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Latest revision as of 01:24, 24 October 2025
Berlin ER (original title: KRANK Berlin) is a German medical drama series written by Samuel Jefferson for Apple TV+ and ZDF.[1] Produced by Alexis von Wittgenstein and Henning Kamm, the fictional series draws from Jefferson’s past experience working as a doctor in a London emergency room.[2] The series follows emergency department staff at a hospital in Berlin as they face issues such as critical patients, interpersonal entanglements, and systematic underfunding. The first series began airing on February 26, 2025, and went on to win “Best Drama Series” at the 2025 German Television Awards.[3] A second series is expected in 2026.
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| Written by | Samuel Jefferson |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 46-49 minutes |
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| Release | February 6, 2025 – present |
Berlin transplant Dr. Suzanna “Zanna” Parker (Jones) begins her new job at a Neukölln hospital after a personal issue drives her from Munich.[4] Here, she must lead an underfunded ER team, and balance the needs of her initially hostile staff with demands from the hospital’s management. Among the other doctors are Ben Weber (Popadić), a generous but rule-bending doctor who is privately struggling with addiction and frequently parties with Kian Amini, one of his fellow doctors at the hospital; Emina Ertan (Åžengül), a serious and exceedingly competent Turkish-German doctor, and Dominik Kohn, an undertrained doctor who hides his mistakes.[5] Patients are brought into the hospital by EMTs Olaf (Schütz) and Olivia (Breuer), whose outlooks on their patients begin to clash.
- Haley Louise Jones as Dr. Suzanna “Zanna” Parker, a doctor originally from Munich who is starting at her new position in an overwhelmed and underfunded emergency department
- Slavko Popadić as Dr. Ben Weber, an altruistic doctor who makes an effort to help those who have fallen through the cracks despite his own hidden addiction
- Şafak Şengül as Dr. Emina Ertan, a talented and dry doctor with a soft spot for Olivia
- Aram Tafreshian as Dr. Dominik “Dom” Kohn, a secretly incompetent doctor who covers his tracks with lies
- Samirah Breuer as Olivia Kropf, a young EMT trainee with fresh enthusiasm to help others
- Bernhard Schütz as Olaf Hendel, a seasoned EMT who harbors disdain for the young drug-taking clubbers that he and Olivia save
- Peter Lohmeyer as Dr. Steffen Beck, the head of the hospital who wishes that the emergency department would be eliminated due to its unprofitability
- Benjamin Radjaipour as Dr. Kian Amini, Ben’s clubbing partner who looks out for his friend’s health
appletv+ becoming big on the scene in germany after some other channel went bankrupt? now several popular apple german shows (find source)
The cast took ER internships or training in order to learn the various attitudes and skills displayed by emergency room workers.[6] The extras included real nurses and hospital staff, and a medical advisor was on set to ensure accuracy.[7]
In September 2025, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a second series.[3] has not yet announced that filming/writing has started tho (check writers socials)
broadcast on apple tv exclusively for 12 months then comes to zdfneo in german speaking countries (source)
start and end dates of first series broadcast
RATINGS!!
reviews about its impact and accurate-or-not depiction of struggles that er faces (unrealistic in how its every problem at once, but individually each of these problems are real) (CITE)
and like whether or not its techically good
compared to the pitt?
rotten tomatoses/metacritic score? from critics NOT users
Awards and Nominations
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- ^ Whittock, Jesse (2024-06-25). “Apple TV+ Joins ZDF On Medical Drama ‘KRANK Berlin’“. Deadline. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Bianchini, Elisabetta (2025-02-26). “‘Berlin ER’ on Apple TV+: Every other medical drama is tame in comparison to this brilliantly intense show”. Yahoo News. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ a b Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (2025-09-11). “Apple TV+ Renews German Medical Drama ‘Berlin ER’ For Season 2”. Deadline. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Murray, Miranda (2025-02-24). “New Apple TV+ series ‘Berlin ER’ depicts gritty city’s even tougher doctors”. Reuters. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ Popp, Olivia (2025-02-26). “Series review: Berlin ER”. Cineuropa. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Betancourt, John (2025-03-08). “An Interview with Åžafak Åžengül from ‘Berlin ER’“. Nerds That Geek. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ “Samirah Breuer: “Staying Silent Doesn’t Change Anything”“. www.sleek-mag.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Tidona, Vera (2025-09-11). “Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis 2025: „KRANK Berlin”, „Achtsam morden” und „Kaulitz & Kaulitz” ausgezeichnet”. fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
