

TV series
Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor
2024–, German, on RBB Fernsehen. Created by Ramona Bergmann & Birgit Rasch.
Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, ended the "Merkel era" in 2021 after 16 years and with it a remarkable rise from "Kohl's girl" to "the most powerful woman in the world". Today their legacy is overshadowed by the climate crisis, Russia and the refugee issue. Two and a half years after her departure, the documentary series sheds light on the key years of her career and chancellorship, including Samira El Ouassil, LeFloid, Marina Weisband and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The series focuses on the view of the “Merkel Generation” on the chancellorship of the first woman at the head of Germany.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 90 min
- Status
- Still running
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Episode 6
Aired 15 July 2024
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 8 July 2024
- Network
- RBB Fernsehen
- Original title
- Angela Merkel – Schicksalsjahre einer Kanzlerin
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Documentary
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Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 90 minutes each.
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Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor was created by Ramona Bergmann and Birgit Rasch and stars Angela Merkel, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Thomas de Maizière.
