About this season
A gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. The drama follows Martin Rauch as the 24 year-old East Germany native is pulled from the world as he knows it and sent to the West as an undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service. Hiding in plain sight in the West German army, he must gather the secrets of NATO military strategy. Everything is new, nothing is quite what it seems and everyone he encounters is harboring secrets, both political and personal.
Episodes (10)
1. Tar Baby
6.3Aired 19 October 2018
Banished for his sins in 1983, Martin wallows in limbo until his Aunt Lenora conscripts him into her plan to drum up hard currency abroad.
2. Ommegang
5.1Aired 19 October 2018
Martin reluctantly agrees to help Lenora.
3. Dragon Rouge
5.9Aired 19 October 2018
Gary Banks double-crosses Martin and Lenora, leading them headfirst into a proxy conflict at an Angolan oil refinery. Seriously injured in the fighting, Martin is abandoned by Lenora.
4. Le Cafard
5.9Aired 19 October 2018
Badly injured, Martin wakes up in the Libyan desert, where he meets Samira and Khaled, and uncovers an imminent terrorist plot. Meanwhile, Lenora arrives at an Angolan hotel.
5. Green Book
6.1Aired 19 October 2018
Brigitte tries to convince Martin to work as a double agent.
6. Tjello
6.1Aired 19 October 2018
Martin returns to West Berlin.
7. El Dorado Canyon
5.1Aired 19 October 2018
Lenora returns to East Germany with Rose, determined to develop top-secret communication technology for the ANC in a secret operation called Operation VULA.
8. Vula
6.1Aired 19 October 2018
Martin has positioned himself for a trade back to East Germany but needs to prove his loyalty to the BND before they accept him as a double agent. Meanwhile, Tina is incarcerated in STASI prison with no idea where her family is.
9. Chickenfeed
5.1Aired 19 October 2018
Martin is finally able to return to the East and see his son for the first time.
10. Total Onslaught
6.2Aired 19 October 2018
Lenora is grounded and demoted after the cruise ship plan is uncovered.