Babylon Berlin
German neo-noir television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Based on | Gereon Rath series by Volker Kutscher |
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Country of origin | Germany |
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No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
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Release | 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) – present |
The series premiered on 13 October 2017 on Sky 1, a German-language entertainment channel broadcast by Sky Deutschland. 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. The second run of 12 episodes, officially known as Season 3, premiered on 24 January 2020 on Sky 1.[3] Season 4, consisting of 12 episodes, premiered on 8 October 2022.[4] In June 2023, the show was renewed for a fifth season.[5]
Netflix exclusively streamed seasons 1 through 3 of the series in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The series was removed from Netflix on February 28, 2024 and began streaming on MHz Choice in the United States on April 16. At the same time, it was announced that MHz Choice would also stream the previously unavailable fourth season.[6][7][8]