

The Allegation
2021-11-04 · 33 min / episode · ★ 6.7
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.
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- Creators
- Jan Ehlert, Oliver Berben, Ferdinand von Schirach
- Production companies
- Moovie
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Ended
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Peter KurthRechtanwalt Dr. Richard Schlesinger
Narges RashidiAzra
Sebastian UrzendowskyStaatsanwalt Cordelis
Désirée NosbuschHauptkommissarin Laubach
Michael PinkAngeklagter Ernesto Perez
Katharina M. SchubertKinderschützerin Ina Reuth
Julika JenkinsRichterin Landsberg
Hans-Heinrich HardtRichter Faller
Falk RockstrohKinderarzt Dr. LiessenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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