Miniseries · Netflix
Dear Child
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kim Riedle
Jasmin Grass
6 eps
Naila Schuberth
Hannah
6 eps
Sammy Schrein
Jonathan
6 eps
Hans Löw
Gerd Bühling
6 eps
Haley Louise Jones
Aida Kurt
6 eps
Justus von Dohnányi
Matthias Beck
6 eps
Julika Jenkins
Karin Beck
6 eps
Nagmeh Alaei
Shari
6 eps
Eskindir Tesfay
Salli Kurt
6 eps
Birge Schade
Ruth
6 eps
Christian Beermann
Papa
6 eps
Seraphina Schweiger
Ines Reiger
6 eps
Özgür Karadeniz
Doctor
6 eps
Jeanne Goursaud
Lena Beck
6 eps
Juri Senft
Sven
1 eps
Alexander Koll
Max
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dear Child actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dear Child reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Tension.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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 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
A mysterious woman's escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators toward the dark truth behind an unsolved disappearance 13 years earlier.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Hannah
After a woman is hit by a car and hospitalized, authorities try to make sense of puzzling information from the young girl who was with her.
S01E02
Grandfather
Gerd meets the mysterious patient. Hannah moves to a new home. Aida's investigation of the accident site leads to a breakthrough.
S01E06
For Lena
As the pieces of a grim puzzle finally click into place, Gerd and Aida race to prevent history from repeating itself. Hannah makes a special request.
S01E03
The House
A search yields disturbing discoveries while Gerd begins to realize that the full truth of Lena Beck's disappearance is darker than anyone imagined.
S01E05
Gifts
Jasmin realizes she's not alone. Gerd follows a hunch about Hannah while Matthias forges ahead with a plan to bring her home. Aida pursues a lead.
S01E04
Rules
Gruesome new evidence from the forest surrounding the military site changes the scope of the investigation. Jasmin fights to regain her independence.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
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
- Tom SpiessProducer
- Oliver BerbenExecutive Producer
- Friederich OetkerProducer
Writing
- Isabel KleefeldWriter
- Julian PörksenWriter
Direction
- Isabel KleefeldDirector
- Julian PörksenDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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