

7.256 minSeason 4 • Episode 12
LatestThe SA and SS face each other in the Stennes Putsch; Wendt wants the police to intervene; Toni meets an ally.
Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Production
Most expensive non-English series ever—every frame drips money.
Cinematography
Tykwer's expressionist shadows meet modern kinetic energy.
Costume
4000+ costumes; Charlotte's flapper evolution is character development.
Creators
Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Hendrik Handloegten
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Babelsberg Studios built Europe's largest permanent standing set: 300 meters of 1920s Berlin boulevard.
The series deliberately premiered in 2017 Germany, using Weimar's collapse to interrogate rising nationalism—controversial and intentional.