Ein Hauch von Amerika: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the early 1950's, the American military presence begins in a small West German region. In this context, the story of friendship is told by two young women who try to find their place in this time of upheaval. In doing so, they have to struggle again and again with the old order, the conservative forces from politics, church and society. Also playing an important role is the love story with a black soldier, who experiences freedom for the first time in Germany, but has to struggle with racist hostility.

Series details

• Title: Ein Hauch von Amerika
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2021-12-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-12-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Das Erste
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 59383
• IMDb ID: tt13168588
• TVDB ID: 412808

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-12-01; final listed air date 2021-12-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ein Hauch von Amerika 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.