Overview
- The four-part series, which hit ARD Mediathek on Sunday, March 29, airs on Das Erste on Friday at 8:15 p.m.
- Set in occupied Prague in spring 1945, it follows Czech detective Jan Morava as he hunts a so‑called “widow‑killer” under Nazi rule.
- Reviews say the case yields to larger shocks once Hitler’s death and the Prague uprising roil the city, shifting focus to collective violence and personal responsibility.
- Christopher Schier directs a cast led by Jonas Nay, Nicholas Ofczarek, and Devid Striesow, with praise for the noir tone and a few notes on imitated accents and stock figures.
- Adapted from Pavel Kohout’s novel, the drama draws on the Czech dissident’s legacy of resistance, echoing Schier’s message that war produces only losers.