Generation War
Seen it?2013 | 1 seasons | War & Politics, Drama, Action & Adventure
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved The Man in the High Castle, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Career-soldier Wilhelm, his pacifist younger brother Friedhelm, and their friends Charlotte, Viktor and Greta say farewell in the summer of 1941 in Berlin, with the promise to meet again after the war.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
57 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Limited series that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Philipp Kadelbach
- Volker BruchWilhelm Winter
- Tom SchillingFriedhelm Winter
- Katharina SchüttlerGreta Müller
- Ludwig TrepteViktor Goldstein
- Miriam SteinCharlotte
- Mark WaschkeDorn
- Henriette Richter-RöhlHildegard
- Götz SchubertDr. Jahn
- Hildegard SchroedterBrigitte
- Sylvester GrothHiemer