Best German web series to watch
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The highest-rated German web series streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.
50 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 7.0.
2. Unorthodox (2020)
Web series · German · 54m/ep · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (1L votes)
A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
3. The Empress (2022)
Web series · German · 54m/ep · A · Drama · IMDb 7.8 (22K votes)
When rebellious Elisabeth falls for Emperor Franz and becomes his unlikely bride, she enters a world of tension and intrigue at the Viennese court.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + family-friendly fun
4. How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019)
Web series · German · 39m/ep · A · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.7 (48K votes)
To win back his ex-girlfriend, a nerdy teen starts selling ecstasy online out of his bedroom -- and becomes one of Europe's biggest dealers.
Feels like: breakneck pacing + sharp humour
5. The Billion Dollar Code (2021)
Web series · German · 1h 6m/ep · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 7.9 (13K votes)
In 1990s Berlin, an artist and a hacker invented a new way to see the world. Years later, they reunite to sue Google for patent infringement on it.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + breakneck pacing
6. Maxton Hall – The World Between Us (2024)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (27K votes)
When Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at Maxton Hall private school, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student for better or worse: He is determined to silence Ruby. Their passionate exchange of words unexpectedly ignites a spark...
Feels like: breakneck pacing + big-screen spectacle
7. Kleo (2022)
Web series · German · 54m/ep · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (19K votes)
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former East German spy resolves to find out who betrayed her and why — and use her lethal skills to exact revenge.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
8. Dogs of Berlin (2018)
Web series · German · 1h/ep · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (16K votes)
A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
9. 1899 (2022)
Web series · German · 51m/ep · U/A 16+ · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (1.3L votes)
When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
10. Criminal: Germany (2019)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (6.5K votes)
In the interview room, detectives go head-to-head with suspects and try to get to the truth—even if it means breaking the rules and risking it all.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + mind-bending twists
11. Murder Mindfully (2024)
Web series · German · 32m/ep · A · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (14K votes)
When mafia lawyer Björn attends a mindfulness class to find a better work-life balance, he discovers surprising new coping strategies — including murder.
Feels like: sharp humour + edge-of-seat suspense
12. Dear Child (2023)
Web series · German · 48m/ep · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (36K votes)
A mysterious woman's escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators toward the dark truth behind an unsolved disappearance 13 years earlier.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
13. Barbarians (2020)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (34K votes)
Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
14. FC Bayern - Behind the Legend (2021)
Web series · German · 55m/ep · Documentary · IMDb 8.1 (1.4K votes)
For the first time in their history, FC Bayern Munich gives us unfettered access to the locker room and behind the scenes at this top club. The 6-part documentary covers the turbulent season after their Champions League triumph in Lisbon, celebrates the legendary victories from the past, and links momentous events in B
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-screen spectacle
15. LOL: Last One Laughing (2021)
Web series · German · 32m/ep · Reality, Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (4.4K votes)
Ten top stars of German comedy join in the ultimate battle to find out who laughs last! Who will be able to stay serious? Which performance won't leave a dry eye in the house? And who will be the last one standing?
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
17. Beat (2018)
Web series · German · 1h 3m/ep · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (3.4K votes)
Robert Schlag, nicknamed "Beat", is a Berlin club promoter who lives for the excesses of sex, drugs and the city nightlife. His connections to the underworld lead the police to use Beat to try and infiltrate a notorious organ smuggling ring.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
18. The Perfect Miss (2024)
Web series · German · 30m/ep · Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (1.7K votes)
The first series with Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka. Maria and Ralf are both stuck in their lives. Together, however, they would be the absolute dream team - if only they would finally meet ...
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
19. Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier (2021)
Web series · German · 1h/ep · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (3K votes)
After Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
20. A Perfect Crime (2020)
Web series · German · 43m/ep · Documentary · IMDb 7.3 (1.8K votes)
In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
21. Berlin ER (2025)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · A · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (1.7K votes)
After her private life falls apart, a young doctor seeking a fresh start takes over the emergency room in Berlin's toughest, most chaotic hospital. Battling staff resistance and a run-down system, she must unite her maverick team to save lives.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + breakneck pacing
22. Joko Winterscheidt Presents: The World's Most Dangerous Show (2023)
Web series · German · 42m/ep · Documentary · IMDb 7.9 (613 votes)
Joko Winterscheidt takes on one of humanity's biggest challenges: the climate crisis. Joko reaches his limits on this journey, driven to despair by the state of the world. But he also meets people who are fighting for a better, more sustainable world and who give Joko hope.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + dark, gritty edges
23. Crooks (2024)
Web series · German · 49m/ep · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (5.1K votes)
A priceless coin forces a retired safecracker and a two-bit gangster to work together, drawing them into daring heists and global criminal rivalries.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + breakneck pacing
24. Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom (2023)
Web series · German · 44m/ep · A · Documentary · IMDb 7.0 (4.2K votes)
Did Jens Soering murder his girlfriend's parents in 1985 — or was she the killer? This docuseries digs into questions that still swirl around the case.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
25. Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy (2023)
Web series · German · 48m/ep · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (4.2K votes)
With no witnesses, no traces, and no corpse, Josy, the 13-year-old daughter of well-known psychiatrist Viktor Larenz, has disappeared in unexplained circumstances. Two years later, a mysterious woman appears. She forces Viktor to face up to his daughter's disappearance and pushes him to his psychological limits.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + breakneck pacing
26. Queer Eye Germany (2022)
Web series · German · 50m/ep · Reality · IMDb 7.2 (1.3K votes)
Five experts in lifestyle, fashion, beauty, health and design — known as the Fab Five — dazzle a nation and transform lives in this makeover series.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
27. Kaulitz & Kaulitz (2024)
Web series · German · 51m/ep · A · Reality · IMDb 7.1 (1.5K votes)
Twin brothers and superstars Tom and Bill Kaulitz offer a glimpse into their private lives in LA and Germany in this funny and intimate reality series.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
28. Unfamiliar (2026)
Web series · German · 50m/ep · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (10K votes)
When the past catches up with two former spies, their biggest challenge isn't car chases, shootouts or fistfights — it's telling each other the truth.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
29. Sleeping Dog (2023)
Web series · German · 55m/ep · A · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 6.9 (10K votes)
A former detective now living on the streets searches for the truth after a new death raises unnerving doubts about a supposedly settled murder case.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
30. The Houseboat (2021)
Web series · German · 36m/ep · Documentary · IMDb 7.1 (1.4K votes)
With plenty of passion and little know-how, two musicians undertake a daunting project: turn a late singer's houseboat into a creative musical space.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
31. The Last Word (2020)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (1.3K votes)
A story about a funeral eulogy speaker who loses faith in her work and tries to sabotage her husband's funeral.
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges
32. Inside Borussia Dortmund (2019)
Web series · German · 1h 8m/ep · Documentary · IMDb 7.2 (756 votes)
In this 4-part docu-series, go behind-the-scenes with one of the Bundesliga’s biggest clubs and re-live the thrilling 2018/19 football season from the team’s point of view. Discover their training facilities, experience the locker room drama first-hand, and become acquainted with the players’ personal lives.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-screen spectacle
33. Luden (2023)
Web series · German · 55m/ep · Drama · IMDb 7.0 (1.5K votes)
Inspired by true events, the gangster epic LUDEN tells the rise of the Nutella Gang, the most famous pimp cartel in Hamburg's legendary Reeperbahn during the 1980s. The unusual cartel turns the rough red-light district in St. Pauli into a glamourous place, but it is also the beginning of a power struggle with the estab
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
34. Spy City (2020)
Web series · German · 48m/ep · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 6.9 (1.8K votes)
After a defector is murdered, British agent Fielding Scott is assigned to track down a mole in his own ranks in 1961 Berlin. His investigation leads him into a deadly web of crime, betrayal and paranoia. Who can Scott trust in the city of spies?
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
35. New Heights (2021)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Drama · IMDb 6.9 (1.4K votes)
When business consultant Michi Wyss inherits his late father's troubled farm he must confront his rural past -- and his family's future.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
36. LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special (2023)
Web series · German · 27m/ep · Reality, Comedy · IMDb 7.3 (134 votes)
This year there is a special package under the Christmas tree: LOL, Germany's most successful comedy show, returns as a special edition at Christmas time! In three episodes, Michael Bully Herbig welcomes eight genuine LOL all-stars who compete in teams of two. The special feature this time: If one laughs, both are out!
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
37. Woman of the Dead (2022)
Web series · German · 42m/ep · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.8 (9.2K votes)
In a vengeful quest to find out who killed her husband, a woman ends up exposing her small community's deepest and ugliest secrets.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
38. The Gryphon (2023)
Web series · German · 1h 9m/ep · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (3.2K votes)
The Gryphon, a dark power from another world, is a threat to Mark and all he loves. Mark must accept his heavy family legacy and go into battle to save our world from the Gryphon’s clutches.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
39. Biohackers (2020)
Web series · German · 46m/ep · U/A 16+ · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (13K votes)
A medical student enters a top German university on a secret mission to uncover a conspiracy linking a family tragedy to a visionary biology professor.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + breakneck pacing
40. The Hunt - Welcher Promi ist leichte Beute? (2026)
Web series · German · 46m/ep · Reality
Celebrity contestants are dropped into the wilderness as hunters and prey, and must fend for themselves as they compete for a cash prize of up to 50,000 euros. Each episode features a thrilling chase in which the roles of predator and prey constantly shift. In the evening at the hunting lodge, they have the opportunity
Feels like: breakneck pacing + edge-of-seat suspense
41. Dream Deals (2024)
Web series · German · 39m/ep · Reality · IMDb 6.5 (39 votes)
Dubai, the city of big real estate deals! We follow four German expats - Valeria, Sarah, Louisa and Edwin - as they work in one of the desert city's biggest real estate agencies. They are united by their dream of wealth, which they can quickly achieve by closing a mega-deal. Under the guidance of their demanding boss,
Feels like: breakneck pacing + family-friendly fun
42. Glow Up - Deutschlands nächster Make-up-Star (2022)
Web series · German · 1h/ep · Reality · IMDb 5.8 (12 votes)
Feels like: family-friendly fun + breakneck pacing
43. Yes or No Games (2026)
Web series · German · 44m/ep · Reality · IMDb 4.5 (18 votes)
128 contestants battle it out in 24 breathtaking worlds for €100,000. From the jungle to a pirate island to outer space, Steven Gätjen asks one question: Yes or No? Each answer determines whether the contestant wins or is eliminated. Only the one who masters all worlds wins everything.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + breakneck pacing
44. One Mic Stand (2022)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Comedy · IMDb 5.4 (41 votes)
German comedians teach celebrities how to be funny and host their first stand-up.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
45. Dinner Club (2025)
Web series · German · 43m/ep · Documentary · IMDb 5.8 (78 votes)
Swiss three-star chef Andreas Caminada invites high-profile guests Moritz Bleibtreu, Caro Daur, Karoline Herfurth, Kurt Krömer, Franka Potente, and Teddy Teclebrhan to dinner. After culinary journeys of discovery through different countries, they take turns cooking with Andreas for the other guests and reflect on their
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
46. Your Life is a Joke (2021)
Web series · German · 39m/ep · Comedy, Documentary · IMDb 5.4 (105 votes)
Comedian Oliver Polak gets to know celebrities at some of their favorite spots before roasting them with good-natured stand-up sets.
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
47. King of Stonks (2022)
Web series · German · 46m/ep · A · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 6.7 (2K votes)
Desperate for startup stardom, an overly ambitious finance mastermind lies, cheats and schemes his less-than-authentic company up the ladder to success.
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
48. Munich Games (2022)
Web series · German · 45m/ep · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (912 votes)
50 years after the Munich Massacre, Munich is hosting a soccer game between an Israeli and a German football club. When things start to fall apart, it seems history might be repeating all over again.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
49. The Teddy Teclebrhan Show (2024)
Web series · German · Comedy · IMDb 5.9 (179 votes)
In his new variety show, Teddy presents us with the very best of his world: love, music, comedy, celebrity guests, and creative chaos, which together create a brilliant show performed in front of a live audience with a live band! Antoine, Ernst Riedler, and Percy all have their own particular ideas about how the show w
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
50. Viktor bringt's (2024)
Web series · German · 26m/ep · Comedy · IMDb 6.5 (588 votes)
Moritz Bleibtreu plays the opinionated Berlin service technician Viktor, who has to come to terms with his son Mika. Together, they deliver electrical appliances and get into ludicrous discussions with customers about the big and small questions of life.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
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