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MagentaTV+ Plans Second Season of 'The German' After Premiere

The eight-part thriller explores Holocaust memory and Mossad operations through an Israeli survivor’s infiltration of Nazi networks.

Oliver Masucci ist Uri
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Overview

  • All eight episodes of the series premiered on MagentaTV+ on July 24 and are now available to stream.
  • Plans for a second season have been announced following the show’s debut and early feedback.
  • Oliver Masucci stars as Uri Zahavi, a Holocaust survivor recruited by the Mossad in 1970s Germany to track Josef Mengele.
  • Production took place largely at the Sea of Galilee in Israel under wartime security alerts and constraints.
  • Critics have praised the series’ bold premise but questioned its narrative pacing and storytelling execution after the first episodes.