EPISODE
SEASON
Deutschland 83 - Season 1
In a series of dramatic and powerful events a German soldier from East Germany named Martin Rauch's story, a 24-year-old naïve German soldier, was appointed as a spy. The spy's mission is to storm the hotel room, where NATO chief analyst Heinrich Meyer lives, to steal a dangerous secret report for East Germany. Martin, after being a simple border guard, was given the task of hiding in the ranks of the German West Army to do the job. Martin has his primary mission as a spy for East Germany and his mission lies in helping his mother, who suffers from diabetes, both of which seem exciting and dangerous for him at this age.
2 March 1931, Privolnoye, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Stavropol Krai, Russia]
1978, Hamburg, Germany
6 April 1960, Weil am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3 October 1966, Berlin, Germany
1966
13 December 1920, New York City, New York, USA
17 May 1988, Berlin, Germany
1963
17 May 1946, Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
June 17, 2015
Trust me, watch the first 20 minutes of Deutschland 83 and you'll be hooked for the remainder. It's an adroit spy caper rooted in vivid history.
July 08, 2015
Deutschland 83 is a genuine corker, with flashes of graphic style-an angular black-and-white dress, a carefully arranged drawer of cigarettes, cash, and Nescafé.
June 17, 2015
It's not as intense a viewing experience as The Americans... this is more of a straightforward, slightly lighter spy thriller, with lots of tension about whether our hero will be caught and if he'll ever be allowed to return home.
June 15, 2015
Deutschland 83 can be a little clunky at times, and most of it is subtitled. Nevertheless, it's a taut thriller with some cool '80s spy moments - near-miss escapes with sexual elements.
January 03, 2016
This is a period drama that sometimes lacks drama but makes up for it with a deep sense of period.
June 17, 2015
Deutschland 83 is a stylish take on the spy genre that carefully balances its humor with high stakes, and with Nay as an anchor, promises that this is a spy caper worth a few summer weeks.
August 31, 2015
The clunky '80s spy technology is riveting. The locations in and around Berlin add visual interest. Nay's cool, understated performance is a plus.
June 18, 2015
It's enough to make us demand more, possibly an entire channel of German drama, if they're all this good.
June 17, 2015
The threat of mutually assured destruction has never been so much fun.
June 17, 2015
The premiere episode of Deutschland 83 delivers an excellent mix of coming of age character drama and espionage derring-do. For viewers not allergic to subtitles, it's well worth watching.

