Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin
Genre
Created by
Based onGereon Rath series
by Volker Kutscher
Written by
  • Henk Handloegten
  • Achim von Borries
  • Tom Tykwer
Directed by
  • Henk Handloegten
  • Achim von Borries
  • Tom Tykwer
Starring
Theme music composer
Country of originGermany
Original languages
  • German
  • Russian
  • Yiddish
  • English
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes40
Production
Producers
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) –
present
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Babylon Berlin is a German neo-noir television series. Created, written, and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Hendrik Handloegten, it is loosely based on novels by Volker Kutscher.

The series premiered on 13 October 2017 on Sky 1. The first release consisted of a continuous run of 16 episodes, with the first eight officially known as Season 1, and the second eight known as Season 2. Season 3 premiered in January 2020,[3] followed by Season 4 in October 2022.[4] In June 2023, the show was renewed for a fifth and final season with production expected to begin at the end of 2024.[5]

Netflix exclusively streamed seasons 1 through 3 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States until they were removed in February 2024. In April 2024, the first three seasons of the show began streaming on MHz Choice in the United States, with the fourth season added in June.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Babylon Berlin (DVD booklet credits). Tywker, Tom (director). Kino Lorber. 2017. OCLC 1202150890. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  3. ^ "Babylon Berlin - Stadt der Sünde - Staffel 3 ab 24.1.2020 auf Sky". sky.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ "'Babylon Berlin' Season 4 Trailer: Hit Series Enters Germany's Dark 1930s". 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "'Babylon Berlin' Partners Commit To Season 5 Of Neo-Noir Drama After Sky Deutschland Shocker". Deadline. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. ^ "'Babylon Berlin' Seasons 1-3 Leaving Netflix; Season 4 Addition Ruled Out". 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ Goldbart, Max (29 February 2024). "'Babylon Berlin' Finds New U.S. Home On Newly-Merged MHz Choice & Topic Streaming Platform". Deadline. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ C, Jason (9 April 2024). "Babylon Berlin | Coming April 16". MHz Choice Blog. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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