The series kicks off strong. But, like so often, story and characters fade into cliches. So here the writing is to blame. I get that most of the portrayals are exaggerated but still everyone remains uninteresting. Klaus and Beagle were the only two characters who kind of seem believable, the others, especially the boxer, were just annoying and wanting me to skip their scenes.
I've to agree with the comment made here earlier: production design did a very bad job as it really doesn't look and feel like Hamburg in that time. The contrast what is shown in the series and on the photos during the credits of the last episode couldn't be larger.
Music is good but still very unlikely being part of these people's life.
What is standing out is the cinematography of the first two episodes: it is beautiful. But then the rest of the series is filmed in a generic way, unfortunately. I don't understand that shift also in visual quality.
Overall, I cannot understand why German series are so low quality; especially the scripts and acting? It's only "Das Boot", after that all German series were insignificant.
If your time is precious I cannot recommend this series.
I've to agree with the comment made here earlier: production design did a very bad job as it really doesn't look and feel like Hamburg in that time. The contrast what is shown in the series and on the photos during the credits of the last episode couldn't be larger.
Music is good but still very unlikely being part of these people's life.
What is standing out is the cinematography of the first two episodes: it is beautiful. But then the rest of the series is filmed in a generic way, unfortunately. I don't understand that shift also in visual quality.
Overall, I cannot understand why German series are so low quality; especially the scripts and acting? It's only "Das Boot", after that all German series were insignificant.
If your time is precious I cannot recommend this series.