline and the emergence of Nazi-ism. In summary, a brilliant example of what exceptional writing, directing and acting can accomplish. Not to mention being the most expensive series ever produced in Germany, when it was released.
