Babylon Berlin
Babylon Berlin is a German neo-noir television series. Created, written, and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Hendrik Handloegten, it is loosely based on novels by Volker Kutscher.
Plot
The series is set in Berlin during the latter years of the Weimar Republic, beginning in 1929. It follows Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch), a police inspector on assignment from Cologne who is on a secret mission to dismantle an extortion ring, and Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries), police clerk by day, prostitute by night, who aspires to become a police inspector.
Awards
Cast
- Anton Rattinger
- Anton von Lucke
- Benno Fürmann
- Bernhard Schütz
- Caro Cult
- Christian Friedel
- Denis Burgazliev
- Detlef Bierstedt
- Dmitri Alexandrov
- Ernst Stötzner
- Florian Panzner
- Franciska Friede
- Frank Künster
- Fritzi Haberlandt
- Gerdy Zint
- Gloria Endres de Oliveira
- Godehard Giese
- Günter Lamprecht
- Hannah Herzsprung
- Hanno Koffler
- Hanns Zischler
- Hendrik Heutmann
- Henning Peker
- Hildegard Schroedter
- Holger Handtke
- Ivan Shvedoff
- Ivo Pietzcker
- Jacob Matschenz
- Jeanette Hain
- Jens Harzer
- Joachim Paul Assböck
- Johann Jürgens
- Jördis Triebel
- Julius Feldmeier
- Karl Markovics
- Lars Eidinger
- Lilli Fichtner
- Liv Lisa Fries
- Luc Feit
- Marc Hosemann
- Marie Gruber
- Martin Wuttke
- Matthias Brandt
- Meret Becker
- Mišel Matičević
- Natalia Mateo
- Nina Gummich
- Oleg Tikhomirov
- Peter Jordan
- Pit Bukowski
- Rolf Kanies
- Ronald Zehrfeld
- Sabin Tambrea
- Saskia Rosendahl
- Sebastian Urzendowsky
- Severija Janusauskaite
- Thomas Thieme
- Thorsten Merten
- Tim Fischer
- Trystan Pütter
- Udo Samel
- Volker Bruch
- Waldemar Kobus
- Waléra Kanischtscheff
- Werner Wölbern
More details
| author | Achim von Borries Hendrik Handloegten Tom Tykwer |
|---|---|
| award | Bavarian TV Awards Best drama series European Film Academy Achievement in Fiction Series Award Grimme-Preis Magnolia Award for Best Foreign TV Series Romy |
| contentLocation | Berlin |
| director | Achim von Borries Hendrik Handloegten Tom Tykwer |
| events | Weimar Republic |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | begin cologne police inspector prostitute prostitution secret mission |
| musicBy | Johnny Klimek |
| recordedAt | Bavarian Railway Museum |
| theme | neo-noir police procedural |