# Berlin Station (2016)

> An undercover CIA officer in Berlin must balance his cover, his loyalties, and the ethics of espionage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/58467

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 29
- Episode runtime: 53 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, thriller
- Created by: Olen Steinhauer
- Network: Epix
- Cast: Richard Armitage, Rhys Ifans, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Forbes, Leland Orser, Caroline Goodall, Mina Tander, Claudia Michelsen
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5191110/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: paranoid, tense, bleak, gritty

## What critics say

Critics broadly praise the tense Berlin atmosphere and Richard Armitage's lead performance, though the series' consistency across its run was debated.

## Synopsis

Berlin Station (2016-2019) is an American espionage drama series created by Olen Steinhauer for Epix. Richard Armitage stars as Daniel Miller, an undercover agent working inside the CIA station in Berlin, while Rhys Ifans plays Hector DeJean and Richard Jenkins plays Steven Frost. Miller's engine is simple and punishing: he must gather intelligence from informants and targets while his cover and his conscience pull in opposite directions, and every operation risks exposing the people around him. Across three seasons of serialized episodes, the show builds intrigue through handler politics, surveillance, and shifting alliances in a divided city. Set in contemporary Berlin, it has a gritty, unsettling atmosphere and a paranoid, morally gray register. Fans of The Night Manager, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Homeland will find resonance in its grounded tradecraft and its focus on betrayal inside the intelligence world.

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