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Perfume
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Friederike Becht
Profilerin Nadja Simon
6 eps
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Staatsanwalt Grünberg
6 eps
Juergen Maurer
Kriminalhauptkommissar Matthias Köhler
6 eps
Ken Duken
Roman Seliger
6 eps
Natalia Belitski
Elena Seliger
6 eps
August Diehl
Moritz de Vries
6 eps
Trystan Pütter
Thomas Butsche
6 eps
Christian Friedel
Daniel 'Zahnlos' Sluiter
6 eps
Franziska Brandmeier
Katharina (jung)
6 eps
Marc Hosemann
Jens Brettschneider
6 eps
Oskar Belton
Roman (jung)
6 eps
Valerie Stoll
Elena (jung)
6 eps
Albrecht Felsmann
„Zahnlos“ (jung)
6 eps
Leon Blaschke
Moritz (jung)
6 eps
Julius Nitschkoff
Butsche (jung)
6 eps
Susanne Wuest
Lydia Suchanow
6 eps
Siri Nase
Katharina 'K' Läufer
6 eps
Nicholas Bodeux
Dr. Steffen Schenk
1 eps
Jimmy Gutzeit
Felix
1 eps
Piet Fuchs
Priester
1 eps
Roxane Duran
Tänzerin
1 eps
Kyra Sophia Kahre
Vanessa
3 eps
Valerie Koch
Perle
3 eps
Steffen Münster
Bestatter
1 eps
Max Hegewald
Sebastian Läufer
1 eps
Marie-Christine Adam
Dame
1 eps
Branko Samarovski
Alter Polizist
1 eps
Christian Skibinski
Trauergast (uncredited)
3 eps
Karl Markovics
Pedell
3 eps
Sabin Tambrea
Hendrik Ahlers
1 eps
Carlotta von Falkenhayn
Elsie
5 eps
Marita Breuer
Mutter Suchanow
2 eps
Sabine Orléans
Sozialarbeiterin
1 eps
Wolfgang Pregler
Gerichtsmediziiner (uncredited)
2 eps
Anja Schneider
Elisabeth Grünberg (uncredited)
3 eps
Susanne Bredehöft
Frau mit Hunden
2 eps
Antje Lewald
Nachbarin
1 eps
Sandra Borgmann
Mertens Mutter
1 eps
Bettina Lieder
Julia Suchanow
1 eps
Thomas Thieme
Direktor
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Perfume actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Perfume reads strongest on Serialized, Bingeability and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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
When a singer is found murdered, with her scent glands excised from her body, detectives probe a group of friends who attended boarding school with her.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06 · Signature episode
Captivation
When another victim turns up, the police zero in on a suspect. Nadja's lingering doubts -- and a tip from Köhler -- lead to a shocking confrontation.
S01E05 · Signature episode
The Heart Notes
Elena seeks safety in an unlikely place, Roman exacts revenge, and secrets from the past surface as Nadja interviews Merten Brodmann's mother.
S01E04 · Signature episode
The Third Substance
Butsche visits Elena for help with Elsie, angering Roman once again. Nadja drops a bomb on Grünberg and tests a provocative hypothesis about Katharina.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Ambergris
As police investigate the bizarre and brutal murder of alluring singer Katharina Läufer, five of her former classmates reunite at her funeral.
S01E03 · Signature episode
Synthesis
The detectives make a gruesome discovery. At the brothel, Butsche bonds with Pearl's daughter, Elsie. Nadja learns about the group's shared obsession.
S01E02
Skatole
A missing persons case linked to the boarding school is reopened. When the friends play a strange game, tensions between Butsche and Roman boil over.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05 · Signature episode
The Heart Notes
S01E06 · Signature episode
Captivation
S01E03 · Signature episode
Synthesis
S01E04 · Signature episode
The Third Substance
S01E01 · Signature episode
Ambergris
S01E02
Skatole
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
- Lutz WeidlichExecutive Producer
- Sarah KirkegaardProducer
- Oliver BerbenExecutive Producer
- Christine RotheExecutive Producer
Direction
- Philipp KadelbachDirector
Cinematography
- Jakub BejnarowiczDirector of Photography
Music
- Fabian RömerOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KadelbachOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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