Babelsberg Babylon

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01Missing20240226A major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears. The head of the studio and film's writer are desperate to find her.

Nick Perry's suspenseful five-part drama is set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin, centred around the world's oldest large-scale film studio.

Otto Lenz - Anton Lesser

Lottie - Clare Corbett

Peter X - Carl Prekopp

Krista - Cassie Layton

Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929: A new movie is in production when its star goes missing. Starring Paul Chahidi and Cassie Layton.

02Cabaret20240227The writer Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn more about Krista Wolff's disappearance.

His search takes him to the cabaret.

Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. A major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears.

The head of the studio and film's writer are desperate to find her. Each has their own reasons.

Nick Perry's suspenseful five-part drama is set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin, centred around the world's oldest large-scale film studio.

Otto Lenz - Anton Lesser

Odette - Clare Corbett

Willie - Carl Prekopp

The writer Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn about Krista Wolff's disappearance.

The writer Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn more about Krista Wolff's disappearance. Starring Paul Chahidi.

03Run-in20240228The writer Jonas Beck has a run in with a detective investigating the case.

But is he really a detective? And what does Jonas have to hide?

Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. A major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears.

The head of the studio and film's writer are desperate to find her. Each has their own reasons.

Nick Perry's suspenseful five-part drama is set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin, centred around the world's oldest large-scale film studio.

Fischer - Michael Jibson

Ilse - Clare Corbett

Barman - Carl Prekopp

Jonas Beck has a run-in with a detective on the case.

Jonas Beck has a run-in with a detective on the case. Is he really a detective? And what is Jonas hiding? Stars Paul Chahidi.

04Peter X20240229Jonas Beck comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific injuries from the First World War.

What does he have to do with Krista Wolff's disappearance?

Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. A major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears.

The head of the studio and film's writer are desperate to find her. Each has their own reasons.

Nick Perry's suspenseful five-part drama is set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin, centred around the world's oldest large-scale film studio.

Krista - Cassie Layton

Peter X - Carl Prekopp

Fischer - Michael Jibson

Jonas comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific war injuries.

Jonas Beck comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific injuries from World War I. Stars Carl Prekopp.

05Gunpoint20240301Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. A major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears. The head of the studio and film's writer are desperate to find her. Each has their own reasons.

Ending up back where it started, Jonas Beck is holding the Babelsberg Studio boss Otto Lenz at gunpoint.

What's tipped him over the edge? Is it the fate of Krista Wolff or the rewrites to his script?

This suspenseful drama is set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin, centred around Babelsberg Film Studio, the world's oldest large-scale film studio. Out of the darkness of military defeat, political chaos, poverty and hyperinflation springs the phenomenon of Weimar culture, a defiant celebration of humanity and artistic expression in all its diverse forms. People flock to Berlin to be a part of the cultural explosion. Writer Jonas Beck, actress Krista Wolff and war veteran Peter X are among them.

Otto Lenz - Anton Lesser

Lottie - Clare Corbett

Barman - Carl Prekopp

Written by Nick Perry.

Jonas Beck has studio boss Otto Lenz at gunpoint. What's tipped him over the edge?

Jonas Beck has studio boss Otto Lenz at gunpoint. What's tipped him over the edge? Starring Anton Lesser and Paul Chahidi.