German productions are rarely good. The series Charité would actually have had what it takes, but alienated the audience with its ludicrous choice of the right cast.
While season 1 still deserves all 10 stars, the mood changed for me in the following 2 seasons. Whilst the themes were great, the characters just didn't fit with the actors chosen. I can't say what it was, but it seemed to me that the actors were too weak for their roles. Maybe the roles were wrongly defined. Perhaps the characters' role models were actually like that. But if that was the case, the Charité can be happy to have got this far...
It's a shame really, because the series has so much potential to reappraise history and connect it with the present. The Germans should make more of an effort here to remain original.
While season 1 still deserves all 10 stars, the mood changed for me in the following 2 seasons. Whilst the themes were great, the characters just didn't fit with the actors chosen. I can't say what it was, but it seemed to me that the actors were too weak for their roles. Maybe the roles were wrongly defined. Perhaps the characters' role models were actually like that. But if that was the case, the Charité can be happy to have got this far...
It's a shame really, because the series has so much potential to reappraise history and connect it with the present. The Germans should make more of an effort here to remain original.