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German TV drama Babylon Berlin releases fifth and final season
The acclaimed series depicting the collapse of the Weimar Republic concludes its 13-year run as Germany prepares for state elections.
The short version
- Babylon Berlin is releasing its fifth and final season, which dramatizes the end of the Weimar Republic and Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
- The 13-year production has aired across 140 countries and encompasses approximately 50 hours of television drama.
- The final season premiere coincides with upcoming German state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Key facts
- Babylon Berlin is releasing its fifth and final season, bringing an end to a 13-year television project.[The Guardian]
- The final season's plot focuses on Adolf Hitler's appointment as Reich chancellor and is partly based on novels by Volker Kutscher.[The Guardian]
- The series was created by three filmmakers, including Tom Tykwer and Henk Handloegten, and stars Liv Lisa Fries and Volker Bruch.[The Guardian]
- Over its run, the series spanned around 50 hours of drama and was broadcast in 140 countries.[The Guardian]
- The release coincides with German state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[The Guardian]