Series synopsis
Charité is a German drama television series that premiered on Das Erste on March 21, 2017. It ended on April 5, 2024. It stars Alicia von Rittberg, Mala Emde, Nina Gummich and Max Bretschneider.
Berlin, 1888. After penniless Ida’s life is saved at the Charité Hospital she must work off the treatment costs. While she becomes acquainted with the most brilliant physicians of this era at the world-famous hospital, the self-determined young woman discovers her passion for medicine.
Premise
Berlin, 1888. After penniless Ida’s life is saved at the Charité Hospital she must work off the treatment costs. While she becomes acquainted with the most brilliant physicians of this era at the world-famous hospital, the self-determined young woman discovers her passion for medicine.
Premise: A hospital that glows with fame inspires a young woman to shine.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alicia von Rittberg as Ida Lenze
- Mala Emde as Anni Waldhausen
- Nina Gummich as Dr. Ella Wendt
- Max Bretschneider as Georg Tischendorf
- Ulrich Noethen as Ferdinand Sauerbruch
- Nina Kunzendorf as Dr. Ingeborg Rapoport
- Justus von Dohnányi as Robert Koch
- Jannik Schümann as Otto Marquardt
Supporting cast
- Philipp Hochmair as Otto Prokop
- Matthias Koeberlin as Emil Behring
- Luise Wolfram as Margot Sauerbruch
- Uwe Ochsenknecht as Helmut Kraatz
- Christoph Bach as Paul Ehrlich
- Artjom Gilz as Artur Waldhausen
- Max Wagner as Dr. Alexander Nowack
- Ernst Stötzner as Rudolf Virchow
- Jacob Matschenz as Martin Schelling
- Franz Hartwig as Curt Bruncken
- Matthias Brenner as Ernst von Bergmann
- Frida Lovisa Hamann as Schwester Christel
Guest cast
- Thomas Neumann as Karl Bonhoeffer
- Lara Chelinho as Lisa Berk
- Barbora Bočková as Verschüttete Frau
- Cristin König as Frau Dammrau
- Natalia Rudziewicz as Frau Jasinski
- Christian Beermann as Hauptmann Hertweck
- Anne Kanis as Frau Simoneit
- Ulrich Brandhoff as Herr Simoneit
- Kai Ivo Baulitz as Dr. Senkbeil
- Muriel Bielenberg as Christa Rösler
- Tillmann Eckardt as Soldat
- Hugo Gross as Werner Simoneit
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | March 21, 2017 | April 11, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 6 | March 21, 2017 | April 18, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 19, 2019 | March 19, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 6 | January 12, 2021 | January 26, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 6 | April 4, 2024 | April 5, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 21, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 19, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 12, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Compassion Pathologist Virchow tries to uphold his liberal values in a time of upcoming nationalism. Doctor Koch continues his work on battling the rampant tuberculosis. Von Behring tries, in vain at first, to join his lab while Jewish Doctor Ehrlich is welcomed for his work on colorizing cells. Ms. Lenze recovers after an appendicitis but has to work off the fees for her treatment by working as a nurse. |
March 21, 2017 |
| 2 |
Sunny Weather Spinola repays Behring for saving a life. Ida is urged to pursue an ambitious dream. Koch receives two visitors: a Tokyo doctor and the new emperor. |
March 21, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Light of the World Koch reveals big news at the congress while Ehrlich struggles to find a doctor to deliver his wife's breech baby. Tischendorf and Ida's romance blooms. |
March 28, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blighty Wound In 1943, a medical student seeks to use a soldier's case for her psychiatry dissertation, while her brother tries to prevent the man's court-martial. |
February 19, 2019 |
| 2 |
A Difficult Birth In hospital, Anni gets a high-profile roommate. Dr. Sauerbruch welcomes forced recruit Dr. Jung, who shares shocking news he heard on the forbidden BBC. |
February 19, 2019 |
| 3 |
Last Hope Anni and Artur secretly treat Karin. A colleague begs Sauerbruch to rescue his ill son-in-law from jail. Martin tells Otto why he reports to the police. |
February 26, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iron lung East Berlin in the summer of 1961: Dr. Ella Wendt is transferred from Senftenberg to the Charité to ensure health care. Doctors and nursing staff leave the GDR en masse for West Berlin. |
January 12, 2021 |
| 2 |
Bloodsucker A newborn baby with jaundice is announced in the children's ward from the women's clinic. When the ambulance finally arrives, the baby's condition is poor. He needs a direct blood donation. |
January 12, 2021 |
| 3 |
Limits In a covert operation, the provisional wall is erected, dividing the city into East and West Berlin, thus making the Charité an immediate border area. |
January 19, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 4, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 4, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 4, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Das Erste |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 21, 2017 |
| Last aired | April 5, 2024 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:15:00 |