Series synopsis
The Same Sky, also known as Der gleiche Himmel is a German war & politics drama television series that premiered on ZDF on March 27, 2017. It ended on March 30, 2017. It was created by Paula Milne. It stars Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Ben Becker and Hannes Wegener.
Cold War, the seventies. Lars is a Romeo agent from East Germany: he must go to the West side and seduce and spy on Western women who work in government or defense institutions.
Premise
Cold War, the seventies. Lars is a Romeo agent from East Germany: he must go to the West side and seduce and spy on Western women who work in government or defense institutions.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tom Schilling as Lars Weber
- Sofia Helin as Lauren Faber
- Ben Becker as Ralf Müller
- Hannes Wegener as Axel Lang
- Uwe Preuss as Meyer
- Friederike Becht as Sabine Cutter
- Anja Kling as Gita Weber
- Daniel Krejčík as Viktor
Supporting cast
- Christian Näthe as Florian Eberhardt
- Richard Pepper as Duncan March
- Steven Brand as Howard Cutter
- Jay DeYonker as Christian
- Claudia Vašeková as Eleanor Miller
- Alexander Wolf as Michael
- Steffi Kühnert as Erika Haas
- Stephanie Amarell as Klara Weber
- Daniel Zillmann as Tobias Preuss
- Godehard Giese as Conrad Weber
- Claudia Michelsen as Dagmar Cutter
- Torsten Michaelis as Acker König
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | March 26, 2017 | March 27, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 3 | March 27, 2017 | March 30, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 26, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 27, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 / Episode 2 Lars Weber is sent to West Berlin to commence a Romeo assignment. He is proving to be a natural and gets completely under Lauren's skin. |
March 27, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 3 / Episode 4 Lauren is deeply torn between her feelings for Lars and her responsibility towards Emil. Lars is successful with Sabine but is caught unaware by his own feelings for her. |
March 29, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 5 / Episode 6 Lars fulfils his mission by capturing Sabine's family's sympathy and trust. Ralf struggles to stop Lars from succumbing to his feelings for Sabine. |
March 30, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDF |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 27, 2017 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2017 |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 20:15:00 |