Die Deutschen
TV Show| Title | Die Deutschen |
| User score | 6.8 |
| Release date | Oct 26, 2008 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Production country | DE |
| Production companies | ZDF |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 20 |
| Run time | 43 min. |
Die Deutschen is a German television documentary produced for ZDF that first aired from October to November 2008. Each episode recounts a selected epoch of German history, beginning with the reign of Otto the Great and ending with the collapse of the German Empire at the end of the First World War. In November 2010 the second season of Die Deutschen was published in German television, beginning with Charlemagne, the Frankish King, and ending with Gustav Stresemann, the Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic. Historical events are recreated through a combination of live action scenes and computer generated animations. The series was filmed at over 200 different locations in Germany, Malta, and Romania at a cost of approximately €500,000 per episode.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S2.E10 ∙ Gustav Stresemann and the Republic
Dec 14, 2010
S2.E9 ∙ Rosa Luxemburg and Freedom
Dec 12, 2010
S2.E8 ∙ Ludwig II. and the Bavarians
Dec 7, 2010
S2.E7 ∙ Karl Marx and the Class Struggle
Dec 5, 2010
S2.E6 ∙ Augustus the Strong and Love
Nov 30, 2010
S2.E5 ∙ Thomas Müntzer and the Peasants' War
Nov 28, 2010
S2.E4 ∙ Charles IV. and the Black Death
Nov 23, 2010
S2.E3 ∙ Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women
Nov 21, 2010
S2.E2 ∙ Frederick II. and the Crusade
Nov 16, 2010
S2.E1 ∙ Charlemagne and the Saxons
Nov 14, 2010
S1.E10 ∙ Wilhelm and the World
Nov 25, 2008
S1.E9 ∙ Bismarck and the German Empire
Nov 23, 2008
S1.E8 ∙ Robert Blum and the Revolution
Nov 18, 2008
S1.E7 ∙ Napoleon and the Germans
Nov 16, 2008
S1.E6 ∙ Frederick the Great and the Empress
Nov 11, 2008
S1.E5 ∙ Wallenstein and the War
Nov 9, 2008
S1.E4 ∙ Luther and the Nation
Nov 4, 2008
S1.E3 ∙ Barbarossa and the Lion
Nov 2, 2008
S1.E2 ∙ Heinrich and the Pope
Oct 28, 2008
S1.E1 ∙ Otto and the Empire
Oct 26, 2008
