Sam: A Saxon

58min

Drama

Based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, this miniseries follows Sam’s desperate search for a place he can call home, as he fights for recognition and justice. Sam goes from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification.

Production Companies

Big Window Productions

Panthertainment

Episodes

Cast

Alien

1. Alien

44min

26th Apr 2023

After the birth of his son, Sam is torn between family and a career in the East German police force.

Fatherland

2. Fatherland

56min

26th Apr 2023

Sam’s career creates increasing tensions within his family, coming to a head when the wall falls.

Afro-German

3. Afro-German

1h 1min

26th Apr 2023

Sam finds an Afro-German community and love, but just as everything goes well, they are attacked.

A Saxon

4. A Saxon

54min

26th Apr 2023

Back at the police, Sam becomes a media celebrity and gets promoted to join a special unit.

Smoke and Mirrors

5. Smoke and Mirrors

56min

26th Apr 2023

Increasingly frustrated with the police, Sam hunts down a neo-Nazi leader on his own terms.

Robin Hood

6. Robin Hood

54min

26th Apr 2023

Under pressure, Sam bankrolls his company with criminal activities, until someone ends up dead.

German

7. German

58min

26th Apr 2023

Sam escapes to the Congo, seeking refuge with his uncle, but ends up in a Dresden court and prison.

First air date

26th Apr 2023

Last air date

26th Apr 2023

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

de

Networks