Wir sind die Welle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the award-winning 2008 film of the same name and inspired by a real experiment that shocked the world, Wir sind die Welle follows a group of rebellious teenagers. In pursuing their dream of a better tomorrow they build a community that spreads into a mass phenomenon. What begins as an idealistic and playful uprising against the establishment, soon starts to take a terrifying turn – but the power of The Wave has already grown out of control.

Series details

• Title: Wir sind die Welle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2019-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-11-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 36281
• IMDb ID: tt11053220
• TVDB ID: 368386

Cast and credited roles

• Luise Befort — Lea
• Michelle Barthel — Zazie
• Ludwig Simon — Tristan
• Mohamed Issa — Rahim
• Daniel Friedl — Hagen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-11-01; final listed air date 2019-11-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wir sind die Welle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.