Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor (series)
Angela Merkel ‧ Schicksalsjahre einer Kanzlerin- User score: 7
- Production country: Germany
- Creator: Ramona Bergmann , Birgit Rasch
- Production companies: ARD, LOOKS
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 7/8/2024
- Release date of last episode: 7/8/2024
- Series status: Returning series
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 5
Series description
Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, ended the "Merkel era" in 2021 after 16 years and with it a remarkable rise from "Kohl's girl" to "the most powerful woman in the world". Today their legacy is overshadowed by the climate crisis, Russia and the refugee issue. Two and a half years after her departure, the documentary series sheds light on the key years of her career and chancellorship, including Samira El Ouassil, LeFloid, Marina Weisband and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The series focuses on the view of the “Merkel Generation” on the chancellorship of the first woman at the head of Germany.