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Babylon Berlin

Created by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Hendrik Handloegten

2017–2026

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.

First aired
13 Oct 2017
Episode length
46 min
Country
Germany
Language
German
Writers
Achim von Borries, Bettine von Borries, Hendrik Handloegten and 2 others
Cinematography
Bernd Fischer, Christian Almesberger, Frank Griebe, Philipp Haberlandt
Music
Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
Editors
Alexander Berner, Antje Zynga, Claus Wehlisch
Executive producer
Tom Tykwer
Producers
Michael Polle, Stefan Arndt, Uwe Schott
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 48 episodes

  • Season 1

    2017

    A Soviet freight train's hijacking leads a haunted cop and a poor typist to uncover a political conspiracy amid the vice and glamour of 1929 Berlin.

  • Season 2

    2017

    Inspectors Gereon Rath and Charlotte Ritter investigate the death of a Hollywood actress during the filming of a big budget European blockbuster, only to uncover a twisted underworld plot.

  • Season 3

    2020

    Weeks before Wall Street's 1929 crash, Rath and Charlotte investigate an actress's suspect death, while Greta is tried and the Black Reichswehr regroup.

  • Season 4

    2022

    Now in the 1930s, the city is grappling with the Great Depression - and the Nazi's march to power is in full swing.

  • Season 5

    2026

    Season 5 is based on Kutscher’s novel "The March Fallen". It's set during the last days of the German republic, running from February 1933, just after Adolf Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor of Germany, through March 5, when a violent campaign against his political opponents secured his absolute power through elections.

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