NSU German History X is the American name for the 2016 German TV miniseries Mitten in Deutschland: NSU. The three-part series dramatizes the true events and characters of the National Socialist Underground, a neo-Nazi German terrorist group that was uncovered in November 2011.

The show was licensed and syndicated by Netflix for US audiences in 2017, but in July 2020, it was removed.

NSU German History X

Episodes

The story is told through three ninety-minute episodes. The first one shows how Beate Zschäpe became involved in the group, along with Uwe Mundlos and Uwe Böhnhardt. Episode two focuses on the victims of their terror campaigns, and the last episode presents the police investigation that ultimately uncovered and thwarted the group.

NSU German History X

Die Täter – Heute ist nicht alle Tage (directed by Christian Schwochow) Die Opfer – Vergesst mich nicht (directed by Züli Aladağ) Die Ermittler – Nur für den Dienstgebrauch (directed by Florian Cossen)

NSU German History X

References

2010s German television miniseries

German drama television series

2016 German television series debuts

2016 German television series endings

Das Erste original programming

True crime television series

Docudrama television series

Grimme-Preis for fiction winners