Deutschland83″ celebrated its official world premiere during the 2015 Berlinale. As part of the “Berlinale Special Series”, festival audiences were able to watch the first two episodes of our event series exclusively in advance. The series met with a broad media response – including internationally. Shortly afterwards, “Deutschland83” became the first German series format ever to make the leap across the Atlantic. The American cable channel “Sundance TV”, which belongs to AMC Networks, secured the rights to our eight-part RTL series, which will go on air in the USA on June 17 (before its German TV premiere in the fall).

Our spy series was also presented to a select audience at the Motion Picture Association of America in Washington D.C. at the beginning of June. On June 15, 2015, “Deutschland83” was also presented to the US press at the Goethe-Institut in New York. The main actors Jonas Nay, Sonja Gerhardt and Ludwig Trepte, director Edward Berger, the two creators Anna Winger (head writer) and Jörg Winger, who is also responsible as producer, producer Nico Hofmann and RTL editor Ulrike Leibfried were also present.

November 21, 2016: “Deutschland83” wins the International Emmy Award in the “Drama Series” category, beating formats from Canada and Argentina! The International Emmy Awards are among the most prestigious prizes in the international TV industry. Congratulations to the entire team!

April 22, 2016: “Deutschland83” can celebrate another international award: our eight-part spy series has won the Peabody Award in the “Entertainment” category in the USA. Alongside the Emmy Award, this is the most prestigious TV prize in the USA.

February 09, 2016: “Deutschland83” is awarded the Grimme Prize in the category “Series & Multi-part” (Fiction/Special). The award winners are directors Edward Berger and Samira Radsi, the two creators Anna Winger and Jörg Winger, lead actor Jonas Nay, production designer Lars Lange and Reinhold Heil (composition and music arrangement).

The jury’s statement: “As often as German-German history has been addressed on German television: Never before has it been possible to tell the story with such speed and ingenuity, while at the same time getting to the heart of the schizophrenia of the division of the country with such painful precision. And in a universal language that can be understood both in this country and abroad. ‘Deutschland83’ is nothing less than the beginning of new serial storytelling in Germany.”

February 08, 2016: “Deutschland83” was awarded the Golden Camera for “Best German Multi-part/Miniseries”. Producer Jörg Winger, director Edward Berger, editor Philipp Steffens (Head of RTL Fiction), producer Henriette Lippold and actors Jonas Nay, Ludwig Trepte, Sonja Gerhardt and Nikola Kastner were on hand to accept the award. Congratulations to the entire “Deutschland 83” team!

Review: Deutschland 83 focuses on a reluctant Cold War spy // New York Times // June 15

Homeland GDR // Der Spiegel // June 2015

Germany 83 – Our new series heroes conquer the USA! // Bild newspaper // June 15

Germany 83 (Interview with Anna and Jörg Winger) Hollywood on the Photomac // June 15

Germans fascinated by life on either side of the Berlin Wall // The Guardian // February 15

Deutschland 83 and Shkufim are among exciting international series // New York Times // February 15