Babylon Berlin is a German drama series created by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Henk Handloegten, directed by Henk Handloegten, Achim von Borries, and Tom Tykwer, and starring Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries. This series debuted on October 13, 2017.
The show never saw its fourth season arrive on Netflix and was removed in February 2024.
Summary[]
- "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."
- —Official Netflix synopsis
Cast and Characters[]
- Volker Bruch as Gereon Rath
- Liv Lisa Fries as Charlotte Ritter
- Leonie Benesch as Greta Overbeck
- Christian Friedel as Reinhold Gräf
- Lars Eidinger as Alfred Nyssen
- Misel Maticevic as Edgar der Armenier
- Fritzi Haberlandt as Elisabeth Behnke
- Jens Harzer as Dr. Anno Schmidt
- Karl Markovics as Samuel Katelbach
- Jördis Triebel as Dr. Völcker
- Thomas Thieme as Karl Zörgiebel
- Peter Kurth as Bruno Wolter
- Matthias Brandt as August Benda
- Hannah Herzsprung as Helga Rath
- Ernst Stötzner as Generalmajor Seegers
- Godehard Giese as Böhm
- Philip Hersh as Franz Krajewski
- Benno Fürmann as Oberst Wendt
- Thorsten Merten as Henning
- Rüdiger Klink as Czerwinski
- Severija Janusauskaite as Svetlana Sorokina
- Jacob Matschenz as Fritz
- Luc Feit as Ullrich
- Libby Brien as Esther Kasabian
- Denis Burgazliev as Trochin
- Pasha Sol as Trochin
- Anton von Lucke as Stephan Jänicke
- Julius Feldmeier as Otto
- Ronald Zehrfeld as Walter Weintraub
- Meret Becker as Esther Kasabian
- Irene Böhm as Toni Ritter
- Sabin Tambrea as Tristan Rot
Episodes[]
Awards[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Camerimage | Best Pilot | Babylon Berlin | Nominated |
| 2018 | Adolf Grimme Awards | Outstanding Pilot | Babylon Berlin | Nominated |
| Bambi Awards | Best Television Show – National | Babylon Berlin | Won | |
| Best Actress – National | Liv Lisa Fries | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor – National | Peter Kurth | Nominated | ||
| Bavarian TV Awards | Special Award | Babylon Berlin | Nominated | |
| German Screen Actors Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Leonie Benesch | Won | |
| Best Leading Actor | Peter Kurth | Nominated | ||
| German Television Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | Pierre-Yves Gayraud | Won | |
| Best Make Up | Kerstin Gaecklein, Roman Braunhofer | Won | ||
| Best Score | Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek | Won | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Pinnow | Won | ||
| Best Stunts | Dana Stein | Won | ||
| Best Editor | Dana Stein | Nominated | ||
| German Television Awards | Best Series | Babylon Berlin | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Frank Griebe, Bernd Fischer, Philipp Haberlandt | Won | ||
| Best Music | Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer | Won | ||
| Best Production and Costume Desige | Pierre-Yves Gayraud (costume designer), Uli Hanisch (production designer) | Won | ||
| Best Directing for a Movie Made for Television or Miniseries | Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloegten, Achim von Borries | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Liv Lisa Fries | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Peter Kurth | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Alexander Berner, Claus Wehlisch, Antje Zynga | Nominated | ||
| Golden Camera Awards | Best German Actor | Volker Bruch | Nominated | |
| Golden Umbrella Television Awards | Best Cinematography | Bernd Fischer, Philipp Haberlandt, Frank Griebe | Won | |
| Best Director | Achim von Borries, Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloegten | Won | ||
| Best Casting | Simone Bär | Won | ||
| Ondas Awards | Best IntenationalTelevision Series | Babylon Berlin | Nominated | |
| Romy Gala Awards | Television Event of the Year | Babylon Berlin | Nominated | |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | Grand Prize | Babylon Berlin | Nominated | |
| Magnolia Award for Best Television Series|Magnolia Awards | Best International Television Show | Babylon Berlin | Nominated | |
| 2019 | SXSW Film Design Award | Excellence in Title Design | Saskia Marka | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | European Achievement in Fiction Series Award | Babylon Berlin | Won | |
| 2020 | German Screen Actors Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lars Eidinger | Nominated |
| German Camera Awards | Best Cinematography | Christian Almesberger, Bernd Fischer, Philipp Haberlandt | Nominated | |
| German Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Babylon Berlin | Nominated | |
| Romy Gala Awards | Favorite Actor in a Series | Karl Markovics | Nominated |
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Watch Babylon Berlin on Netflix
