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Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin

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  • Germany
  • 2017
  • · 2 seasons
  • · 55m

Creators Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten
Cast Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Denis Burgazliev
Genre Drama

A Soviet freight train's hijacking leads a haunted cop and a poor typist to uncover a political conspiracy amid the vice and glamour of 1929 Berlin.

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What are users saying?

Asia Cureton

Truly one of Netflix's hidden gems. A great look at the Weimar Republic and one of Germany's most interesting historical periods, both culturally and politically. I found myself sitting down to watch the first episode and looking up to see that several hours had passed. I really couldn't stop watching. It's no surprise to me that one of the show's creators, Tom Tykwer, created one of my favorite movies, Run Lola Run, because this show is just as great. The performances are great, especially the show's leads. A thrilling ride from start to finish.

What are critics saying?

90

Wall Street Journal by John Anderson

The as-yet-uninitiated should watch them, joyously. There aren't many "events" on television; this is one.

90

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Kathryn VanArendonk

Not subtle. But Babylon Berlin is an amazing show, and it’s an amazing show for right now: politically resonant but historically removed, stylistic and melodramatic, endearing, bracing, and completely absorbing.

80

Boston Globe by Mark Feeney

“BB” fans will not be disappointed. .... If you’re not a fan, though, what you can’t appreciate is how Volker Bruch, as a police inspector Gereon Rath, and Liv Lisa Fries, as police clerk Charlotte Ritter (yes, Gereon and Charlotte are sweet on each other), elevate the proceedings and hold them together.

80

The New York Times by Mike Hale

“Babylon Berlin” cruises along like a particularly eventful amusement park ride — Weimar Fever Dream — that practically negates the concept of suspension of disbelief. .... Clips from the film-within-a-film, with its references to Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis,” are an amusing, and sometimes surprisingly moving, bonus in the later episodes. Also keep your eyes out for a pointed homage to “The Third Man.”