[41] The opening credits were created by Saskia Marka. [65], Philip Oltermann of The Guardian praised the idea of viewing the Cold War from an East German's perspective, but wrote that the show, instead of taking advantage of its "radical premise", "backtracks into stereotype" by portraying East German officers as "cruel ideologues", and the West German peace movement as "infiltrated not just by Soviet agents, but gay Soviet agents at that". [66], It premiered in Ireland on 29 November 2015, on RTÉ2. [78] There, the series lost viewers over the course of its run; the series finale had 1.72 million viewers, or approximately half of the series premiere's viewers. [4] The series premiered on 17 June 2015 on the SundanceTV channel in the United States, becoming the first German-language series to air on a US network. [37][38], Directors Edward Berger and Samira Radsi used the same crew—and often the same locations—to shoot their respective episodes. [80] On 14 January 2016, the series was made available for streaming in The Netherlands via Videoland. [34] Jonas Nay, who played Martin, said he received technical assistance from military adviser/NATO expert Steffen Meier. Fortunately for its diehard fans, it's coming back â this time as Deutschland 89. After all, it would have been a shame if Deutschland were cancelled after a mere two seasons, since 1989 was a monumental year for Berlin. "I think there is a certain audience in Germany that doesnât want its historical drama to be stylized." Find out more here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/deutschland-83 [7] It subsequently aired in Germany beginning in November 2015, and in the UK on Channel 4 beginning in January 2016. [54], The first two episodes of Deutschland 83 premiered at the Berlinale 2015 to very positive reviews. "[53] On Metacritic, it holds a score of 79 out of 100, based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". One director would prepare for shooting while the other was shooting. [9] Deutschland 86 is set in 1986, three years after the original season; it premiered in Germany on 19 October 2018. [17], The show was created by the husband and wife team of American novelist Anna Winger and German TV producer Joerg Winger, who pitched it as a trilogy. [10], A third season, Deutschland 89, was broadcast from 25 September 2020, 1989 being the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (aka why you should watch Sundance's 'Deutschland 83')", "Spies, Bananas, and the Berlin Wall: 'Deutschland 83,' the Summer's Best New Show, Premieres Tonight", "TV's Best Coming-of-Age Story Is a German Spy Drama", "Five Reasons Deutschland 83 is This Summer's Best TV Show". He must get to East Berlin after delivering a package to a mysterious man. East German Secret Service employee Lenora Rauch sends her nephew to West Germany to act as a spy. #Deutschland83 @Deutschland83 @SundanceTV", "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.17.2015", "Primetime-Check: Donnerstag, 26. Tischbier arrives at the commune to retrieve Martin and tell him that his mother will have her kidney transplant but Martin is the donor. [39], SundanceTV created a digital marketing strategy that reflected the use of locations in Germany that were meant to recreate both East and West Germany in the early 1980s. [56][57][58] Many critics called it the best show of the summer of 2015. "In … Deutschland 83 was met with critical acclaim and received a 2015 Peabody Award. [43] The score was created by Reinhold Heil, who produced the song "99 Luftballons. But whether or not audiences have to wait until 2021 for more episodes of Deutschland, they can rest assured that it's definitely coming back. Despite weak initial ratings in Germany, Deutschland 83 became a sleeper hit. The Amazon Prime Video account for Germany and Austria tweeted on Oct. 2 that the series would be returning for Season 3: "News alert!" Season 1 of the German drama â Deutschland 83, which aired in 2015 â introduced audiences to an East German spy, Martin Rauch (Jonas Nay), and his fixer aunt, Lenora Rauch (Maria Schrader), as they tried to infiltrate West Germany during the Cold War. [64], Clemens Poellinger from the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet awarded the series a 5/6 rating. [39] Radsi said she knew producer Winger from working together on the popular German TV show, Leipzig Homicide. 1983 French consulate attack in West Berlin, "Deutschland 83: Scandinavian TV takes a backseat as new show ushers in golden age for German TV dramas", "SundanceTV to Screen German-Language Spy Drama 'Deutschland 83′", "SundanceTV's 'Deutschland 83′ Breaks Cultural Barriers with Cold War Chiller", "FremantleMedia International and SundanceTV Partner to take Deutschland 83 to the US", "Review: In Deutschland 83, East Meets West Germany", "„Deutschland 89": Dritte Staffel der Spionage-Serie ab 25. Dezember 2015", "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.22.2015", "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015", "Primetime-Check: Donnerstag, 17. Start watching Deutschland 83 Stream thousands of shows and movies, with plans starting at $5.99/month . September bei Prime Video", "In "Deutschland 86" wird die DDR wieder lebendig", "10 Things We Learned While Tweeting with "Deutschland 83" Creator Anna Winger", "6 Questions with "Deutschland 83" Star Sonja Gerhardt", "All our episodes are named after NATO maneuvers from 1983. Deutschland 83 is the first German-language series to be broadcast on an American network – with wall-to-wall critical acclaim from the US press. It is a co-production of AMC Networks' SundanceTV and RTL Television by the production company, UFA Fiction,[1] with international distribution by RTL Group's FremantleMedia International[2][3] and North American distribution by Kino Lorber. In 1983, East Germany's Secret Service is concerned by American military plans in West Germany. While Season 1 featured Martin going undercover in West Germany, Deutschland 86 has followed the secret agent back from Angola, where he'd been banished since a mission-gone-wrong three years prior. In Britain, however, it was the most-watched foreign-language drama to date, according to the NYT. The series was officially renewed on 14 October 2016;[8] the second series is named Deutschland 86. "Clone Club: The eighties flashbacks of "Halt and Catch Fire" and "Deutschland 83. [63] In a mixed review, The New York Times compared the series to shows on the network The CW, given that it focuses on a young adult struggling with being "the only glimmer of sanity in a world gone mad". Although Season 2 has been well-received here in the States, Deutschland 83 flopped on German soil, according to a New York Times interview with the Wingers. After the Season 2 finale, it'll be anyone's guess where Martin will be come 1989. "Even before the start of Deutschland86 on October 19, [Amazon's director of European Originals] Georgia Brown gives the green light for Deutschland89!". The theme for the respective English-subtitled North American and UK broadcasts of the series featured Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home)" – the English-language version of Schilling's big 1983 European hit "Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)".