Babylon Berlin - Episode Guide

In 1929, a freight train traveling from the Soviet Union is hijacked. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Gereon Rath from Cologne pursues a mission in Berlin.

Rath attempts to interrogate König further regarding the missing film reel, while the Russian revolutionaries' location is revealed by an informant.

Kardakov flees after the Soviet attack on The Red Fortress. Rath receives an uninvited guest in his apartment.

The May Day stand-off between communist protesters and police erupts in bloody violence.

As Berlin becomes increasingly politically charged, those in charge look to change the discourse on the May Day violence.

Kardakov seeks help in retrieving the Sorokins' gold. Rath faces a moral dilemma, and Bruno makes a power play.

Lotte's private investigation leads her to the depot where the hijacked train is held. Rath relives painful memories of the front.

Rath and Bruno finally get a lead to the location of the missing film reel, but after the truth come the consequences.

Second season of the intoxicating German drama. Rath awakes after a long night to be faced with a new case - the massacre of the Red Fortress.

Gereon is reunited with Helga, but his joy is short lived. With her mother dead, Lotte's situation at home worsens.

Rath undertakes a dangerous mission to recover evidence of the secret German airfield based in Russia.

After discovering one of his most trusted colleagues has been murdered, Rath comes to suspect that the killer was someone on the inside

Lotte is kidnapped and held in an ominously familiar location, while Rath and Benda's case against the Black Reichswehr stalls.

Crucial evidence literally falls into Rath's hands, while Lotte unearths a conspiracy to murder an international envoy.

Rath and Lotte race to stop the train robbery in time, while Greta's conscience is torn when she falls into an assassination plot.

The gripping noir reaches a climax as Rath faces a stand-off for train carriage TY 23-05, and the truth behind the Sorokin's gold is finally revealed.

An associate of the Armenian is released from prison. An act of sabotage kills an actress during filming. Helga secretly visits a doctor, as does Rath.

The consequences of Betty Winter's death spell disaster for the film studio Babelsberg and the famous producer Bellmann but there may be more behind her suspicious death. Who was the man responsible for decoration and lightning on set? Why are the files of Greta Overbeck's interrogation suddenly sealed. President of police, Karl Zörgiebel misses his former ally Benda. Can Gereon make sense of it all in a politically unstable time?

Wendt finds a way to change Greta's testimony. Nyssen's aide asks bank clients about their stock purchases. A casting call is held to replace Betty.

Evidence from Krempin's home reveals his and Rot's interest. A neighbour gives Charlotte something her mother left. Gräf accesses the Benda case file.

Rath, Charlotte and Böhm attend Rot's mysterious event. Nyssen visits Helga, who questions her recent actions. Greta returns to court for sentencing.

Nazis storm Tempo's office in search of Katelbach. The name list leads Rath to identify the men behind Benda's murder. Charlotte catches Vera in a lie.

Rath picks up Richard for a lineup. Ullrich finds a hair in a locket Tilly wore. Nyssen presents a proposal to Gen. Seegers. The Phantom strikes again.

Litten faces a setback in appealing Greta's conviction. Wendt talks economics with Gen. Seegers' daughter. An unconscious Weintraub is forced to talk.

Nyssen finds a way to get his mother's money. Rath learns who Helga's benefactor is. Marie-Luise Seegers approaches Katelbach's landlady with an offer.

Desperate to find Weintraub, the police consult a psychic. Toni's job takes an unexpected turn. Moritz's association with Horst puts him in danger.

Benda's widow gives Wendt a piece of evidence. A crisis bonds Helga and Nyssen. Fingerprints are found on the knife, but Charlotte notices an oddity.

Litten remembers a legal loophole that could save Greta's life. Charlotte visits the inn mentioned in her mother's love letters. Wall Street crashes.

As an SA squad marches through town, Charlotte is called to a crime scene; Nyssen throws a huge party with Helga and makes an important announcement.

As a dead man on a park bench in the Tiergarten grabs the attention of the homicide squad; Toni gets caught; Charlotte makes a terrible decision.

In urgent need of money, Charlotte enters a lucrative dance marathon; Councillor Wendt pitches his plans to Nyssen; Rath visits Stennes in prison.

Abraham Goldstein arrives in Berlin as the secret organisation White Hand passes a verdict on a criminal; Rath investigates a boxing match.

Weintraub investigates boxing match betting fraud; Rath confesses to Charlotte, who asks him to find out more about Benni's death.

Rath brings Moritz to the castle; Charlotte tells a lawyer about the deaths among street children; Goldstein takes drastic measures.

As Rath takes part in a risky experiment, a brutal gang war breaks out in Berlin; widow Behnke tries to help Katelbach; Toni finds herself in danger.

Widow Behnke kicks off her high-stakes rescue plan; Stennes instigates a hall battle in the Moka Efti; Charlotte makes a secret observation.

Malu Seegers and Dr Völcker pursue a deadly plan; Charlotte makes a terrible discovery; Helga tries to escape from her kidnappers.

Despite Gennat's doubts, Rath organises a meeting with all of the wrestling club bosses; Malu rethinks her plan; Esther looks for work as a musician.

Rath is celebrated for his supposed coup; Charlotte meets a boxer; Stennes plots a coup against Hitler; Goldstein learns the truth about the diamond.

The SA and SS face each other in the Stennes Putsch; Wendt wants the police to intervene; Toni meets an ally.

January 30, 1933: Hindenburg appoints Hitler as Reich Chancellor. Germany is on the brink of dictatorship. Members of the resistance arrive at the Berlin Press Ball that evening. While dancing with Gereon, Charlotte spots a murder suspect among the guests. Dr. Forster is suspected of having strangled his receptionist. Shortly before the arrest, Forster disappears—and Gereon with him.

Dr. Forster is keeping explosive details about his hospital patient, Hitler, under wraps. Charlotte suspects that the Nazis want to eliminate the psychiatrist—just as they do all their opponents. More and more people are disappearing. "Nationalist forces" are taking over the castle. At home, Charlotte discovers Gereon's explosive legacy. There is still no sign of him. On stage at the Mikado Bar, Charlotte dances to overcome her fears.

Charlotte is searching for Hitler's medical records from 1918. Goebbels stages the funeral of an SA member as a state ceremony against "red murderers." Göring orders mass arrests. The SA infiltrates the police force. Chief Inspector Böhm makes a discovery that Charlotte absolutely must know about. While the political division is being infiltrated by the Nazis, Böhm and Charlotte continue their investigation in secret.

Flashback: Dr. Forster, Gereon, and his brother have fled the press ball. Gereon accompanies Dr. Forster on his escape to Paris. During a stopover in Cologne, they experience a turbulent night during Carnival. In the morning, thanks to Gereon's father's intervention, the two fly to Paris as part of Adenauer's entourage. At the airport, the German ambassador is waiting with an arrest warrant, and in the exiles' café, a familiar melody plays.

Gereon wakes up, severely beaten, in a Berlin SA prison next to the journalist Heymann. Anyone who opposes the movement at the castle has to deal with State Councilor Wendt. Resistance is now only possible if it's well disguised. Ms. Behnke prepares for this role. Another former patient from Dr. Forster's days at the military hospital is dead. Böhm suspects a series of murders, but Wendt sidelines him.

At Lieberberg Castle, Nyssen eagerly anticipates his meeting with Hitler. Gereon is released by Wendt, but must continue to fear for his life. Right before his eyes, the prisoners begin to be transported from the SA prison to the camp. Among them are Heymann and Katelbach, who are preparing to escape. Their plan fails. At home, Gereon is met by an SA assassination squad and a desperate, furious Charlotte.

February 27, 1933. Rath, Wegener, and the Armenian are carrying out a risky plan for the dinner at Lieberberg Castle. At the same time, the young Dutchman van der Lubbe sets out for the Reichstag. Armed with an SA ID card, he will be able to get past the guards. Böhm intercepts Charlotte at the Wannsee to warn her: Under no circumstances should she and Gereon return to their apartment. Widow Behnke also closes a door behind her.

Nyssen welcomes his guests from the business and political worlds. The first flames break out at the Reichstag. A bomb explodes at the palace. Anyone who gives a speech now is doomed. Rath realizes too late the grave mistake of the moment. Inside the Reichstag, he relives the trauma of his life for a second time. Anyone who escapes the flames must leave Germany tomorrow. The dark age begins. The dance is over.

Berlin, early 1933: Democracy is being dismantled step by step, and political opponents and Jews are becoming targets of Nazi terror. Set against the historical backdrop of the fifth season of the cult series *Babylon Berlin*, this accompanying documentary follows seven individuals from diverse political camps—ranging from journalist Gabriele Tergit and Communist leader Ernst Thälmann to financial expert Hjalmar Schacht and Police President Magnus von Levetzow. Their hopes, fears, and decisions reveal how rapidly the rule of law was undermined and how careers took shape in the shadow of the new dictatorship. Elaborately colorized archival footage and animations vividly bring the Berlin of those weeks back to life—while simultaneously offering a perspective on present-day political developments that raise unresolved questions.

Five seasons – 48 episodes – 533 days of filming – over 400 actors and 17,000 extras – brought to life by a workforce of 2,046 across more than 500 locations: This high-energy, visually striking making-of documentary offers a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the final, fifth season of *Babylon Berlin*. The film reveals how historical and creative elements converge in the series and follows the cast and creative team through the highs and lows of production. It captures the challenges involved and shows how the three directors—Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten, and Tom Tykwer—realized their shared vision despite numerous obstacles.