Deutschland 86 (2018)

Action · Drama · Thriller

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (5,898 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: DE
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.70 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 8.1 47 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tar Baby	7.4	326
2	Ommegang	7.4	292
3	Dragon Rouge	7.6	284
4	Le Cafard	7.4	265
5	Green Book	7.9	275
6	Tjello	7.7	257
7	El Dorado Canyon	7.8	253
8	Vula	7.7	248
9	Chickenfeed	8.0	252
10	Total Onslaught	8.1	256