I'm looking for interesting German TV shows, and NOT soaps. I don't mean the news, and I don't mean good American TV shows that are dubbed into German. I mean high quality German TV that's entertaining and will keep me engaged.
The only thing I have been able to find is Tatort, but I'm also really tired of the CSI genre, so any good dramas/comedies is what I'm looking for.
Any good German TV Shows?
ninja-turtle
August 20, 2014
Paul-Weber
August 25, 2014
Hi there,
I could have a look for you but first I would like to know if are you in Germany and able to watch German TV?
Liebe Grüße
Paul
Rudi--9
August 31, 2014
I have been using Google Chrome as my WEB Browser. Within this, you can add, for free, Chrome TV. There is a pull down menu listing all the languages available, and under GERMAN, there are over 50 listings, from News to shows, all sourced from various German cities.
The best part is that is is all FREE.
maha266
November 3, 2014
thanks Rudi for sharing this info!
jason☺
February 8, 2015
Great tip - Rudy. I was able to get this working with Flip2Mac on my MacBook Pro using Chrome. Netflix is available now in Germany also and with unblock-us.com you can access that material from anywhere in the world with your Netflix account. Seems to be enough material to enjoy but I'm not sure there is a lot of original German programming. Doesn't matter if you want to learn the language but to stay engaged, I understand what ninja-turtle is saying.
Paul, or anyone else, if you do have any suggestions for German TV, that would be great. I have access on the weekends when I am in Stuttgart and I'm sure it might be useful for some others on the site here also. I already watch the DW channel on the iPad from time to time.
-Jason
Brian-O16
September 3, 2018
German TV company is good as well.
sfpugh
September 4, 2018
ZDF ( https://www.zdf.de/ )has a lot of material that can be watched from outside Germany, but it is all intended for a German audience so it is hard to follow. At least I find it tough after completing Level 3.
A lot of the films have German subtitles which is very useful.
Deutsche Welle has teaching material as well as news & current affairs.
https://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469
A lot of the films have German subtitles which is very useful.
Deutsche Welle has teaching material as well as news & current affairs.
https://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469
balconyofwords
March 12, 2019
Hallo,
Ich habe vor kurzem "Dogs of Berlin" und "Same Sky" auf Netflix beendet. Die beide sind ganz toll, aber "Same Sky" interessierte mich mehr. Es ging um das Leben in Ost-und Westberlin in den 1970er Jahren.
Balconyofwords
Ich habe vor kurzem "Dogs of Berlin" und "Same Sky" auf Netflix beendet. Die beide sind ganz toll, aber "Same Sky" interessierte mich mehr. Es ging um das Leben in Ost-und Westberlin in den 1970er Jahren.
Balconyofwords
sfpugh
March 12, 2019
Also on Netflix I enjoyed "Dark" (scifi) and "Look who's back" (comedy about Hitler waking up in modern times). There are quite a few other German films and TV shows on Netflix.
Amazon Prime now has "Deutchland83" which is about a young East German soldier sent to spy on NATO in West Berlin. It has some similarities to Same Sky -East German spying in West Berlin.
Amazon Prime now has "Deutchland83" which is about a young East German soldier sent to spy on NATO in West Berlin. It has some similarities to Same Sky -East German spying in West Berlin.
balconyofwords
March 14, 2019
Vielen Dank fur die Empfehlung!
sfpugh
March 15, 2019
For 1h 43m of easy German there is this:
Nicos Weg - A1 - The Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-eDoThe6qo&t=2266s
It's From Deutche Welle
https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/s-2055
Nicos Weg - A1 - The Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-eDoThe6qo&t=2266s
It's From Deutche Welle
https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/s-2055
Brian-O16
March 15, 2019
Dark is a great show., as is Look who's back.
MichaelP66
March 27, 2019
Ich mag Das Hotel Sacher.
sfpugh
March 28, 2019
Thanks for the recommendation, but it would help if you posted a link or at least indicated where to find the show.
There is an old movie with this name:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031446/?ref_=nv_sr_2
there is also something on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHo7PDhIAag
There is an old movie with this name:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031446/?ref_=nv_sr_2
there is also something on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHo7PDhIAag
MichaelP66
March 28, 2019
If you have Amazon Prime, Hotel Sacher is
https://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Sacher/dp/B07GMZ6QX6
https://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Sacher/dp/B07GMZ6QX6
sfpugh
March 28, 2019
Thanks, what a shame, it's not on amazon in the UK. I can see it on Amazon.com so I guess you are in the USA.
Brian-O16
April 2, 2019
Tatort is my favorite. been running since 1970.
sfpugh
April 3, 2019
Thanks for the recommendation, it looks like a German CSI.
https://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/krimi/tatort/index.html
https://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/krimi/tatort/index.html
sfpugh
April 3, 2019
You tube has quite a few german documentaries about ww1 and especially ww2. The commentaries tend to be quite slow and clear, so they make quite a good resource in spite of a certain amount of military vocabulary.
As an example there is one about D day: History: Invasion im Morgengrauen - Die Landung in der Normandie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwmEmh_P70
As an example there is one about D day: History: Invasion im Morgengrauen - Die Landung in der Normandie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwmEmh_P70
sfpugh
September 15, 2019
Showing on Sky TV in the UK
Der Pass / Pagans Peak
The series is downloadable.
It is a krimi based on the plot of "The Bridge"
It is set on the border between Germany and Austria. The dialogue is quite difficult with different accents to contend with and on Sky, only english subtitles are available.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6905756/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
On Netflix, I came across "Charité"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5337806/?ref_=nv_sr_4?ref_=nv_sr_4
Set at the end of the 19th C, it is about the work of the famous bacteriologists Koch, Erlich and Behring as seen through the eyes of a young nurse who wants to be a doctor when that is not possible in Germany. It focuses more on the emotional lives of the characters rather than the science.
The dialogue is relatively slow compared with other shows.
Der Pass / Pagans Peak
The series is downloadable.
It is a krimi based on the plot of "The Bridge"
It is set on the border between Germany and Austria. The dialogue is quite difficult with different accents to contend with and on Sky, only english subtitles are available.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6905756/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
On Netflix, I came across "Charité"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5337806/?ref_=nv_sr_4?ref_=nv_sr_4
Set at the end of the 19th C, it is about the work of the famous bacteriologists Koch, Erlich and Behring as seen through the eyes of a young nurse who wants to be a doctor when that is not possible in Germany. It focuses more on the emotional lives of the characters rather than the science.
The dialogue is relatively slow compared with other shows.
Robert4813
September 15, 2019
On YouTube I like the “Bergbauernpreis” a documentary type of video most about 30 to 45 minutes long. Just getting started with german, the narrator I can pick up a few words. Some of the farmers are harder to understand dialects.
sfpugh
September 16, 2019
Thanks for the recommendation, they look like nice films. I find that documentaries in general have commentaries that are spoken slowly which is good. As you say, the farmer's accents are hard to follow.
Suzanne-R
September 25, 2019
I've just been following through all the links mentioned in the conversations so far and am glad for the recommendations. I'm sure they'll add an extra perspective and different learning approach that will all help with learning my german.
Thanks,
Thanks,
Peter--252
January 14, 2021
To resurrect this thread, I've just become aware of a crime series “Nordic Murders” ("Balti-Krimi"), which had a couple of episodes recently (I think they can be found on ALL4 or Walter).
It's apparently set on a German island (Usedom) in the Baltic.
I've only watched about half of the 1st episode so far but the cast speak clearly enough for me to pick up a fair amount of the dialogue (although they do speak quickly of course!).