8.049 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestAs they continue their rogue investigation, Thomas, Anne, and Frank put the pieces together between Jürgen, the Isefort murders, and Barbara’s disappearance. Will Thomas and his family finally get closure after nearly 30 years?
In the summer of 1989, the sister of Hamburg's LKA chief Thomas Bethge disappears without a trace. For almost three decades, he investigates the mysterious criminal case, before he gets on the trail of a serial killer.
Acting
Matthias Brandt ages 30 years in his eyes alone.
Direction
Bohse makes 1989 and 2019 feel like the same suffocating nightmare.
Writing
Six episodes of red herrings that actually pay off.
Creator
Sven Bohse
Matthias Brandt
Thomas Bethge
Silke Bodenbender
Barbara Neder
Karoline Schuch
Anne Bach
August Wittgenstein
Jan Gerke
Nicholas Ofczarek
Robert Neder
Jenny Schily
Marianna Bethge
Hanno Koffler
Jürgen Becker
Andreas Lust
Frank Behringer
Nadeshda Brennicke
Andrea Becker
Janina Fautz
Theresa Neder
Hildegard Schmahl
Erika Bethge
Mirco Kreibich
Heiner Mertens
Karsten Mielke
Lohse
Moritz Grove
Staatsanwalt Leest
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real-life LKA Hamburg and Germany's infamous 'Cold Case' culture where officers often spend decades on single cases. The show sparked debate about whether such obsession is noble or pathological.
Matthias Brandt (Thomas Bethge) is the son of former German Chancellor Willy Brandt — ironic casting for a series about institutional power and its limits.
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