It's a dark political comedy beginning in the late 1980s in East Berlin, just before the collapse of East Germany.
Kleo Straub (Jella Haase) is a young assassin who works for a special section of the Stasi (internal state security). On assignment, she kills someone in a nightclub in West Berlin. Soon thereafter, she is arrested by the Stasi and imprisoned. After the collapse of the wall and gaining her freedom, she sets out to determine what happened and why she was imprisoned.
Meanwhile, a low-level West German policeman, Sven (Dimitrij Schaad), who witnessed the nightclub assassination, pursues Kleo to seek justice. He gets so focused on following Kleo that he loses his job.
Through the episodes, we meet many characters from Kleo's world, including her former boss, Andi (Vladimir Burlakov), and her highly-placed grandfather, Generaloberst Otto Straub (Jürgen Heinrich). In addition, we meet competing spies/assassins and former high officials in the East German government.
As the bodies pile up, everyone is in pursuit of a red suitcase that holds deep secrets of international importance. The series ends ambiguously enough that a second season could follow.
The story moves briskly and entertainingly. Jella Haase is not a typical heroine type; observers who have compared her looks to a young Angela Merkel are persuasive. There are distractions. For example, Sven's friend, Thilo (Julius Feldmeier), seems to be a distraction. It's a decent watch if you like dark political humor.
Kleo Straub (Jella Haase) is a young assassin who works for a special section of the Stasi (internal state security). On assignment, she kills someone in a nightclub in West Berlin. Soon thereafter, she is arrested by the Stasi and imprisoned. After the collapse of the wall and gaining her freedom, she sets out to determine what happened and why she was imprisoned.
Meanwhile, a low-level West German policeman, Sven (Dimitrij Schaad), who witnessed the nightclub assassination, pursues Kleo to seek justice. He gets so focused on following Kleo that he loses his job.
Through the episodes, we meet many characters from Kleo's world, including her former boss, Andi (Vladimir Burlakov), and her highly-placed grandfather, Generaloberst Otto Straub (Jürgen Heinrich). In addition, we meet competing spies/assassins and former high officials in the East German government.
As the bodies pile up, everyone is in pursuit of a red suitcase that holds deep secrets of international importance. The series ends ambiguously enough that a second season could follow.
The story moves briskly and entertainingly. Jella Haase is not a typical heroine type; observers who have compared her looks to a young Angela Merkel are persuasive. There are distractions. For example, Sven's friend, Thilo (Julius Feldmeier), seems to be a distraction. It's a decent watch if you like dark political humor.