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When ‘Babylon Berlin’ season 5 will be available on free TV and in the ARD media library has not yet been definitively determined. But there is an approximate direction.
”Babylon Berlin” season 5: This is known so far
It has been known since June 25, 2024 that the German television series will have its grand finale in a fifth season despite Sky’s withdrawal. ARD has announced that filming will begin in October 2024.
- Season five of “Babylon Berlin” is a co-production of these partners: Partner X Filme Creative Pool, ARD Degeto Film, SWR, WDR, Radio Bremen and Beta Film.
- According to initial estimates, the last season of the successful series could be broadcast in summer 2025 on free TV and in the ARD media library. However, an exact broadcast date has not yet been set.
- The basis for the scripts developed by the core cast is the novel “Märzgefallene” by Volker Kutscher.
- “Babylon Berlin” fans can look forward to another eight episodes in season five of the series, which is set in the Berlin underground of the 1920s and 1930s.
Babylon Berlin: This is what the series is about
“Babylon Berlin” is a German television series that initially takes place in the late 1920s and arrives in the fifth season in 1933 – at the time of the Nazi seizure of power.
- It is based on the historical crime novels by German author Volker Kutscher, who immediately became a bestseller with the first case, entitled “Der nasse Fisch” (The Wet Fish), about Inspector Gereon Rath.
- Readers and viewers are immersed in the history of Berlin during the Weimar Republic and experience the city from its most vibrant and decadent side.
- The series uses various criminal cases to explore political unrest, social upheaval and the clash of different social classes.
- The leading roles are played by Volker Bruch (Gereon Rath) and Liv Lisa Fries (Charlotte Ritter), among others.
