Kessler
In the years after World War II, the tables have turned: ambitious, cruel Gestapo-officer Ludwig Kessler, the most implacable hunter of every opponent to the Third Reich, can no longer deny its rule is militarily annihilated by the Allies. He must now flee himself as he is a war criminal accused of the torture and execution of numerous victims. He manages to get away with a fortune and starts a new life as a businessman, still hoping for another rise of the master race to power, in which his part should be even more prominent, from a (neo-)fascist colony in Paraguay. Meanwhile, Albert Foiret and some of his former Lifeline colleagues play a part in the hunt for the former master-hunter.
- 1981-1981
- 1 season
- Drama, Suspense
In the years after World War II, the tables have turned: ambitious, cruel Gestapo-officer Ludwig Kessler, the most implacable hunter of every opponent to the Third Reich, can no longer deny its rule is militarily annihilated by the Allies. He must now flee himself as he is a war criminal accused of the torture and execution of numerous victims. He manages to get away with a fortune and starts a new life as a businessman, still hoping for another rise of the master race to power, in which his part should be even more prominent, from a (neo-)fascist colony in Paraguay. Meanwhile, Albert Foiret and some of his former Lifeline colleagues play a part in the hunt for the former master-hunter.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1981
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Decades after World War II, investigative journalist Hugo Van Eyck makes a documentary exposing the powerful industrialist Manfred Dorf as being Standartenführer Ludwig Kessler living under an alias.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Kessler keeps a low profile by visiting London, whilst mysteriously transferring a fortune from Zurich. The German police and British secret service keep tabs on his movements. Meanwhile, Mical Rak seeks vengeance independently.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
As the authorities move a little closer, eavesdropping from a van outside his London hotel, the ex-Nazis decide to move Dorff. Mical Rak recovers from her interrogation and is encouraged by Bauer to fly home to Tel Aviv.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Kessler and Ingrid arrive in Paraguay, unaware that Mical Rak and Bauer are close behind. On meeting up with his World War II colleagues, Kessler sets up a mountain rendezvous with their leader, while Ingrid has secret plans of her own.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Kessler's meeting in rural Paraguay goes awry when Mical Rak and Bauer catch up with him. Consequently, he falls out with Ruckert and reconsiders his future with the 'Kameraden' in South America.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
As Rak and Bauer become a nuisance to Kessler, Ingrid and the Kameradenwerk, measures are taken to deal with them. Meanwhile, Kessler falls out with Ruckert and the Kameradenwerk move its headquarters to elsewhere in Paraguay.