Series synopsis
Hindenburg: The Last Flight is a German drama television series that premiered on RTL on February 6, 2011. It ended on February 7, 2011. It stars Maximilian Simonischek, Lauren Lee Smith, Greta Scacchi and Stacy Keach.
A chance encounter throws a young engineer into the depths of a deadly conspiracy that leads to the crash of the Hindenburg zeppelin in 1937.
Premise
A chance encounter throws a young engineer into the depths of a deadly conspiracy that leads to the crash of the Hindenburg zeppelin in 1937.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maximilian Simonischek as Merten Kröger
- Lauren Lee Smith as Jennifer van Zandt
- Greta Scacchi as Helen van Zandt
- Stacy Keach as Edward van Zandt
- Ulrich Noethen as Ernst Lehmann
- Jürgen Schornagel as Max Pruss
- Heiner Lauterbach as Hugo Eckener
- Hannes Jaenicke as Gilles Broca
Supporting cast
- Christiane Paul as Anna Kerner
- Hinnerk Schönemann as Alfred Sauter
- Justus von Dohnányi as Max Kaufmann
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Karl Erdmann
- Pierre Besson as Gottfried Kerner
- Alicia von Rittberg as Gisela Kerner
- Sönke Möhring as Paul Erdmann
- Robert Seeliger as Singer
- Megan Gay as Olivia Norris
- Michael Schenk as Bastian Leopold
- Dennis Vehlen as Hindenburg Crew
- Philipp Liewald as Hindenburg Crew
Guest cast
- Andreas Pietschmann as Fritz Rittenberg
- Stefan Weinert as Jürgens
- Harvey Friedman as Herbert Morrison
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | February 6, 2011 | February 7, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Part 1 Merten, a young engineer, stows away on the airship Hindenburg as it departs Nazi Germany. His love for a wealthy daughter of an American tycoon leads to accusations of murder and rumors of a bomb on board the blimp! |
February 6, 2011 |
| 2 |
Part 2 As the airship Hindenburg approaches New Jersey, Merten overhears conversations about the on-board bomb - can he convince the crew he is not a killer and find the explosive before the zeppelin lands? |
February 7, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTL |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 6, 2011 |
| Last aired | February 7, 2011 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Sunday at 22:00:00 |