Director: Adolfo J. Kolmerer, Christian Alvart
A remote German floodplain gives up more than it can bury in "Oderbruch," a 2024 crime drama built around a reunion neither of its lead investigators wanted.
What is Oderbruch about?
When multiple bodies surface in the Oderbruch region, the case forces former police officer Maggie Kring back into contact with detective Roland Voit, a man she has not worked alongside in more than twenty years. Their history is tangled and unresolved, and the investigation keeps pulling them back into it even as they try to focus on the evidence in front of them. What starts as a procedural inquiry into a string of victims turns into something far more personal for Maggie, whose ties to the region and to Roland complicate every step forward. The eight-episode structure lets the mystery unfold slowly across the flat, isolated landscape of the floodplain, using the setting's quiet and distance to heighten the sense that everyone involved has something they would rather keep buried. As old wounds resurface alongside new evidence, the series builds toward a reckoning that is as much about the two investigators as it is about the case itself.
Cast & crew
Felix Kramer and Lucas Gregorowicz lead as the two investigators reunited by the case, with Karoline Schuch, André Hennicke, Alix Heyblom, Julius Gause, and Edgar Emil Garde in supporting roles throughout the series.
Context & significance
Co-directed by Adolfo J. Kolmerer and Christian Alvart, "Oderbruch" is a German-British production from 2024, with episodes running roughly 55 minutes each in the mold of contemporary European crime dramas that favor atmosphere and slow-burn character work over fast plotting.
Where & how to watch
"Oderbruch" streams on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so viewers can follow the investigation in Farsi either way they prefer. The page itself is open to read for free, and watching the series only requires logging into a K-Time account, with the platform's interface fully localized in Farsi for Persian-speaking audiences abroad.