The Cast

Characters

Everyone has a secret. No one is innocent.

Lead

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.

Lead

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.

Antagonist

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.

Key

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.

Supporting

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.

Supporting

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.

Supporting

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.