Scripted series · Sky One
Babylon Berlin
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Volker Bruch
Gereon Rath
48 eps
Liv Lisa Fries
Charlotte Ritter
48 eps
Leonie Benesch
Greta Overbeck
28 eps
Lars Eidinger
Alfred Nyssen
40 eps
Benno Fürmann
Günter Wendt
33 eps
Mišel Matičević
Edgar 'The Armenian' Kasabian
33 eps
Ronald Zehrfeld
Walter Weintraub
24 eps
Meret Becker
Esther Kasabian
24 eps
Fritzi Haberlandt
Elisabeth Behnke
40 eps
Peter Kurth
Bruno Wolter
16 eps
Jördis Triebel
Dr. Völcker
40 eps
Matthias Brandt
August Benda
16 eps
Karl Markovics
Samuel Katelbach
40 eps
Severija Janušauskaitė
Svetlana Sorokina
16 eps
Denis Burgazliev
Trochin
16 eps
Christian Friedel
Reinhold Gräf
40 eps
Thomas Thieme
Karl Zörgiebel
28 eps
Trystan Pütter
Hans Litten
24 eps
Saskia Rosendahl
Marie-Luise 'Malu' Seegers
24 eps
Sabin Tambrea
Tristan Rot
12 eps
Udo Samel
Ernst Gennat
26 eps
Luc Feit
Leopold Ullrich
14 eps
Jacob Matschenz
Fritz Höckert / Richard Pechtmann
20 eps
Anton von Lucke
Stefan Jänicke
11 eps
Ernst Stötzner
Major General Seegers
19 eps
Rüdiger Klink
Czerwinski
34 eps
Thorsten Merten
Henning
34 eps
Godehard Giese
Wilhelm Böhm
28 eps
Jens Harzer
Dr. Schmidt
40 eps
Jeanette Hain
Irmgard Benda
9 eps
Julius Feldmeier
Otto Wollenberg / Horst Kessler
18 eps
Ivo Pietzcker
Moritz Rath
29 eps
Ivan Shvedoff
Alexej Kardakow
9 eps
Martin Wuttke
Gustav Heymann
14 eps
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Max Fuchs
24 eps
Peter Jordan
Fred Jacoby
19 eps
Hanno Koffler
Walther Stennes
17 eps
Marie-Anne Fliegel
Anne-Marie Nyssen
19 eps
Irene Böhm
Toni Ritter
28 eps
Hans Martin Stier
Albert Grzesinski
13 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Babylon Berlin actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Babylon Berlin reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 41 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201732 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20178 episodes
6.7IMDbA 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.
Best episode · S01E02 Episode 2
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20178 episodes
7.0IMDbInspectors 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.
Best episode · S02E08 Episode 16
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202012 episodes
6.4IMDbWeeks before Wall Street's 1929 crash, Rath and Charlotte investigate an actress's suspect death, while Greta is tried and the Black Reichswehr regroup.
Best episode · S03E11 Episode 11
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202212 episodes
7.0IMDbNow in the 1930s, the city is grappling with the Great Depression - and the Nazi's march to power is in full swing.
Best episode · S04E10 Episode 10
- Poster unavailableSeason 5
Season 5 · Upcoming
Season 5
20268 episodes
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E10
Episode 10
Despite Gennat's doubts, Rath organises a meeting with all of the wrestling club bosses; Malu rethinks her plan; Esther looks for work as a musician.
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
S01E02
Episode 2
While interrogating König, Rath loses control of the situation. Charlotte moonlights to make ends meet. An alter ego commits a betrayal.
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
S04E01
Episode 1
As an SA squad marches through town, Charlotte is called to a crime scene; Nyssen throws a huge party with Helga and makes an important announcement.
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
S02E08
Episode 16
Greatly outnumbered, Rath, Henning and Czerwinski use their wits to fight their foes. Svetlana is tracked down. Dr. Schmidt forces a truth to be seen.
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
S02E03
Episode 11
Trochin transacts his deal with Benda. Moritz snoops in Wolter's cellar. Rath and photographer Gräf gather proof of a secret air force base in Lipetsk.
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
S04E09
Episode 9
Malu Seegers and Dr Völcker pursue a deadly plan; Charlotte makes a terrible discovery; Helga tries to escape from her kidnappers.
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E26
Episode 26
S04E12
Episode 12
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
S04E11
Episode 11
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
S04E09
Episode 9
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
S04E10
Episode 10
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
S04E07
Episode 7
- Directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries
- Written by Khyana El Bitar, Bettine von Borries
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stefan ArndtProducer
- Tom TykwerExecutive Producer
- Michael PolleProducer
- Uwe SchottProducer
Writing
- Khyana El BitarWriter
- Bettine von BorriesWriter
- Tom TykwerWriter
- Achim von BorriesWriter
- Hendrik HandloegtenWriter
Direction
- Tom TykwerDirector
- Achim von BorriesDirector
- Hendrik HandloegtenDirector
Cinematography
- Frank GriebeDirector of Photography
- Philipp HaberlandtDirector of Photography
- Bernd FischerDirector of Photography
- Christian AlmesbergerDirector of Photography
Music
- Johnny KlimekOriginal Music Composer
- Tom TykwerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- MZ Choice Amazon ChannelStreaming
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