Best new German TV Shows in 2025 & 2024 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & TV List)
List of the latest German TV series in 2025 on tv and the best German TV series of 2024 & the 2010's. Top German TV series to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or on tv right now.
CREATOR: Benjamin Gutsche CAST: Lavinia Wilson, Mina Tander & Michael Klammer
Retro tech still resides in a futuristic , as the world’s oldest smart home from the 1970s becomes occupied by a new family. The home is aided by the artificial intelligence Cassandra handles household chores. Unfortunately, Cassandra doesn’t want to be abandoned again and makes it her personal mission to prove herself to the new occupants. But she is getting too close as the family fears the increasing presence of the artificial intelligence so desperate to belong. This German sci-fi drama comes from director Benjamin Gutsche (Meme Girls) and stars Lavinia Wilson, Mina Tander, Michael Klammer, and Franz Hartwig.
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Best German TV series on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2025
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 & the 2010's best rated German TV series out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime & Hulu).
CAST: Florian David Fitz, Peri Baumeister & Yuna Bennett
An astronaut mysteriously vanishes while on a mission, confounding all who worked with her and knew her best. Her husband decides to take on this case and investigate for himself. But he has another challenge that he’ll have to face: Life as a single father. Can he solve the mystery and still live up to being the father of his child? This mystery sci-fi series comes from directors Sebastian Hilger and Philipp Leinemann, with a cast that includes the talents of Peri Baumeister, Yuna Bennett, Florian David Fitz, Katharina Schüttler, Hadi Khanjanpour, Sheeba Chaddha, Seumas F. Sargent, Katharina Thalbach, Meret Becker, Nilam Farooq, and Uwe Preuss.
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CREATOR: Stefano Bises CAST: Sylvester Groth, Denise Capezza, Jessica Schwarz
Based on the award-winning book Bilal by Fabrizio Gatti, Unwanted is the thrilling saga of a cruise ship. As one of the largest cruise ships in the world, the ship takes in a group of refugees who were shipwrecked as they tried to flee their country. However, when the captain is ordered to return these refugees back to Africa, the migrants rise up to overtake the ship and take hostages in a desparate attempt to not be sent back. But how long can they hold out in this tense situation? This dramatic series comes from director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Invasion) with a cast that includes Sylvester Groth, Denise Capezza, Jessica Schwarz, Dada Fungula Bozela, Scot Williams, and Barbara Auer.
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CREATOR: Frank Doelger CAST: Alexander Karim, Cécile de & Leonie Benesch
Frank Schätzing's international bestseller gets a thrilling adaptation by showrunner Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones). Global problems arise within the oceans, leading to an oil company investigating the matter. Marine biology professor Sigur Johanson makes fantastic discovery of an ice worm that is causing tsunamis around the globe. What follows is a daring adventure of scientists discovering a new creature that has set its sights on wiping out humanity. Can the scientists manage to save the planet or is it doomed to be devestated by this arctic creature? This sci-fi thriller stars Alexander Karim, Lydia Wilson, Krista Kosonen, Cécile de , Oliver Masucci, Leonie Benesch, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.
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CREATOR: Kati Eyssen CAST: Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant &
Based on the historical events of Europe, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary finds himself falling for a beautiful woman. That woman happens to be Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria. The only problem is that Elisabeth is also the sister of the woman that Franz has been destined to married. A grand love story forms in this historical romance of jealousy, ion, and desires for power set against the 19th century. The series stars Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant, and Raymond Tarabay. Watch the trailer of The Empress
CREATOR: Christian Huber CAST: Luke Mockridge, Seyneb Saleh & Cristina do Rego
The loser Basti (Luke Mockridge) isn’t looking forward to coming home for the holidays after breaking up with his girlfriend Fine (Cristina do Rego). He’s especially not in the mood when he comes home to discover his brother Niklas (Lucas Reiber) is not dating Fine. But maybe he can find some of that festive cheer around his hometown in this bittersweet tale of moving on and trying to mend a bond with family in this melodrama well suited for the Christmas season. Watch the trailer of ÜberWeihnachten
CREATOR: Philip Koch CAST: Henriette Confurius, Oliver Masucci & David Ali Rashed
In this German sci-fi series, the year is 2074 and Europe is now a much different place. With the continent splitting, the various nations splinter off into tribal states that now find themselves fighting for total control. At the center of this conflict is a powerful and mysterious cube that has crashed onto Earth. And unlikely siblings of Kiano (Emilio Sakraya), Liv (Henriette Confurius), and Elja (David Ali Rashed) find themselves thrown into a great conflict for the epic saga of dystopian drama amid a sci-fi setting. Watch the trailer of Tribes of Europa
CAST: Heino Ferch, Barbara Auer & Rainer Bock
During a graduation party on the beach, schoolgirl Jule Reinhardt goes missing and later turns up murdered. Simon Kessler (Heino Ferch) seeks to find out who would be behind such an act and believes this case my be connected with a murder in Hamburg, as well as another case of a missing person. Investigations are soon under way as dark secrets are revealed as he digs deeper for answers in this German crime drama miniseries.
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CREATOR: Jim Field Smith CAST: Jonathan Berlin, Christian Kuchenbuch & Eva Meckbach
In this German police procedural anthology series, the entire show centers around the setting of a police interrogation room. Suspects are brought inside and investigators attempt to use psychological discussions to get the accussed or witnesses to crack and reveal all in the cases at hand. Cases include a real estate developer connected to a missing handyman, a domestic abuse suspect with a powerful lawyer and the lover of a serial killer who refuses to budge on the location of a body. Watch the trailer of Criminal:
CREATOR: Dennis Schanz CAST: Peri Baumeister, Sahin Eryilmaz & Edin Hasanovic
The young and talented Jinn (Edin Hasanovic) is a producer of hip-hop music in Frankfurt, . After recently g a contract with Skyline Records, he comes to realize that the record label isn’t just a place where music is made but where organized crime cavorts. Jinn soon finds himself entangled in the dangerous world of gangsters where loyalty is called into question. And if one isn’t loyal, they could find themselves staring down the barrel of a pistol. Watch the trailer of Skylines
CREATOR: Peter Kocyla CAST: Christiane Paul, Mark Waschke, Lena Klenke
With a huge asteroid rushing towards Europe, there are only eight days left till impact. In the face of the apocalypse everything changes; laws and rules are abandoned. Who can save themself, what is...
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CREATOR: Eva Kranenburg CAST: Friederike Becht, Wotan Wilke Möhring & Juergen Maurer
Who does not know the famous novel Das Parfum. This German Netflix Production, Perfume, is inspired by it, but is set in a modern day setting. When a singer is found murdered, with her scent glands excised from her body, detectives probe a group of friends who attended boarding school with her. Watch the trailer of Parfum
CREATOR: N/A CAST: Felix Kramer, Anna Maria Mühe & Katharina Schüttler
Two very different police officers stand at odds with the underworld of Berlin due to a sensitive murder case they are investigating. Watch the trailer of Dogs of Berlin
CREATOR: Anna LeVine & Jörg Winger CAST: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba
A young guy is asked to infiltrate the Army of West . It soon turns out spy work is not that easy, as he struggles to protect his cover. Watch the trailer of Deutschland 86
CREATOR: N/A CAST: Tom Wlaschiha, Franz Dinda, Leonard Scheicher
Many Consider Das Boot the best German War movie of all time. It was already released as a TV Mini series in the nineties, but now it's gets it own sequel as a... Watch the trailer of Das Boot
CREATOR: Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese CAST: Louis Hofmann, Karoline Eichhorn, Lisa Vicari
Probably the best thing to come from German television since Generation War. This original Netflix time travel show is about a quiet German town where kids are disappearing. But this has happened before - it is as if the past, 33 years ago, is repeating itself. The show is often compared to Stranger things, but then darker. We believe this is a bit of a marketing trick, but fans of Stranger things will surely also enjoy this. RATING: 94/100
CREATOR: Marie Reiners CAST: Petra Kleinert, Michael Hanemann, Caroline Peters
A German satirical crime series about a female detective and her adventures in a country village. RATING: 83/100
CREATOR: Albrecht Appelt, Gerhard DenglerLuzia Kollak CAST: Mariya Smolnikova, Yanina Studilina, Pyotr Fyodorov
A beautiful documentary series about life in Stalingrad. RATING: 83/100
CREATOR: Dominik Graf CAST: Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld & Marie Bäumer
Marek, a cop of Russian descent, is looking for the murderer of his brother. Jelena came to Berlin to find work but ends up as a prostitute. They both get drawn into a power struggle within the Russian maffia. RATING: 82/100
CREATOR: Bastian Pastewka, Oliver Welke, Chris Geletneky CAST: Bastian Pastewka, Sonsee Neu & Matthias Matschke
A show about the fictional everyday adventures of real-life comedian Bastian Pastewka. RATING: 78/100
CREATOR: Anna LeVine CAST: Jonas Nay, Sonja Gerhardt & Alexander Beyer
In 1983, a naive, East German soldier is given the task to spy in West . RATING: 82/100
CREATOR: Tom Tykwer CAST: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries & Peter Kurth
A historical crime drama bout Berlin during the social and political changes of the Golden Twenties, and a new police commissioner that just moved there from Cologne. It's a creation by Tom Tykwer (Sci-fi movie Cloud Atlas) which means that we are rather excited to see yet another film director go television, even in Europe now. The second season is already scheduled, so it seems a rather serious project (and a $40 million budget). RATING: 80/100
CREATOR: Hanno Hackfort, Bob Konrad, Richard Kropf CAST: Matthias Schweighöfer, Tom Beck & Edin Hasanovic
A man's life falls apart when is the target of a cyber attack and all his personal data gets hacked, and he is made to look part of a eco-terrorism organization. One of the first German tv shows created by Amazon . Might be the show of the year for . RATING: 64/100
CREATOR: Barbara Albert (screenplay) CAST: Anna Fischer, Hanns Schuschnig, August Zirner
The living and the dead is a mini-series based on the best seller by Nele Neuhaus about a team of investigators. RATING: 67/100
has a very rich cinema culture, which should mean that good German series aren’t hard to find. Good shows have been made indeed, yet somehow the Germans keep their series mostly to themselves. Here’s what’s interesting.
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