Babylon Berlin Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Babylon Berlin

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to solve a criminal case - a porn ring run by the Berlin Mafia. He uncovers a dangerous web of shadows.

Showrunners

Henk Handloegten (written by) (created by) | Tom Tykwer

Directors

Henk Handloegten | Tom Tykwer | Achim von Borries

Writers

Henk Handloegten (written by) (created by) | Achim von Borries (written by) (created by) | Tom Tykwer (written by) (created by) | Volker Kutscher (based on the novel 'Der nasse Fisch')

Producers

Stefan Arndt | Tom Tykwer

Composers

Johnny Klimek | Tom Tykwer

Cinematographers

Bernd Fischer | Frank Griebe | Philipp Haberlandt

Editors

Alexander Berner | Claus Wehlisch | Antje Zynga

Casting Director

Simone Bär

Production Designer

Uli Hanisch

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 21, 2017

Release date

Jan 30, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

25 wins & 19 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Known for
Volker Bruch Gereon Rath Gereon Rath See fewer	The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Liv Lisa Fries Charlotte Ritter Charlotte Ritter See fewer	Zurich (2013)
Peter Kurth Bruno Wolter Bruno Wolter See fewer	A Heavy Heart (2015)
Matthias Brandt August Benda August Benda See fewer	Police Call 110 (1971)
Leonie Benesch Greta Overbeck (credit only) Greta Overbeck (credit only) See fewer	The White Ribbon (2009)
Severija Janusauskaite Svetlana Sorokina Svetlana Sorokina See fewer	Star (2014)
Ivan Shvedoff Alexej Kardakow Alexej Kardakow See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Lars Eidinger Alfred Nyssen (credit only) Alfred Nyssen (credit only) See fewer	Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Anton von Lucke Stephan Jänicke Stephan Jänicke See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Misel Maticevic Der Armenier Der Armenier See fewer	In the Face of Crime (2010)
Henning Peker Franz Krajewski Franz Krajewski See fewer	In the Fade (2017)
Fritzi Haberlandt Elisabeth Behnke (credit only) Elisabeth Behnke (credit only) See fewer	Cold Is the Breath of Evening (2000)
Karl Markovics Samuel Katelbach (credit only) Samuel Katelbach (credit only) See fewer	The Counterfeiters (2007)
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Jördis Triebel Dr. Völcker (credit only) Dr. Völcker (credit only) See fewer	West (2013)
Christian Friedel Gräf Gräf See fewer	The Zone of Interest (2023)
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Marc Hosemann Johann König Johann König See fewer	Soul Kitchen (2009)
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Hildegard Schroedter Minna Ritter Minna Ritter See fewer	The Cuckoo's Curse (2023)
Laura Kiehne Ilse Ritter Ilse Ritter See fewer	Babylon Berlin (2017)
Pit Bukowski Erich Ritter Erich Ritter See fewer	The Bunker (2015)
Irene Böhm Toni Ritter Toni Ritter See fewer	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Werner Lustig Opa Ritter Opa Ritter See fewer	Babylon Berlin (2017)
Lilli Fichtner Doris Doris See fewer	The White Ribbon (2009)
Daniel Krauss Hotel-Rezeptionist Hotel-Rezeptionist See fewer	Wo es weh tut (2010)
Rosa Enskat Traudel Reckwitz Traudel Reckwitz See fewer	Charité (2017)
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Alexander Hörbe Bela Gosztony Bela Gosztony See fewer	Tatort (1970)
Tim Fischer Ilja Tretschkow Ilja Tretschkow See fewer	Berlin Blues (2003)
Frank Künster Heiliger Josef Heiliger Josef See fewer	Simplify Your Soul (2014)
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Christoph Bertram Grenzer #2 Grenzer #2 See fewer	Arme Ritter (2018)
Elisa Bilek Schankmädchen Schankmädchen See fewer	Babylon Berlin (2017)
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Derrick VanDerMillen Stephan Jänicke (voice) (version: English) Stephan Jänicke (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Low Definition (2008)
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Thomas Eickhoff Lokführer (uncredited) Lokführer (uncredited) See fewer	Tatort (1970)
Hannah Herzsprung Helga Rath (voice) (uncredited) Helga Rath (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Reader (2008)
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Hanns Zischler Engelberth Rath (uncredited) Engelberth Rath (uncredited) See fewer	Munich (2005)