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.
1975, Berlin, Germany
26 February 1968, Dresden, German Democratic Republic
17 May 1946, Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6 April 1960, Weil am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10 January 1987, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
25 January 1955, New Amsterdam, USA
24 June 1973, Erfurt, German Democratic Republic
28 April 1973, Bremen, Germany
1969, Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg, Germany
25 February 1950, Paris, France
1972
1966
6 February 1911, Tampico, Illinois, USA
1963
18 December 1913, Lübeck [now Schleswig-Holstein], Germany
31 March 1958, Jerichow, East Germany
1987, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
22 July 1988, Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1979, Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6 September 1915, Munich, Bavaria, 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.
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
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.
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 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 17, 2015
The threat of mutually assured destruction has never been so much fun.
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
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.
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.
January 03, 2016
This is a period drama that sometimes lacks drama but makes up for it with a deep sense of period.

