Deutschland 89

Deutschland 89 is an upcoming television series, starring Jonas Nay as Martin Rauch, an agent of East Germany following the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It is a sequel to the 2015 series Deutschland 83, and 2018 series Deutschland 86, and will air in 2020.[1]

Cast

Both Jonas Nay and Maria Schrader have been confirmed to reprise their roles.[2]

Plot

Anna Winger and Jörg Winger, creators and executive producers said: "When the Berlin Wall came down, Germany reinvented itself for the fourth time in the 20th century. Deutschland 89 goes back to the so-called 'end of history'. Our heroes, spies in the national security apparatus of a country that has collapsed overnight, find themselves at a dramatic crossroads, personally and professionally."[1]

Actor Jonas Nay says of the new series, "Do not imagine you can live a simple life. You now have three options: Either you are killed, you go to court, or you work in a secret service again."[3]

Production

The initial funding grant of 700,000 euros ($825861.26 US dollars) to UFA Fiction to begin production was approved by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and announced on 7 February 2019. In September 2019 RTL confirmed that shooting had begun, and is expected to be completed in and around Berlin by the end of 2019.[1]

The headquarters of the former Ministry for State Security (MfS) in Normannenstraße in Berlin is being used for shots on location and houses sets for the new series.[3]

As with Deutschland 86, there is a production partnership with online service Amazon Video, who are providing additional funding. The announcement of Amazon's support for Deutschland 89 came before the release of Deutschland 86.[4][5]

Broadcast

Amazon Prime Video will stream the eight new episodes in Germany, Austria, India and Japan on 25 September 2020.[6] The show will air in America on Sundance TV on 29 October 2020.[7]

References
  1. "Filming begins on Deutschland 89". www.rtlgroup.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg fördert 40 Projekte". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 6 February 2019.
  3. "Die Wende im Stream". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. Patton, Rebecca. "More Episodes of Deutschland 86 Are on the Way — Here's When To Expect Them". Bustle.
  5. "Geld für Ufa-Serie Deutschland 89". www.pnn.de (in German).
  6. "„Deutschland 89": Dritte Staffel der Spionage-Serie ab 25. September bei Prime Video". INFOSAT - INFODIGITAL - Alles aus der digitalen Welt. 6 August 2020.
  7. Vlada Gelman (7 August 2020). "TVLine Items: Padma's Taste the Nation Renewed, PEN15 Trailer and More". TVLine. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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