A Better Place
Series· 2025· 45m

A Better Place

Drama

A mayor and a criminologist, convinced that the world would be better off without prisons, launch a revolutionary and controversial rehabilitation project.

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Last aired
S1 · E8We must not lose hope

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Season 12025
8 episodes

A mayor and a criminologist, convinced that the world would be better off without prisons, launch a revolutionary and controversial rehabilitation project.

  • E1City without a prison
    · 45m

    In Rheinstadt, Germany, scientist Petra Schach and mayor Amir Kaan are launching the TRUST project: a rehabilitation program that aims to close the city's prison and reintegrate inmates into society once they are released. This initiative is leaving no one indifferent...

  • E2There are no evil people
    · 45m

    The TRUST program has gotten off to a successful start. During a therapy session, Nader is confronted by one of his former victims. Meanwhile, his sister Yara is on trial. Will she have the chance to participate in the program? Later, Petra tries to manage the expectations of the Gül family...

  • E3Guilt and forgiveness
    · 45m

    Amir is worried: a jewelry store robbery is making headlines, and he fears it will damage the image of the Trust program. Nesrin meets Veronika, who is afraid that her attacker will find her. Eva and Nader are trying to locate Yara, from whom they have not heard...

  • E4Perpetrators in danger
    · 45m

    The leak of information about released prisoners further exacerbates tensions surrounding the Trust program. Jens fears for his safety. Sabine, who entrusted confidential documents to Nesrin, realizes that she is just as implicated as she is...

  • E5Freedom in shackles
    · 45m

    Nader is stunned by a discovery he makes in his sister Yara's room. Jens is on the run, and the mayor and the Trust program team are unsure how to proceed. Amir announces to the press the development of a GPS tracking system using electronic bracelets...

  • E6Completely or not at all?
    · 45m

    Amir Kaan has been under fire since Jens Föhl's disappearance was made public. Petra issues an ultimatum to the mayor: if he does not abandon the measures he has put in place, which she considers excessive, she will resign. Jens visits his father, but his father rejects him...

  • E7Your freedom is our prison
    · 45m

    In Rheinstadt, the visit of the Minister of Justice puts Amir and the Trust program under pressure. While protests erupt in front of City Hall, denouncing the abuses of the program, Nader fears revenge from his former gang. Amir summons him to appear before the minister...

  • E8We must not lose hope
    · 45m

    Amir faces the angry crowd outside City Hall, but cannot prevent an explosion of violence. The crowd's anger is directed at Trust's community center, putting Eva, Mark, Yara, and the entire team in mortal danger. Will the program survive? And if so, at what cost?...

Details

Networks
Das Erste
Seasons
1 · 8 episodes
Runtime
45m per episode
Status
Returning Series
Language
DE
First aired
January 22, 2025
Country
Germany, Austria
Production
Komplizen Serien, The Post Republic, StudioCanal Series, Film AG
IMDB ID
tt27525242
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