Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor (2024)
| First Air Date: | 2024, July 8 |
| Last Air Date: | 2024, July 8 |
| Status: | Returning Series |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 5 |
| Created by: | Ramona Bergmann, Birgit Rasch |
| Countries: | Germany |
| Production: | ARD, LOOKSfilm |
| Cast: | Thomas de Maizière, Angela Merkel, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, LeFloid |
Overview:
Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, ended the "Merkel era" in 2021 after 16 years and with it a remarkable rise from "Kohl's girl" to "the most powerful woman in the world". Today their legacy is overshadowed by the climate crisis, Russia and the refugee issue. Two and a half years after her departure, the documentary series sheds light on the key years of her career and chancellorship, including Samira El Ouassil, LeFloid, Marina Weisband and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The series focuses on the view of the “Merkel Generation” on the chancellorship of the first woman at the head of Germany.