3.091 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestLars fulfils his mission by capturing Sabine's family's sympathy and trust. Ralf struggles to stop Lars from succumbing to his feelings for Sabine.
Cold War, the seventies. Lars is a Romeo agent from East Germany: he must go to the West side and seduce and spy on Western women who work in government or defense institutions.
Acting
Tom Schilling's hollow-eyed charm masks monstrous compliance.
Production
Seamy period detail that makes 1977 feel contagious.
Writing
Paula Milne refuses to let anyone be purely victim or villain.
Creator
Paula Milne
Tom Schilling
Lars Weber
Sofia Helin
Lauren Faber
Ben Becker
Ralf Müller
Hannes Wegener
Axel Lang
Uwe Preuss
Meyer
Friederike Becht
Sabine Cutter
Anja Kling
Gita Weber
Daniel Krejčík
Viktor
Christian Näthe
Florian Eberhardt
Richard Pepper
Duncan March
Steven Brand
Howard Cutter
Claudia Vašeková
Eleanor Miller
Steffi Kühnert
Erika Haas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Romeo program' was real: Stasi agents seduced West German secretaries for decades, producing actual intelligence and real psychological wreckage.
Sofia Helin (Lauren) later starred in 'The Bridge' — her specialty is women who trust too slowly, then disastrously.
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