Babylon Berlin
German neo-noir television series
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Key Takeaways
- Babylon Berlin is a German neo-noir television series.
- The series premiered on 13 October 2017 on Sky 1.
- Season 3 premiered in January 2020, followed by Season 4 in October 2022.
- It will premiere in 2026.
- In April 2024, the first three seasons of the show began streaming on MHz Choice in the United States, with the fourth season added in June.
Babylon Berlin is a German neo-noir television series. Created, written, and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Hendrik Handloegten, it is loosely based on novels by Volker Kutscher.
The series premiered on 13 October 2017 on Sky 1. The first release consisted of a continuous run of 16 episodes, with the first eight officially known as Season 1, and the second eight known as Season 2. Season 3 premiered in January 2020, followed by Season 4 in October 2022. In June 2023, the show was renewed for a fifth and final season, which began filming in the winter of 2024 and completed filming in November 2025. It will premiere in 2026.
Netflix exclusively streamed seasons 1 through 3 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States until they were removed in February 2024. In April 2024, the first three seasons of the show began streaming on MHz Choice in the United States, with the fourth season added in June.
Plot
The series is set in Berlin during the latter years of the Weimar Republic, beginning in 1929. It follows Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch), a police inspector on assignment from Cologne who is on a secret mission to dismantle an extortion ring, and police clerk Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries), who aspires to become a police inspector.
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