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Criminal: Germany

2019 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 45 min · ★ 6.9

CrimeDramaMystery

Set almost entirely around police questioning, this miniseries follows detectives as they push suspects for answers in a series of tense, talk-heavy cases. The drama comes from pressure, emotion, and the battle of wills inside the interview room rather than action.

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Streaming on Netflix and MyOutdoorTV.

2 hours to watch · 3 episodes.

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Details
Original title
Criminal: Deutschland
Years
2019
Release date
2019-09-20
Network
Netflix
Language
German
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
45 min
Max quality
UHD
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (102 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intense, dialogue-driven crime stories like Criminal: UK or Criminal: France, with short episodes and constant pressure; Not for you if you want lots of action or a fast-moving case-of-the-week pace.

Pros: tense interrogations; strong performances; emotionally gripping | Cons: slow first episode; talk-heavy setup; dubbing may distract

Themes

  • interview
  • miniseries
  • investigator
  • criminal

Cast & crew

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

Created by George Kay

Episodes1 season · 3 episodes

Season 13 episodes
  • S1E1Episode 146m
    Amazon Prime VideoNetflix
  • S1E2Episode 241m
    Amazon Prime VideoNetflix
  • S1E3Episode 346m
    Amazon Prime VideoNetflix