'Babylon Berlin' Secures Final Season After Lengthy Negotiations
The critically acclaimed German series will conclude with an eight-episode arc set during the Nazi rise to power in 1933.
- Season 5 of 'Babylon Berlin' will begin filming this fall, based on Volker Kutscher’s novel 'The March Fallen'.
- The final season will explore the tumultuous period of February 1933, highlighting the societal upheaval as the Nazis seize power.
- Stars Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries return to their roles as Gereon Rath and Charlotte Ritter.
- The series has been a global hit, licensed in 140 territories and accumulating over 94 million views on Germany’s ARD Mediathek.
- The show’s production faced delays after Sky Deutschland withdrew funding, but ARD and Beta Film stepped in to support the final season.