Deutschland 86 

Abandoned by Moscow and desperate for cash, the East German leadership pushes their secret operatives to experiment with global capitalism and save their sinking socialist ship. Long ... See full summary »

Creators:

Anna Winger, Jörg Winger

Stars:

Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jonas Nay	...	Martin Rauch 10 episodes, 2018
Maria Schrader	...	Lenora Rauch 10 episodes, 2018
Florence Kasumba	...	Rose Seithathi 10 episodes, 2018
Sylvester Groth	...	Walter Schweppenstette 10 episodes, 2018
Sonja Gerhardt	...	Annett Schneider 10 episodes, 2018
Lavinia Wilson	...	Brigitte Winkelmann 10 episodes, 2018
Ludwig Trepte	...	Alex Edel 10 episodes, 2018
Alexander Beyer	...	Tobias Tischbier 10 episodes, 2018
Fritzi Haberlandt	...	Tina Fischer 10 episodes, 2018
Uwe Preuss	...	Marcus Fuchs 10 episodes, 2018
Niels Bormann	...	Fritz Hartmann 10 episodes, 2018
Emilia Pieske	...	Sandra Fischer 9 episodes, 2018
Helena Pieske	...	Steffi Fischer 9 episodes, 2018
Vladimir Burlakov	...	Thomas Posimski 8 episodes, 2018
Carina Wiese	...	Ingrid Rauch 8 episodes, 2018
Anke Engelke	...	Barbara Dietrich 7 episodes, 2018
Emma Fischer	...	Katie Janeway 6 episodes, 2018
Chris Veres	...	Tim Avery 6 episodes, 2018
Knut Berger	...	Christoph Fischer 6 episodes, 2018
Philipp Hochmair	...	Frank Winkelmann 5 episodes, 2018
Michaela Caspar	...	Frau Netz 5 episodes, 2018
Athena Strates	...	Sprembex Secretary 5 episodes, 2018

Storyline

Abandoned by Moscow and desperate for cash, the East German leadership pushes their secret operatives to experiment with global capitalism and save their sinking socialist ship. Long banished to Africa for his sins in 1983, Martin Rauch is now sent back into the field.

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Plot Keywords:

cold war | south africa | 1980s | east germany | communism | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the actors were actually born and grew up in the German Democratic Republic and thus know the time from their own experience. Sylvester Groth, born in 1958, is from Brandenburg. Carina Wiese, Martins mother, was born in 1968 in Dresden, as well as Uwe Preuss, born in 1961.

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Connections

Follows Deutschland 83 (2015)

User Reviews

Forgotten fronts of 80s

I'm a big fan of the first season and the second caught me offguard at the premier. This time moving further from Europe "Able Archer" ordeal and focusing on much brutal frontline events where the socialist bureaucrats trying to use kolibri to do their proxy dirty work.

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Xhosa Portuguese Arabic French

Release Date:

25 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deutschland 86

Company Credits

Production Co:

UFA Fiction, German Motion Picture Fund, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD