Criminal: Germany

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Criminal: Germany
Genre Police procedural anthology series
Created by
Written by
  • Bernd Lange
  • Sebastian Heeg
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Starring
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time41–45 minutes
Production companyIdiotlamp Productions
Original release
Release20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
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Criminal: Germany is a 2019 German-language police procedural anthology series created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, and starring Eva Meckbach, Sylvester Groth and Florence Kasumba. Criminal: Germany is part of Netflix's Criminal , an anthology series consisting of twelve episodes with three episodes each set across four countries filmed in local languages – France, Spain, Germany and the UK. [1] [2]

Contents

It was released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix.

Premise

Set within the confines of a police interrogation room, German investigators engage in intense games of psychological cat-and-mouse with their accused suspects to find the answers they need in order to solve their cases.

Cast

Accused

Police

Lawyers

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Jochen" Oliver Hirschbiegel Bernd Lange20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Real estate developer Jochen is brought by investigators to be questioned not only about a missing handyman but also about the discovery of skeletal remains found beneath his first project in the former East Berlin.
2"Yilmaz"Oliver HirschbiegelBernd Lange20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
What seemed to be a clear-cut case of domestic abuse quickly turns awry when the suspect's powerful father-in-law enlists the aid of a lawyer in order to control the narrative.
3"Claudia"Oliver HirschbiegelSebastian Heeg and Bernd Lange20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Investigators go toe-to-toe with Claudia, the hardened lover of a serial killer in order to find the location of a body.

Production

All twelve episodes were filmed at Netflix's production hub at Ciudad de la Tele in Madrid. [1]

Release

Criminal: Germany was released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama". Deadline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.