Deutschland is a German family reality television series that premiered on RTL on June 17, 2015. It ended on September 25, 2020. It was created by Anna Winger, Jörg Winger. It stars Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Svenja Jung and Sylvester Groth.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in October 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows on German television.
The program aims to discover the best singer in th ...
Premise
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in October 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows on German television.
The program aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner. Voting is done through telephone and SMS text voting.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Jonas Nayas Martin Rauch / Moritz Stamm / Frank Jonas
Comrades & Cash – How Money Found Its Way Through the Iron Curtain
In communism, there was one giant taboo: behaving capitalistically. This documentary shows the irreconcilable contradictions of the communist GDR regime and exposes the irony of its secretive, capitalist acts.
October 19, 2018
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Episode 18
February 5, 2019
Season 1 preview8 episodes total
Season 1 episode preview
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Quantum Jump
23-year-old Martin Rauch is sent to West Germany to act as a spy, gathering intelligence for East Germany's Secret Service.
June 17, 2015
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Brave Guy
Martin is ordered by Tischbier to steal a top secret security report.
June 24, 2015
3
Atlantic Lion
While at a NATO conference in Brussels, Martin gets his first assignment: to seduce and bug the head security analyst’s secretary, Linda.
July 1, 2015
Season 2 preview10 episodes total
Season 2 episode preview
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Tar Baby
Banished for his sins in 1983, Martin wallows in limbo until his Aunt Lenora conscripts him into her plan to drum up hard currency abroad.
October 19, 2018
2
Ommegang
Martin reluctantly agrees to help Lenora.
October 19, 2018
3
Dragon Rouge
Gary Banks double-crosses Martin and Lenora, leading them headfirst into a proxy conflict at an Angolan oil refinery. Seriously injured in the fighting, Martin is abandoned by Lenora.
October 19, 2018
Season 3 preview8 episodes total
Season 3 episode preview
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Kyrie Eleison
Martin gets into a routine until he's approached by the HVA.
September 25, 2020
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November Nights
Various agencies vie for control of Martin, but Martin must find a way to keep Max safe. Brigitte Winkelmann and CIA agent Hector Valdez task Martin with infiltrating a group of West Germans. Lenora acts on her plan to get out of prison.
September 25, 2020
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Magic
Martin is drugged by the West Germans and interrogated. Meanwhile, the KGB endangers his new love interest, Nicole, and Max. The West Germans rope Martin into traveling with them to Frankfurt. Lenora approaches Fuchs to access a weapons stash.