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“BERLIN WAS DANCING — WHILE SOMETHING FAR DARKER WAS BREWING.” 🥂🖤 — VIEWERS ARE CALLING THIS 1920s PERIOD THRILLER A “MASTERPIECE” THAT HISTORY FANS SIMPLY CAN’T MISS. Set in Berlin during the dazzling but turbulent final years of the Weimar Republic, Babylon Berlin follows a troubled police inspector whose investigation quickly pulls him into a dangerous world of crime, corruption, secrets and political unrest. With its lavish recreation of the Golden Twenties and a story packed with twists, the series has earned a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.

‘Masterpiece’ period drama based on hit book with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

History fans have urged others to tune into this enthralling period drama, set during the golden 1920s.

Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin first landed on screens in 2017 (Image: Sky One )

Amazon Prime Video viewers have taken to social media to rave about Babylon Berlin after it received an impressive 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The thrilling TV series takes place in 1929 during the latter years of the Weimar Republic in Berlin, Germany. Throughout four seasons, it follows police inspector Gereon Rath (played by Volker Bruch), who is on assignment from Cologne and on a secret mission to dismantle an extortion ring.

However, he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of shadows while investigating a pornography ring during the epicentre of political and social change in the Golden Twenties. Babylon Berlin premiered on Sky One in 2017 and is an online adaptation of a series of historical crime novels by German author Volker Kutscher. Following its successful first season, the series was picked up by viewers who raved about the gripping storyline, historical accuracy and was labelled a “masterpiece.

 

Babylon Berlin's Gereon Rath

It followed investigations led by police inspector Gereon Rath (Image: Sky One )

Praising the drama, one urged: “One the finest TV series ever produced. A must for fans of historical fiction.”

Another raved: “Enthralling and intelligent! Great characters in a fascinating, historical backdrop. A brilliant production which also ‘happens’ to have an amazingly detailed set design. I wish I could give this series a thousand stars.”

“Extremely well made, a masterpiece. Represents Berlin in 1929 really well. Extremely gripping. The best TV series in centuries in German TV,” added a third.

As one fan highlighted: “Awesome mix of CABERET, THE WIRE, THE DEUCE, and PARASITE. And it’s a part of history, history that’s all but lost nowadays. It’s fantastic.”

A romantic scene from Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin will return to screens later this year (Image: Sky One )

Another fan added: “Babylon Berlin is an enthralling series and should not be missed. The characters are totally believable, and the settings are brilliant. I have not enjoyed a drama series such as this in a very, very long time. Do yourself a favour and watch it.”

 

 

“Amazing series. As a historical drama/thriller set in Germany, this series does not rely on the standard stereotypes and tropes one would expect. The acting is absolutely amazing, 100% worth watching with subtitles. I didn’t want it to end,” said an impressed viewer.

After Babylon Berlin’s first season was awarded 100%, in 2019, it became the highest-rated non-English language show on Sky TV.

Although its fourth season ended in 2022, bosses confirmed the return of its fifth and final instalment, which was filmed last year and is expected to air later this year.

SOURCE: EXPRESS

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