Oktoberfest: Beer and Blood

Synopsis

A young girl falls in love with a poor brewer's son. Their relationship is opposed by the girl's father, a rich mobster who has come to town to try to bully his way into the inner circle of Munich's brewery dynasties.

First Air Date: 2020-09-15

Last Air Date: 2020-09-23

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Alexis Wittgenstein, Ronny Schalk, Christian Limmer

Networks: Das Erste

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Top Cast

Mišel Matičević as Curt Prank
Martina Gedeck as Maria Hoflinger
Klaus Steinbacher as Roman Hoflinger
Mercedes Müller as Clara Prank
Francis Fulton-Smith as Ignatz Hoflinger
Brigitte Hobmeier as Colina Kandl
Maximilian Brückner as Anatol Stifter
Markus Krojer as Ludwig Hoflinger
Martin Feifel as Alfred Glogauer
Michael Kranz as Alfons Urban

Seasons

Limited Series (2020)

In 1900 Munich, ambitious brewer Curt Prank uses brutal tactics on his quest to build a beer hall that will dominate the city's lucrative Oktoberfest.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Vision (2020-09-15)

Prank's plans for a beer hall and a wealthy suitor for daughter Clara are derided by Munich's elite, but soon only the Hoflingers remain in his way.
Ep. 2: Signs of the Times (2020-09-15)

The murder of Ignatz Hoflinger shocks Munich but gives Prank an opportunity to seize the victim's festival lot. Roman and Clara awkwardly meet again.
Ep. 3: Love and Capital (2020-09-16)

Munich's top brewing executive, Stifter, maneuvers Prank into a partnership and a marriage to Clara. But she and Roman have a scandalous secret.
Ep. 4: First Tapping (2020-09-16)

Oktoberfest begins but Prank's position is precarious — as is his health. Roman barely survives a savage beating. Colina finds a new role for herself.
Ep. 5: Dawn of a New Century (2020-09-23)

Prank strikes a conciliatory tone with the Hoflingers but a scandal means more tragedy for the embattled family. Colina's estranged husband returns.
Ep. 6: Last Judgement (2020-09-23)

The legal maneuvering of the publicans leads to an unlikely Prank-Hoflinger alliance brokered by Clara, who also helps Colina escape her husband.