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Unfamiliar
The truth is coming.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Unfamiliar actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Unfamiliar 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
When the past catches up with two former spies, their biggest challenge isn't car chases, shootouts or fistfights — it's telling each other the truth.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Sixteen Years
When Meret and Simon are called away from their daughter's birthday to receive a wounded agent in their safe house, the man immediately raises red flags.
S01E02
The Truth After
After setting a trap to see who's after them, Meret and Simon are each confronted with a familiar face, complicating their efforts to keep their cover.
S01E03
Belarus
Gregor's life hangs by a thread. Meret discovers another one of Simon's lies. Julika begins to suspect the presence of a mole inside the BND.
S01E06
Still Alive
Unable to let go, Koleev descends upon the safe house with everything he's got. Meret and Simon will have to trust each other in order to survive.
S01E05
StarFish
Julika digs deeper into the Belarus connection. Katya arranges a meeting with Koleev, leading him right to the doorstep of Meret and Simon.
S01E04
What Have We Done?
While Simon confides in Katya and Meret strikes out on her own to gain a new ally, Koleev doubles his efforts to draw them out in the open.
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Behind the series
Created by
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The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lina Mareike ZopfsProducer
- Sabine de MardtExecutive Producer
- Andreas BareissExecutive Producer
Cinematography
- Christian StangassingerDirector of Photography
Music
- Jessica JonesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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