EPISODE
SEASON
Deutschland 83 - Season 1
A series of powerful and exciting events is detailed in a war story about a young man named Martin Rauch, a naive 24-year-old German soldier. Martin was appointed on an official mission as a spy for East Germany against West Germany. The mission of the soldier is to storm the hotel room, where NATO chief analyst Henrik Meyer lives, to steal a confidential report. Martin was a simple and naive border guard, but he was given that exciting task by Tischbier to hide in the ranks of the German West Army in Staci. Martin seems to be going badly, especially when Tischbier refuses many promises to help his mother suffering from diabetes in East Germany.
15 January 1983, Berlin, Germany
1977
26 February 1968, Dresden, German Democratic Republic
1969, Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg, Germany
1973
11 September 1979, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
2 March 1931, Privolnoye, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Stavropol Krai, Russia]
18 March 1922, Treffurt, Thuringia, Germany
1979, Thuringia, Germany
27 September 1965, Hannover, Germany
21 December 1917, Cologne, Germany
1958
6 September 1915, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
1978, Hamburg, Germany
17 May 1988, Berlin, Germany
1987, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
1972
14 July 1959, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
1979, Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
3 November 1965, Tbilisi, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]
25 August 1912, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
1966
29 November 1947, Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany
1975, Berlin, Germany
24 June 1973, Erfurt, German Democratic Republic
1961, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
June 17, 2015
The threat of mutually assured destruction has never been so much fun.
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 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.
June 18, 2015
It's enough to make us demand more, possibly an entire channel of German drama, if they're all this good.
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.

