Bonn (TV series)

"Bonn – Old friends, new enemies") is a six-part German political thriller TV series released in January 2023, directed by Claudia Garde, who is also lead writer.

Set in the Federal Republic of Germany in the aftermath of World War II in the 1950s, the series stars Mercedes Müller in the lead role as the young woman Toni.

The cast includes Max Riemelt, Sebastian Blomberg, Martin Wuttke, Juergen Maurer, and Johanna Gastdorf.

It is held that German chancellor Konrad Adenauer knew about the aims of the Gehlen Organization but helped to keep it secret, thus facilitating the integration of its members into post-war Germany.

[1] The story is based on an idea by Gerrit Hermans, with the screenplay written by Claudia Garde, along with Martin Rehbock and Peter Furrer.