The Cast
Characters
Everyone has a secret. No one is innocent.
Simon Schäfer
Played by Felix Kramer
Former German intelligence agent who runs a covert safe house in Berlin with his wife Meret. Carries a devastating 16-year secret: their daughter Nina is the biological child of Katya Volkova, a woman he saved in Belarus.
Meret Schäfer
Played by Susanne Wolff
Former spy and Simon's wife. Together they maintain a facade of domestic normalcy while operating the safe house. Her past as an undercover agent — and a hidden love affair — come crashing back.
Josef Koleev
Played by Samuel Finzi
High-ranking GRU officer tied to the failed Belarus operation. His motives remain ambiguous throughout the series — ally or enemy, no one can be sure.
Katya Volkova
Played by Natalia Belitski
Belarusian woman whose life Simon saved sixteen years ago. The biological mother of Nina. Her quest for truth and vengeance drives the central conflict.
Jonas Auken
Played by Andreas Pietschmann
BND agent caught between duty and desire. Initially hired as Josef's enforcer to eliminate the Schäfers, but his passionate history with Meret complicates everything.
Gregor Klein
Played by Henry Hübchen
Veteran spymaster who promised Katya and her unborn child a safe life in Berlin during the Belarus operation. His knowledge of buried secrets makes him dangerous to everyone.
Nina Schäfer
Played by Maja Bons
Teenage daughter of Simon and Meret — biologically Katya's child. The secret of her true origin is the devastating center of the entire series.