The Allegation
25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal from the nineties into the present. The result is a gripping, current legal drama about hysteria in social media, collective anger and how the hunger for revenge can overlook the victims.
Overview
25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal from the nineties into the present. The result is a gripping, current legal drama about hysteria in social media, collective anger and how the hunger for revenge can overlook the victims.
Oliver Berben
Producer
Episodes
1. Episode 1
A judicial scandal erupts in the fictional small town of Ottern when a pediatrician discovers evidence that a girl has been raped.
2. Episode 2
The growing scandal now finds 26 adults accused of running a child pornography ring. The local prosecutor and an anti-abuse activist work to put the accused behind bars.
3. Episode 3
Ottern is full of journalists covering the case; Schlesinger and his associate, the mysterious `Fixer' Azra, check into a local hotel.
Cast & Crew
Peter Kurth
Rechtanwalt Dr. Richard Schlesinger
Narges Rashidi
Azra
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Staatsanwalt Cordelis
Désirée Nosbusch
Hauptkommissarin Laubach
Michael Pink
Angeklagter Ernesto Perez
Katharina M. Schubert
Kinderschützerin Ina Reuth
