TV series

The German

2025 · 1 season

A sombre, emotionally taxing spy thriller that blends historical trauma with present-day moral dilemmas, asking for patience and attention.

Overview: Uri and Anna, Holocaust survivors, start a new life in Israel, concealing their traumatic past. After 25 years, Mossad compels Uri to infiltrate a Nazi group in Germany to locate the escaped war criminal Mengele.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, identity, justice, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
identity
justice
betrayal
guilt
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild