Scripted series · Netflix
Kleo
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jella Haase
Kleo Straub
14 eps
Dimitrij Schaad
Sven Petzold
14 eps
Julius Feldmeier
Thilo
13 eps
Vladimir Burlakov
Andi Wolf
8 eps
Vincent Redetzki
Uwe Mittig
13 eps
Jürgen Heinrich
Otto Straub
3 eps
Alessija Lause
Anne Geike
5 eps
Thandi Sebe
Jenny Schneider
9 eps
Taner Sahintürk
Freddy Lembech
8 eps
Alexander Hörbe
Ludger Wieczorek
2 eps
Gunnar Helm
Erich Mielke
3 eps
Zethphan Smith-Gneist
Mark Petzold
4 eps
Rodrigo Rojo
Jorge Gonzalez
3 eps
Robert Gallinowski
Böttger
3 eps
Wolfgang Boos
Heiner Kaufhold
1 eps
Garry Fischmann
Matthias Frey
2 eps
Martin Stange
Wolfgang Michalzik
1 eps
Stefan Lochau
Ralf Tscherner
1 eps
Tilla Kratochwil
Petra Koopmann
2 eps
Lisa Hrdina
Jutta Zelinski
5 eps
Julia Titze
Friedericke Wendrich
3 eps
Sanne Schnapp
Richterin
1 eps
Christoph Jungmann
Konrad Heinrich
1 eps
Richard Kropf
Man on the Bridge
1 eps
Peter Obermann
Klaus
1 eps
Simon Eckert
Joachim Schmitt
1 eps
Torsten Künstler
Man with the Suitcase
1 eps
Thilo Prothmann
Karl Neumann
2 eps
Volker Werner
1 eps
Marta Sroka
Anja
9 eps
Jonas Stenzel
Dopi
8 eps
Lina Wendel
Lobrecht
2 eps
Bruno F. Apitz
Walter Blum
1 eps
Andrea Brose
Katharina Litt
1 eps
Christian Nikolas Lemberg
Border Police Officer Gerstel
1 eps
Marco Knaup
1 eps
Yun Huang
Min Sun
6 eps
Kathrin Angerer
Gabriela Wieczorek
1 eps
Harry Schäfer
Alexander Below
2 eps
Toni Pons Vera
Taxi Driver
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kleo actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kleo 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.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former East German spy resolves to find out who betrayed her and why — and use her lethal skills to exact revenge.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 14 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20228 episodes
6.7IMDbAfter the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former East German spy resolves to find out who betrayed her and why — and use her lethal skills to exact revenge.
Best episode · S01E04 The Minister
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20246 episodes
6.3IMDbFormer East German spy Kleo continues her whirlwind rampage through post-Cold War Europe, sending her deeper into her own past than she would like.
Best episode · S02E01 The Seahorse
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
The Minister
With Min and Uwe on her tail, Kleo bribes a little girl to deliver a poisoned Bundt cake to Mielke's jail cell. After a showdown, Kleo digs up a letter.
- Directed by Jano Ben Chaabane
- Written by Elena Senft
S01E08
The Purple Witch
Kleo and Sven arrive in Chile, where they track down an elusive Jorge. Later they tangle with Ramona, whose water breaks at an inopportune moment.
- Directed by Viviane Andereggen
- Written by Richard Kropf
S01E02
The Reunion
Determined to find her files, Kleo tracks down her former handler and makes her way into Stasi headquarters. Later, she seeks out Thilo in a dance club.
- Directed by Viviane Andereggen
- Written by Bob Konrad
S01E06
Object Else
Severely wounded in a shooting, Kleo has a revealing flashback. With the ominous red suitcase seemingly in hand, Sven shares a devastating truth.
- Directed by Jano Ben Chaabane
- Written by Hanno Hackfort
S01E01
Big Eden
Top Stasi agent Kleo Straub liquidates a target in a West German nightclub. Soon after, she must face a life-changing betrayal and a heartbreaking loss.
- Directed by Viviane Andereggen
- Written by Richard Kropf
S01E05
Uwe
Kleo and Sven form a wary alliance. Anne visits Kleo claiming to look for her grandfather. After failing to kill her, Uwe sets up a meeting with Kleo.
- Directed by Jano Ben Chaabane
- Written by Elena Senft
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E05
From Russia with Love
- Directed by Isabel Braak
- Written by Hanno Hackfort
S02E02
Object Moni
- Directed by Isabel Braak
- Written by Katharina Sophie Brauer
S02E04
Beer and Schnapps
- Directed by Isabel Braak
- Written by Katharina Sophie Brauer
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
- Hanno HackfortExecutive Producer
- Bob KonradExecutive Producer
- Richard KropfExecutive Producer
Writing
- Katharina Sophie BrauerWriter
- Hanno HackfortWriter
- Bob KonradWriter
- Richard KropfWriter
- Elena SenftWriter
Direction
- Jano Ben ChaabaneDirector
- Viviane AndereggenDirector
- Isabel BraakDirector
- Nina VukovicDirector
Music
- Johnny KlimekOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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