Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries take the lead in the fifth and final season of German period drama Babylon Berlin, which has now completed filming and is heading into post-production. Among the last scenes shot in November was the iconic 1933 press ball, the last big social event in Berlin before the Nazis took power, which included hundreds of extras in full period dress.
Set during the German Weimar Republic, spanning from Berlin's roaring 1920s to the dawn of the Third Reich, Babylon Berlin has developed a distinctive blend of character-driven storytelling, outstanding production value and 1920s style and music since it first debuted in 2017.
Now against the backdrop of Adolf Hitler's appointment as Chancellor, S5 focuses once again focuses on Berlin police detective duo Gereon Rath (Bruch) and Charlotte Ritter (Fries). While Gereon disappears without explanation, Charlotte investigates a series of murders targeting former front-line soldiers, a case that gradually links back to Gereon's past and to the country's new political leadership.
âWe now end with the final season during the last days of this crumbling republic, in February 1933, perhaps the most dramatic month in German history,â said series co-creators Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloegten, and Achim von Borries. âAll our characters are now finally called upon to show their true colors in a system that is being turned upside down before their eyes. They fight, dance, implore, betray, sing, scream, hate, and love as if there was no tomorrow. And the series finds its most dazzling moments in its darkest hour.â
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