NSU German History X

Season 1

The high-end drama, based on true and current events, explores the story of a far-right German terrorist group called National Socialist Underground, who killed immigrants just after the fall of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s. These events became known as the Bosphorus Serial Murders, and one of the suspected members, Beate Zschäpe, is still on trial today.

Where to Watch Season 1

3 Episodes

The Perpetrators
E1
The PerpetratorsHow does hatred arise that does not shy away from murder? The first part of this comprehensive film trilogy illuminates the history and background of the NSU (National Socialist Underground). The focus is on the development and radicalization of the right-wing scene since the early 1990s, the increasing propensity for violence in the right-wing milieu and the emergence of the terror cell. How did three young people with middle-class backgrounds, who in 1989 lived in a world in which everything and nothing seemed possible for their generation, decide to join the right-wing terrorist underground?
The Victims
E2
The VictimsAfter her father becomes the NSU's first victim - teenage Semiya spends years dealing with myopic Police - Government Harassment and NSU killings.
The Investigators
E3
The InvestigatorsWorking tirelessly to solve the murders - policeman Paul Winter faces obstruction from his Seniors suspiciously bent on stonewalling the investigation.