Miniseries · ZDF
Generation War
What happens when the country you love betray everything you believe?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Volker Bruch
Wilhelm Winter
3 eps
Tom Schilling
Friedhelm Winter
3 eps
Katharina Schüttler
Greta Müller
3 eps
Christiane Paul
Lilja
2 eps
Ludwig Trepte
Viktor Goldstein
3 eps
Miriam Stein
Charlotte
3 eps
Alina Levshin
Alina
2 eps
Mark Waschke
Dorn
3 eps
Lucas Gregorowicz
Jerzy
2 eps
Henriette Richter-Röhl
Hildegard
3 eps
Götz Schubert
Dr. Jahn
3 eps
Hildegard Schroedter
Brigitte
3 eps
Inga Jarkova
Sonja
1 eps
Sylvester Groth
Hiemer
3 eps
Maxim Mehmet
Hauptmann Feigl
2 eps
Adam Markiewicz
Stanislawski
2 eps
Johanna Gastdorf
Mother Winter
2 eps
Peter Kremer
Father Winter
2 eps
Trystan Pütter
Bertok
2 eps
David Zimmerschied
Schneider
2 eps
Joel Basman
Bartel
2 eps
Anne Diemer
Dorn's Wife
2 eps
Karina Plachetka
Erika
2 eps
Judith Engel
Frau Schulze
2 eps
Samuel Finzi
Viktor's Father
1 eps
Janusz Cichocki
Polish Farmer
1 eps
Dorka Gryllus
Viktor's Mother
1 eps
Bernd Michael Lade
Feldwebel Krebs
1 eps
Tino Mewes
Zwei
1 eps
Antonio Wannek
Koch
1 eps
Merle Dissen
Dorn's Daughter
2 eps
Paul Maaß
Dorgerloh
1 eps
Benjamin Trinks
Eins
1 eps
Ludwig Blochberger
Freitag
1 eps
Laurens Walter
Dorn's Aide
1 eps
Martin Bruchmann
Schmidt
1 eps
Kai Michael Müller
Polish Farmer's Son
1 eps
Lioba Ravén Engel
Maid
1 eps
Eckehard Hoffmann
Willy
1 eps
Valentin Novopolskij
Commander
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Generation War actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Generation War reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Career-soldier Wilhelm, his pacifist younger brother Friedhelm, and their friends Charlotte, Viktor and Greta say farewell in the summer of 1941 in Berlin, with the promise to meet again after the war.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
A Different Country
The German army begins to retreat from the Eastern Front, and all five friends must decide who to side with in order to survive and fulfill their pledge to reunite in Berlin.
- Directed by Philipp Kadelbach
- Written by Stefan Kolditz
S01E02
A Different War
As the war progresses, the soldiers realize they are not fighting the war that they expected. Charlotte and Greta must live with the consequences of their choices, and Viktor and Wilhelm find themselves on the run.
- Directed by Philipp Kadelbach
- Written by Stefan Kolditz
S01E01
A Different Time
On the eve of the Russian invasion in 1941, five German friends gather in Berlin before going separate ways: army lieutenant Wilhelm, his intellectual brother Friedhelm, nurse Charlotte, Jewish tailor Viktor, and his singer girlfriend Greta.
- Directed by Philipp Kadelbach
- Written by Stefan Kolditz
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E03
A Different Country
- Directed by Philipp Kadelbach
- Written by Stefan Kolditz
S01E02
A Different War
- Directed by Philipp Kadelbach
- Written by Stefan Kolditz
S01E01
A Different Time
- Directed by Philipp Kadelbach
- Written by Stefan Kolditz
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
- Jürgen SchusterProducer
- Benjamin BenedictProducer
- Nico HofmannProducer
- Sebastian WerningerExecutive Producer
- Katrin GoetterExecutive Producer
Writing
- Stefan KolditzWriter
Direction
- Philipp KadelbachDirector
Cinematography
- David SlamaDirector of Photography
Music
- Fabian RömerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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