Babylon Berlin (2018)

“Zu asche, zu staub. Zu asche. Doch noch nicht jetzt.” “Let’s not be shy to say it,” says Christian Buss, Der Spiegel’s cultural critic, about TV show Babylon Berlin. “[Germans] are big again — as the world champions of angst.” If the spending behind Babylon Berlin is any indication, German angst is indeed big again. Created by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), […]

Mira Furlan, Babylon 5 and Lost, Dead at 65: ‘A Stunning, Talented Performer’

Mira Furlan, best known for her roles as Minbari Ambassador Delenn on Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau on Lost, has died at the age of 65. Furlan died of undisclosed causes on Wednesday. Her death was confirmed the following evening on Twitter. Shortly thereafter, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a touching tribute. “It […]

Babylon Berlin episode 1 recap: Who is Gereon Rath and what is on the film?

Gereon Rath is the enigmatic new inspector who joins Berlin’s vice squad. He is a First World War veteran from Cologne, but appears to be entangled in the capital’s criminal underworld. Episode one’s opening scenes show flashes of Rath’s life both past and future: cavorting in nightclubs, fighting on the front lines, drowning underwater. In […]

Babylon Berlin cast: Who is Liv Lisa Fries? German actress plays the sexy Charlotte Ritter

Babylon Berlin looks set to become Sky’s next big prestige series, with early reviews calling it a heady mix of sex, crime and history. Set in the Weimar Republic in 1929, the series follows police inspector Gereon Rath as he investigates Berlin’s criminal underworld with his assistant Charlotte Ritter, played by German actress Liv Lisa […]

Stephen Furst, St. Elsewhere and Babylon 5 Star, Dead at 63

Stephen Furst, best known to TV audiences for his role as Dr. Elliot Axelrod on the 1980s medical drama St. Elsewhere, has died. He was 63. Furst died Friday morning in his Ventura County, Calif. home, his son tells TMZ. His death was a result of complications from diabetes. Furst initially rose to fame as Kent “Flounder” […]