Miniseries · Netflix
The Signal
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Florian David Fitz
Sven Groth
4 eps
Peri Baumeister
Paula Groth
4 eps
Yuna Bennett
Charlie Groth
4 eps
Seumas F. Sargent
Jake Mitchell
4 eps
Enzo Leonardo Mandarà
Esposito
4 eps
Tim Seyfi
Timme
4 eps
Eva Mannschott
Ellen
4 eps
Elmar Gutmann
Paola's Father
4 eps
Adam Alizada
Hiraj Boy #1
4 eps
Luca Korinteli
Hiraj Boy #2
4 eps
Alexandra Schalaudek
4 eps
Anja Knauer
Kathrin
4 eps
Felix Hellmann
4 eps
Simon Luca Oldani
1 eps
Alida Bohnen
1 eps
Yûho Yamashita
Haruko Okawa
1 eps
Ann Ayano
Akira Okawa
1 eps
Akiko Hitomi
Mio Okawa
1 eps
Patrick Esume
1 eps
Michaela Kis
Marie Stiehlemann
1 eps
Teresa Klamert
Dina Müller
1 eps
Janina Elkin
Laura Kapp
1 eps
Natalie Amiri
Newsreader
3 eps
Rafael Grombelka
3 eps
Petra Michelle Nérette
Aleksandra Zelenka
1 eps
Christian Ammermüller
Mathis Hanisch
1 eps
Steffen Recks
Relative
1 eps
Nitsa Benidze
1 eps
Nathalie Schott
1 eps
Marie-Therese Futterknecht
1 eps
Prince Damien
Richard Augl
2 eps
Gricha Olbrich
Officer
1 eps
Claudia Gräf
Reporter
1 eps
Assietou Sall Ndiaye
1 eps
Sabrina Strehl
1 eps
Ben Plunkett-Reynolds
Steven Miller
1 eps
Janis Schmitt
1 eps
Waldemar Hooge
1 eps
Victoria Mayer
1 eps
Hadi Khanjanpour
Hadi Hiraj
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Signal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Signal reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A missing astronaut sets her family on a frantic hunt for answers. But the more they uncover, the greater the threat becomes to them — and the world.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Departure
Forced to evade a powerful enemy, Sven puts his faith in Charlie as they try to solve the final piece of Paula's puzzle.
- Directed by Sebastian Hilger
S01E03
Black Box
Sven faces new threats and makes unexpected allies in his search for the truth. Paula deals with a traitor during a critical phase of her mission.
- Directed by Philipp Leinemann
S01E01
Vanished
Astronaut Paula is on her way back from a mission. Her husband Sven and daughter Charlie are excited to see her when they receive upsetting news.
- Directed by Sebastian Hilger
S01E02
Paula
In space, Paula starts to question herself as the weight of her discovery sinks in. Sven and Charlie deal with the fallout of the accident.
- Directed by Philipp Leinemann
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Johannes JanckeProducer
- Christian SpringerProducer
- Amir HamzProducer
- Fahri YardımProducer
Direction
- Philipp LeinemannDirector
- Sebastian HilgerDirector
Music
- Michael BrookOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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