Das Boot
In the fourth season of "Das Boot", the brutal submarine war in the Mediterranean Sea comes to a head, while intrigues and secrets spread through Berlin. Resistance to the Nazis grows within the Kriegsmarine's own ranks. After a shared tragedy, the siblings Klaus (Rick Okon) and Hannie Hoffmann (Rosalie Thomass) find their way back to each other. Both fight for their cause. Klaus has returned to the German Reich from Portugal. As a submarine commander he travels to Naples on a secret mission to change the course of the war. Hannie wants to help the many orphans who have become victims of the war and uncovers infamous machinations of the Nazi Reich.
Season 3 follows the fortunes of a young U-boat crew as they engage in the Battle of the Atlantic, are hunted down by an obsessed Royal Navy Commander (Ray Stevenson) and are sent on a dangerous mission to the Southern Hemisphere. Together they form strong personal alliances under the command of Robert Ehrenberg (Franz Dinda).
And yet Ehrenberg's thoughts remain in Kiel, where he has developed feelings for Greta (Elisa Schlott). The young mother is married to a man who is seriously injured and suffering from war neurosis. Also in Kiel, Wilhelm Hoffmann's daughter Hannie (Luise Wolfram) is trapped in a loveless marriage to Commander Albrecht Lessing (Florian Panzner), a bitter, emotionally distant man. Hannie suffers under the tight constraints of her status and the social expectations that go with it. When she meets the charming submarine commander Schulz (Pierre Kiwitt), she is playing with fire.
Meanwhile in the exotic climes of neutral Lisbon where the exiles, spies and criminals of Europe rub shoulders with each other and their enemies, Hagen Forster (Tom Wlaschiha) discovers a lethal plot to steal a fortune in plundered war time gold. These discoveries and aspects of his own history deriving from dark experiences on the Eastern front, lead him to question his own actions and moral path. They also lead him to a shadowy figure caught up in a conspiracy that might change the course of the War - for the better. That man, very much changed by his own shattering experiences, is Klaus Hoffmann (Rick Okon). These two historically based strands come together in an unexpected, thrilling finale.
„Überzeugt nicht nur unter Wasser, sondern vor allem an Land. Starke Charaktere in einer beklemmend-spannenden Kriegsszenerie.“ - Cinema
„Action, Hochspannung und ein hochkarätiges Ensemble“ - Streaming
„Bildgewaltige Seeschlachten und packende Verschwörungen.“ - TV Movie
„neue, packende Handlungsstränge“ - TV Digital
„Es ist die bisher beste Staffel, seit Ur-U-96 in See stach.“ - epd Film
„Auch in Staffel 3 kann "Das Boot" unterhalten und zugleich vielschichtig an (nicht nur sprichwörtlicher) Tiefe gewinnen.“ - teleschau
December 1942. Very experienced U-boat ace Johannes von Reinhartz (Clemens Schick) is sent with U-822 on a secret mission to the US East Coast in order to disembark three saboteurs. His loyalty is questioned and U-612, with its CO Wrangel (Stefan Konarske), is sent in pursuit.
Former U-612 CO Hoffmann (Rick Okon) escaped certain death in the Atlantic Ocean. In New York he finds shelter with Sam Greenwood (Vincent Kartheiser), who owes his life to Hoffmann, and meets the sleazy German-born lawyer Berger (Thomas Kretschmann). Will he enable him to return to Germany?
Back in La Rochelle, Simone (Vicky Krieps) is still helping the weak and oppressed, and Forster (Tom Wlaschiha), Head of the Gestapo, suspects as much, as Simone and her roommate Margot (Fleur Geffrier) battle to secure an escape route for a Jewish family.
Pictures: Stephan Rabold
The story of the new high end series "Das Boot" begins in the fall of 1942, at a time when, in the midst of World War II, submarine warfare was becoming ever more brutal. The plot follows a young submarine Crew on a dangerous surveillance mission, as the Résistance begins to gain influence at the French port of La Rochelle.
During the Autumn of 1942, in occupied France, U-612 is now ready for its maiden voyage, preparing to head into the increasingly brutal warfare with its young crewmen, including the new commander, Klaus Hoffmann. As the 40 young men take on their first mission, they struggle with the cramped and claustrophobic conditions of life underwater. Their personalities are pushed to the limit as tensions rise and loyalties begin to shatter. Meanwhile, at the port of La Rochelle, the world of Simone Strasser spirals out of control as she is engulfed in a dangerous liaison and forbidden love, torn between her loyalty for Germany and the Resistance, and causing her to question everything. Could all she believed to be true, in fact be a lie?
A story of choices and survival, Das Boot explores the emotional torment of life during World War Two, and the brutal reality of living within a senseless war. Buchheim's statement that blind fanaticism drives young men into a hopeless war has unfortunately not lost any relevance in today’s world.
Bavaria Producers: Moritz Polter, Oliver Vogel, Jan S. Kaiser
Pictures: Nik Konietzny
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Awards
| 2023 | Nomination "Jupiter Award“ "Best TV Series (national)" for Season 3 |
| 2023 | Nomination "Jupiter Award" for "Best Actor (national)" - Tom Wlaschiha |
| 2022 | Hollywood Music Media Award "TV Show/Limited Series (Foreign Language)" - Matthias Weber |
| 2022 | Nomination DAfF-Award "Best Director" for Season 3 |
| 2022 | Nomination "Jupiter Award" for "Best Actor (national)" - Tom Wlaschiha |
| 2022 | Nomination "Jupiter Award“ for "Best TV Series (national)" |
| 2021 | Bavarian TV Award - category "Best Actor" Rainer Bock for Season 2 |
| 2021 | Nomination for the Seoul International Drama Awards "Best Mini-Series" |
| 2021 | New York TV & Film Award Gold - category "Best Costume Design" |
| 2021 | New York TV & Film Award Gold - category "Best Sound Design" |
| 2021 | New York TV & Film Award Silver - category "Drama" |
| 2021 | Nomination Shanghai TV Festival - Magnolia Award "Best Foreign TV Series" |
| 2021 | Nomination "TV Choice Award" - category "Best Drama Series" |
| 2021 | Nomination "Rockie Awards" - Francophone Prize |
| 2021 | Nomination "Rockie Awards" - category "Drama Series: Non-English Language" |
| 2021 | "Operators Award" from "British Society of Cinematographers" - Benjamin Treplin |
| 2021 | Nomination "Jupiter Award" for Best TV-Series (National) |
| 2020 | Nomination "ASC Award" for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television" - Episode "Das Boot: Nick of Time" |
| 2020 | Winner German Academy for Television Award "Best Sound Design" |
| 2020 | Nomination Rose d’Or Award "Drama" |
| 2020 | New York TV & Film Award Gold "Best Camerawork" - David Luther |
| 2020 | Finalist New York TV & Film Award "Drama" |
| 2019 | Nomination Quotenmeter TV-Award "Best Actress" - Vicky Krieps |
| 2019 | Nomination ASC Award “Best Non-Commercial TV-Series” - David Luther |
| 2019 | Nomination C21 International Drama Award "Best non-English language drama series" |
| 2019 | Winner German Academy for Television Award "Best VFX/Animation" - Viktor Muller & Vít Komrzý |
| 2019 | Nomination German Academy for Television Award "Best Production Design" - Nick Palmer |
| 2019 | Nomination German Academy for Television Award "Best Music" - Matthias Weber |
| 2019 | Nomination TBI Innovation Award "Best Debut Drama Series" |
| 2019 | Winner Golden Nymph Award "Best Actress" - Vicky Krieps |
| 2019 | Nomination Golden Nymph Award "Best TV Drama Series" |
| 2019 | Nomination Golden Nymph Award "Best Actor" - Tom Wlaschiha |
| 2019 | Winner Shanghai TV Festival - Magnolia Award "Best Foreign Film/Miniseries" |
| 2019 | Winner Bavarian TV Award "Special Prize of the Jury" |
| 2019 | Winner German Camera Award - David Luther |
| 2019 | Winner ROMY Award "Prize of the Jury" |
| 2019 | Winner German TV Award "Best Camera" - David Luther |
| 2019 | Winner German TV Award "Best Actress" - Vicky Krieps |
| 2019 | Nomination "Grimme-Award" - category "Fiction" |
| 2019 | Nine nominations "German TV Award 2019" - categories "Best Drama Series", "Best Actress", "Best Actor", "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", "Best DOP", "Best Editor", "Best Music", "Best Set & Costume Design" |
| 2018 | Winner "GQ Men of the Year Award - "TV National" |
Cast & Crew
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Executive Producer |
Marcus Ammon, Jan S. Kaiser, Fabian Wolfart, Nina Maag, Nils Hartmann, Frank Jastfelder, Jason Simms |
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Producer |
Caroline Fischer, Judith Niemeyer |
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Broadcaster |
Sky |
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Commissioning Editor |
Frank Jastfelder, Julia Jaensch |
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Screenplay |
Colin Teevan, Tony Saint, Judith Angerbauer |
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Director |
Dennis Gansel |
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Director of Photography |
Carlo Jelavic |
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Cast |
Rick Okon, Rosalie Thomass, Florian Panzner, Pierre Kiwitt, Konstantin Gries, Yuri Völsch, Alessandro Schuster, Artjom Gilz, Julius Nitschkoff, Franz Dinda, Simon Licht, Anna Schudt, Johann von Bülow, Rainer Bock, Ernst Stötzner, Sascha Geršak, Leonard Kunz, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Lara Mandoki, Stefan Murr, Marco Leonardi, Steffan Rhodri, Benjamin Dilloway, Joshua Collins u.v.m. |
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Casting |
Siegfried Wagner, Gwendolyn Clayton, Myrnyx Tyrnyx, Maya Kvetny |
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Line Producer |
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Set Design |
Petra Albert |
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Costume Design |
Chattoune |
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Make-Up |
Meg Tanner |
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Music |
Matthias Weber |
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Editor |
Charles Ladmiral, Benjamin Kaubisch, Attila Kovacs |
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Executive Producers |
Moritz Polter, Jan S. Kaiser, Marcus Ammon, Frank Jastfelder, Jason Simms |
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Producer |
Caroline Fischer, Julia Jaensch |
| Production Fundings | Czech State Cinematography Fund, Malta Film Commission |
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Broadcaster |
Sky |
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Commissioning Editor |
Frank Jastfelder, Julia Jaensch |
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Screenplay |
Colin Teevan, Tony Saint, Judith Angerbauer |
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Director |
Hans Steinbichler, Dennis Gansel |
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Director of Photography |
Armin Franzen, David Higgs |
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Cast |
Tom Wlaschiha, Franz Dinda, Ray Stevenson, Rick Okon, Ernst Stötzner, Luise Wolfram, Elisa Schlott, Anna Schudt, Joana Ribeiro, Florian Panzner, Pierre Kiwitt, Alessandro Schuster, Konstantin Gries, Artjom Gilz, Aniol Kirberg, Yuri Völsch, Jo Hartley, Fritzi Haberlandt, Johann von Bülow, Trystan Pütter, Franz Hartwig, et al. |
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Casting |
Siegfried Wagner, Gwendolyn Clayton, Orla Maxwell, Priscilla John, Francesca Bradley |
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Head of Production |
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Line Producer |
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Supervising Producer |
Nick Shuttleworth |
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Set Design |
Nick Palmer |
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Costume Design |
Chattoune |
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Make-Up |
Meg Tanner |
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Music |
Matthias Weber |
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Editors |
Ueli Christen, Benjamin Kaubisch, Charles Ladmiral, Patrick Wilfert |
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Executive Producers |
Moritz Polter, Oliver Vogel, Jan S. Kaiser, Marcus Ammon, Frank Jastfelder |
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Producers |
Julia Jaensch, Andreas Perzl |
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Co-production company |
Sky Deutschland |
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Production Fundings |
Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, TRIP, Czech State Cinematography Fund, Malta Film Commission |
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Broadcaster |
Sky |
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Commissioning Editor |
Frank Jastfelder |
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Screenplay |
Colin Teevan (Head Writer), Tim Loane, Laura Grace |
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Directors |
Matthias Glasner, Rick Ostermann |
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Directors of Photography |
David Luther, Philipp Blaubach |
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Cast |
Tom Wlaschiha, Fleur Geffrier, Rick Okon, Vincent Kartheiser, Rochelle Neil, Stefan Konarske, Clemens Schick, Thierry Frémont, Paul Bartel, Leonard Scheicher, Franz Dinda, Rainer Bock, Thomas Kretschmann, Vicky Krieps, Kevin McNally, Robert Stadlober, Ilja Roßbander, Michael McElhatton, uvm |
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Casting |
Siegfried Wagner, Beverleigh Keogh, Sylvie Brocheré, Priscilla John, Maya Volava |
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Line Producer |
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Head of Production |
Holger Reibiger |
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Set Design |
Nick Palmer |
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Costume Design |
Chattoune |
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Make-Up |
Meg Tanner |
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Music |
Matthias Weber |
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Editors |
Charles Ladmiral, Lucas Seeberger, Benjamin Kaubisch, Patrick Wilfert |
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Executive Producers |
Moritz Polter, Oliver Vogel, Jan S. Kaiser, Marcus Ammon, Frank Jastfelder, Jenna Santoianni |
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Producer |
Magdalena Steffenhagen |
| Co-production companys | Sky Deutschland, Sonar Entertainment |
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Production Fundings |
Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, TRIP, Czech State Cinematography Fund, Malta Film Commission |
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Broadcaster |
Sky |
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Commissioning Editor |
Frank Jastfelder |
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Screenplay |
Tony Saint (Head Writer), Johannes Betz (Head Writer), Simon Allen, Laura Grace, Benedikt Röskau |
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Director |
Andreas Prochaska |
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Director of Photographyv |
David Luther |
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Cast |
Lizzy Caplan, Tom Wlaschiha, Vicky Krieps, Rick Okon, August Wittgenstein, Leonard Scheicher, Stefan Konarske, Rainer Bock, Robert Stadlober, Franz Dinda, Vincent Kartheiser, uvm |
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Casting |
Siegfried Wagner, Gwendolyn Clayton, Sylvie Brocheré, Priscilla John |
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Unit Production Managers |
Gilbert Möhler, Sascha Ommert |
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Line Producer |
Holger Reibiger |
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Set Design |
Nick Palmer |
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Costume Design |
Chattoune |
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Make-Up |
Meg Tanner |
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Editors |
Ueli Christen, Karin Hartusch |