Drama

The Palace

Twin sisters Christine and Marlene, separated at birth, meet by chance in East Berlin. To learn more about each other they swap lives, navigating the dangers of divided Germany. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.

Episode 1

44m 58s

Separated by the rise of the Berlin Wall, Marlene and Christine begin looking for answers after their paths cross at the Palace’s celebration of 40 years of the GDR.

Episodes

  • Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1

    S1 E1 - 44m 58s

    Separated by the rise of the Berlin Wall, Marlene and Christine begin looking for answers after their paths cross at the Palace’s celebration of 40 years of the GDR.

  • Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2

    S1 E2 - 45m 20s

    To keep hold of their newfound sisterhood, Marlene returns to the GDR for Christine’s solo premiere in Jubilee. Meanwhile, both sisters struggle to get answers about the past.

  • Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 3

    S1 E3 - 48m 4s

    Christine takes Marlene's passport to cross the border and meet her father. Meanwhile, Marlene pretends to be Christine in the GDR.

  • Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 4

    S1 E4 - 44m 45s

    A guest choreographer arrives at the Palace. Pretending to be ill, Marlene must convince the Englishman to let her recover before she can dance at rehearsals.

  • Episode 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 5

    S1 E5 - 45m 28s

    To be closer to her mother and sister, Marlene moves to West Berlin. Trouble is brewing as the Ministry of Culture begins to question whether the Palace’s new show holds to the principles of the socialist GDR.

  • Episode 6: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 6

    S1 E6 - 41m 53s

    Marlene buys tickets for the next show for the whole family, but as she tries to enter the GDR, she is arrested at the border. Will Rosa once again lose a daughter?

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