Hindenburg: The Last Flight: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Frankfurt, May 1937. The Hindenburg, the world's largest airship, is getting ready to fly to New York. A vehicle of staggering dimensions, it is the pride of Nazi Germany. But it has one serious flaw: due to an American embargo preventing the sale of helium to Germany, the Hindenburg is filled with highly combustible hydrogen gas instead. To Merten Kröger, an engineer who helped design the Hindenburg, the ship is a stick of dynamite waiting for a spark. The young man of great charm but modest means has fallen in love with the wealthy Jennifer van Zandt, the daughter of an American industrialist who wants to sell helium to the Germans. Just before the ship takes off, Merten learns how far the industrialist will go: he has had a bomb placed on the airship. What van Zandt didn't know is that his wife and daughter would be on board. Merten sneaks aboard the airship without a minute to spare.

Series details

• Title: Hindenburg: The Last Flight
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2011-02-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-02-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTL
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55567
• IMDb ID: tt1642620
• TVDB ID: 272383

Cast and credited roles

• Maximilian Simonischek — Merten Kröger

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-02-06; final listed air date 2011-02-07; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hindenburg: The Last Flight 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.