Rent Berlin Station: Series 1 (2016)
3.5 of 5 from 61 ratings
8h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- "Berlin Station" is a contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage), an undercover agent who has just arrived at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany. Miller has a clandestine mission: to determine the identity of a now-famous whistleblower masquerading as "Thomas Shaw". Guided by jaded veteran Hector DeJean (Rhys Ifans), Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field office: agent-running, deception, danger and moral compromises. As he dives deeper into the German capital's hall of mirrors and uncovers the threads of a conspiracy that leads back to Washington, Daniel wonders: Can anyone ever be the same after a posting to Berlin?
- Actors:
- Richard Armitage, Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser, Michelle Forbes, Tamlyn Tomita, Richard Jenkins, April Grace, François Chau, Caroline Goodall, Bernhard Schütz, Sabin Tambrea, Sylvia Hoeks, Victoria Mayer, Roger Ringrose, Richard Dillane, Stephan Kampwirth, Kerem Can, Nina Young, Mary Stewart, Toby-Alexander Smith
- Directors:
- Michaël R. Roskam, Christoph Schrewe, Giuseppe Capotondi, John David Coles, Joshua Marston
- Producers:
- Michael Scheel, Amanda Kate Shuman
- Creators:
- Olen Steinhauer
- Writers:
- Olen Steinhauer, Larry J. Cohen, Bradford Winters, Amanda Kate Shuman, Adria Lang, Kyle Bradstreet
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- TV Dramas, TV Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of Berlin Station: Series 1
Twisty Murky Conspiracy Theory Spy Thriller with Great Berlin Locations & Interesting Characters - Berlin Station: Series 1 review by PV
OK so this is not a patch on THE AMERICANS which set the bar re spy thrillers with all its twists and deceits.
But it is watchable enough. Believable? No. some stuff tests the willing suspension of disbelief needed to enjoy fiction - an unlikely coincidence here, an unlikely top level letter there, a miraculous escape or three everywhere.
Obviously good enough to commission further series.
I liked the Berlin locations and the use of German language a lot, and sometimes other languages. Perhaps too many characters - hard to keep up really, and by the end I was scratching my head trying to remember who was who and shat had happened.
But let if wash over you like rendition waterboarding and you'll be fine. 4 stars
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