Honouring Breitscheidplatz 19/12: How a new series dramatises the events that led to one of Germany’s worst terror attacks

Honouring Breitscheidplatz 19/12: How a new series dramatises the events that led to one of Germany’s worst terror attacks


By Michael Pickard
September 23, 2026

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Nearly a decade after the Breitscheidplatz attack, six-part drama Breitscheidplatz 19/12 (Blindspot Berlin) unpacks the events that led to tragedy. Writer-director David Nawrath, co-writer David Marian and producer Simon Amberger speak to DQ about their research, the difficult road to financing and their refusal to offer simple answers.

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