Wolfgang Petersen’s film adaptation of The boat is one of the greatest cult classics in German cinema history. The 1981 film is based on the novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, which told a fictional story about a submarine crew in World War II. In 2018 the material became relaunched as a series – and that’s exactly what’s now in the Netflix charts.
Series new edition of the film classic Das Boot conquers the Netflix charts
The series reinterprets the story of Das Boot with a twist by following one younger crew of the submarine U612 in World War II dedicated. In 1942, it left the port of La Rochelle to carry out a secret mission. The focus of the series is the young Kaleun Klaus Hoffman (Rick Okon) and the translator Simone Strasser (Vicky Krieps), who get caught between the fronts.
The boat has between 2018 and 2023 four seasons which were initially published on Sky. There will no longer be a 5th season. The war series has been available to watch in its entirety on Netflix since December 2, 2024. There it is currently number 9 in the streamer’s series charts.
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