German playwright Bertolt Brecht's youth, from the World War I to his exile in 1933, pursued by the Nazi regime.

Love Lasts or Does Not Last

German playwright Bertolt Brecht's last years, from his return to Germany in 1948 to his death in 1956.

The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do

East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back: his exploits as a teenager during the World War I; his romantic adventures during the twenties; the escape of the Nazi regime; the return from exile. The life of a timeless classic, a class fighter, an indefatigable free spirit, a committed artist.

All Episodes of Brecht

All Episodes of Brecht

Season 1

Love Lasts or Does Not Last

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2019

The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/2019