A Nazi tech legacy, a mysterious notebook, and two men—neither is what he seems.
Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestLena's father works as a developer in Hitler's high-tech forge, where the famous unit receiver E1 was developed. When he dies in 1945, he leaves a notebook with the name Sattler. He should look for Lena. Lena is stranded with her seriously ill mother Hilde and her sister Betty in a village near Fürth. Here she meets two men: Walter Juskowiak, returnees from prisoner of war, with whom she meets, and Hans Sattler. The representative for radio kits turns out to be the son of Wilhelm Sattler, owner of the Sattler works in Fürth. Lena is sure to have finally found the right man.
Acting
Alexandra Neldel's desperate optimism crumbles beautifully.
Production
Reconstructed 1950s Fürth feels lived-in, not museum-piece.
Writing
Every man has two names and three motives.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The E1 receiver was real—Grundig's first mass radio, symbolizing how West German prosperity was built on Nazi-era industrial continuity.
Director Ute Wieland fought to shoot in Fürth itself; most exteriors are authentic 1950s architecture, not sets. The Hakenkreuz-free factory still stands.
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