Overview
- The six-part series premiered on Friday, February 20, with new 45-minute episodes set to arrive weekly on HBO Max in Germany.
- Set in early-2000s Berlin and inspired by true events, the heist drama follows bank apprentice Yusuf, who is accused via an anonymous tip and arrested during a football match as questions about accomplices and missing cash linger.
- Eren M. Güvercin leads the cast as Yusuf, joined by Merlin von Garnier, Michelangelo Fortuzzi and Maria Dragus.
- Created by writer Bernd Lange from an idea by Kida Khodr Ramadan, the show is directed by Gregor Schnitzler and Cüneyt Kaya and produced by W&B Television, with executive producers Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Marcus Welke and HBO’s Anke Greifeneder.
- Critics note a slick, non-chronological structure and polished look, praising the acting while pointing to uneven pacing, flat dialogue and limited character complexity, alongside a pointed critique of predatory banking practices.