Babylon Berlin

Genre: Drama

Description: A lavish period crime drama set in 1920s Weimar Republic Berlin, following police detective Gereon Rath as he investigates a blackmail case involving a pornographic film that becomes entangled with political conspiracy and organized crime. Transferred from Cologne to Berlin, Rath struggles with PTSD from World War I while navigating the city's decadent nightlife, political unrest, and rising extremism. Alongside police stenographer Charlotte Ritter, who leads a double life working in nightclubs to support her family, they uncover corruption that reaches the highest levels of society. The series captures the opulent yet volatile atmosphere of Berlin before the Nazi rise to power.

8.4

Release Date: 2017-10-13