About this season
Based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, this miniseries follows Sam’s desperate search for a place he can call home, as he fights for recognition and justice. Sam goes from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification.
Episodes (7)
1. Alien
Aired 26 April 2023 • 44 min
After the birth of his son, Sam is torn between family and a career in the East German police force.
2. Fatherland
Aired 26 April 2023 • 56 min
Sam’s career creates increasing tensions within his family, coming to a head when the wall falls.
3. Afro-German
Aired 26 April 2023 • 61 min
Sam finds an Afro-German community and love, but just as everything goes well, they are attacked.
4. A Saxon
Aired 26 April 2023 • 54 min
Back at the police, Sam becomes a media celebrity and gets promoted to join a special unit.
5. Smoke and Mirrors
1.0Aired 26 April 2023 • 56 min
Increasingly frustrated with the police, Sam hunts down a neo-Nazi leader on his own terms.
6. Robin Hood
Aired 26 April 2023 • 54 min
Under pressure, Sam bankrolls his company with criminal activities, until someone ends up dead.
7. German
Aired 26 April 2023 • 58 min
Sam escapes to the Congo, seeking refuge with his uncle, but ends up in a Dresden court and prison.