Heimat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Heimat is a trilogy of episodic films by Edgar Reitz which views life in Germany between 1919 and 2000 through the eyes of a family from the Hunsrück area of the Rhineland. Personal and domestic life is set against glimpses of wider social and political events. The title Heimat is a German word meaning "homeland". Its use is partly an ironic reference to the film genre known as Heimatfilm which was popular in Germany in the 1950s. Heimatfilms were noted for their rural settings, sentimental tone and simplistic morality.

Series details

• Title: Heimat
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1984-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-12-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Das Erste
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27629
• TVDB ID: 85101

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-09-16; final listed air date 1984-11-24.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-03-04; final listed air date 1993-04-11.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-12-15; final listed air date 2004-12-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Heimat 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.