Deutschland 83

Deutschland 83
Deutschland 83 English-subtitled intertitle
GenreCold War espionage
Created by
Written byAnna Winger
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Major Tom (Coming Home)" by
Peter Schilling
ComposerReinhold Heil
Country of origin
  • Germany
  • United States
Original languages
  • German
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
Cinematography
  • Philipp Haberlandt
  • Frank Küpper
EditorSven Budelmann
Production companyUFA Fiction
Original release
Network
Release17 June (2015-06-17) –
5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)
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Deutschland 83 is a 2015 German spy thriller television series starring Jonas Nay as a 24-year-old native of East Germany who is sent to West Germany in 1983 as an undercover spy for the HVA, the foreign intelligence agency of the Stasi. It is a co-production of AMC Networks' SundanceTV and RTL Television by the production company, UFA Fiction,[1] with international distribution by RTL Group's FremantleMedia International[2][3] and North American distribution by Kino Lorber.[4]

The series premiered on 17 June 2015 on the SundanceTV channel in the United States, becoming the first German-language series to air on a US network.[5][6] The broadcast was in the original German, with English subtitles.[7] It subsequently aired in Germany beginning in November 2015, and in the UK on Channel 4 beginning in January 2016. Despite weak initial ratings in Germany, Deutschland 83 became a sleeper hit.

The series was officially renewed on 14 October 2016;[8] the second series is named Deutschland 86.[9] Deutschland 86 is set in 1986, three years after the original season; it premiered in Germany on 19 October 2018.[10]

A third season, Deutschland 89, was broadcast from 25 September 2020, 1989 being the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall.[11][12] In a December 2017 interview, it was confirmed that Amazon Germany had secured the rights to Deutschland 89.[13]

  1. ^ Lusher, Adam (15 May 2015). "Deutschland 83: Scandinavian TV takes a backseat as new show ushers in golden age for German TV dramas". The Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (9 February 2015). "SundanceTV to Screen German-Language Spy Drama 'Deutschland 83′". Variety. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (17 June 2015). "SundanceTV's 'Deutschland 83′ Breaks Cultural Barriers with Cold War Chiller". Variety. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ Middleton, Richard (23 June 2015). "Kino Lorber lands Deutschland 83". C21Media. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ "FremantleMedia International and SundanceTV Partner to take Deutschland 83 to the US". FremantleMedia. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ^ Dalton, Stephen (11 February 2015). "'Deutschland 83': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  7. ^ Poniewozik, James. "Review: In Deutschland 83, East Meets West Germany". Time. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. ^ "'Deutschland 83' Renewed By SundanceTV For Season 2". Deadline. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. ^ "'Deutschland 83' Renewed for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. YahooMoviers.com. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. ^ Jones, Damian (27 July 2018). "'Deutschland 86' release date announced". NME. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. ^ "'Deutschland 83' star keen on Berlin Wall follow-up". Reuters. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  12. ^ ""Deutschland 89": Dritte Staffel der Spionage-Serie ab 25. September bei Prime Video". INFOSAT - INFODIGITAL - Alles aus der digitalen Welt. 6 August 2020.
  13. ^ Naumann, Sebastian (5 December 2017). "In "Deutschland 86" wird die DDR wieder lebendig". BZ-Berlin.de. Retrieved 10 January 2018.