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Berlin Alexanderplatz: Season 1

14 episodes Premiered Oct 12, 1980
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

The Punishment Begins

Oct 12, 1980

In 1928 Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for the murder of his girlfriend Ida. After settling into his old apartment, he visits Ida's si

S1·E2 Core

How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die?

Oct 13, 1980

Biberkopf is self-employed, hawking necktie holders on the street, but has trouble making enough and doesn't consider himself an orator. After turning down the opportunity to sell

S1·E3 Core

A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul

Oct 20, 1980

Troubled by the dubious nature of Franz's job, Lina introduces him to family friend Otto Lüders, who turns out to be an ex-con he knows from prison, but Franz thinks Otto is good.

S1·E4 Core

A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence

Oct 27, 1980

Franz goes on an alcohol binge as former medical orderly Baumann searches for him in rooms in a building opposite the one occupied by the prisoners' charity on which he depends for

S1·E5 Core

A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God

Nov 3, 1980

Franz, after several fleeting encounters, has finally become reacquainted with his former pimp Eva, who feels a deep affection for him, and has paid the rent for his old rooms in h

S1·E6 Core

Love Has Its Price

Nov 10, 1980

Franz explains to Reinhold that he wants Cilly to stay with him. Franz gets sucked into Pums's gang when he is drafted for a job as a last-minute replacement for Bruno, who is beat

S1·E7 Core

Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated

Nov 17, 1980

Franz has survived, but his right arm has been amputated. He recuperates for a time with Eva and Eva's lover Herbert, who agitates against Pums's syndicate, so the boss decides to

S1·E8 Core

The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too

Nov 24, 1980

Franz becomes involved in an illegal enterprise with Willy, whom he met at a cabaret. Eva and Herbert drop by to see Franz and bring a young woman, Emilie Karsunke, whom they offer

S1·E9 Core

About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few

Dec 1, 1980

Eva explains to Franz that Mieze just wants to work to support him as Franz cannot due to his missing arm. After reconciling with Mieze, Franz attends a communist rally, during whi

S1·E10 Core

Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls

Dec 8, 1980

As Mieze cannot conceive, Eva tells her she'll have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise. Mieze is delighted, to the point that Eva asks if she is a lesbian. Eva also tells

S1·E12 Mytharc

The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent

Dec 22, 1980

Franz introduces Mieze to Meck. Reinhold blackmails Meck to set up a meeting for him with Mieze. Meck takes Mieze on a drive to Bad Freienwalde and delivers her to Reinhold. Reinho

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