7.2/10460 votesLoading...#1 - Secret Mission
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2018
Hoffmann insists on further training despite the crew's desire to head to battle. In La Rochelle, Simone pieces together the previous night's events.
Director: Andreas Prochaska
Writer: Johannes W. Betz
7.3/10569 votesLoading...#2 - New Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/2018
An inexperienced U-boat crew are plunged into a perilous secret mission, while new translator Simone starts work at the base.
Director: Andreas Prochaska
Writer: Tony Saint
7.3/10425 votesLoading...#3 - Incurred Losses
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2018
Tennstedt and Hoffmann continue to butt heads aboard U-612, while rebel Carla Monroe plans a mission in La Rochelle.
Director: Andreas Prochaska
Writer: Tony Saint
7.4/10414 votesLoading...#4 - Doubt
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2018
Unity on U-612 has crumbled and Hoffman and Tennstedt's continued conflict could jeopardise the mission. On land, Simone wrestles with a difficult choice.
Director: Andreas Prochaska
Writer: Benedikt Röskau
7.4/10294 votesLoading...#5 - Survival Strategies
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2020
Hoffmann struggles to hang on as his chance to escape heads toward US shores. Margot pushes on with her plans.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10247 votesLoading...#6 - Sabotage
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2020
Tensions build beneath the ocean as Wrangel continues his pursuit of U-822. In New York, Sam takes drastic measures.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10242 votesLoading...#7 - Final Decisions
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2020
Johannes and Wrangel try to bring their crews into line. Despite his growing love for Cassandra, Hoffmann seeks an escape route.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10278 votesLoading...#8 - On the Other Hand
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2020
Hoffmann struggles to hang on as his chance to escape heads toward US shores. Margot pushes on with her plans.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10202 votesLoading...#9 - A Second Chance
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2022
Spring 1943: L.I. Ehrenberg prepares submarines for use in Kiel. Minors are recruited as crews. Wilhelm Hoffmann attends a reception at the request of his son-in-law.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10146 votesLoading...#10 - New Commands
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2022
Forster is investigating the village man murder case in Lisbon. In Kiel, the new sailors of the U-949 get into battle. Royal Navy captain Swinburne is travelling to Liverpool for his son's funeral service.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10147 votesLoading...#11 - The Tide Is Turning
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/2022
The U-949 is in danger during a test drive due to Commander Buchner's orders. Forster comes across a trail in a casino and makes the acquaintance of the German Bettina Gruber.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10108 votesLoading...#12 - A German Hero
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2023
August 1943: Franz Buchner is in action with the U-949. An informer on board divides his crew. The Hoffmann family comes together in Berlin to attend the premiere of a film about Klaus.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10262 votesLoading...#13 - Inconvenient Alliances
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2020
When Johannes' plan emerges, Gluck knows only one man is capable of stopping him. Margot needs help to get the Goldblatts out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10258 votesLoading...#14 - The Dice Has Fallen
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2020
An attempt to get his crew on side has serious consequences for Johannes. Margot finds a vital ally as Forster reaches St. Remy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10138 votesLoading...#15 - War By Other Means
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2022
While Swinburne sets sail with a technologically upgraded ship, Ehrenberg makes a serious decision in Kiel. Forster has to create a traitor out of the country.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10397 votesLoading...#16 - Loyalty
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/2018
A surprise new arrival takes Greenwood's place, causing a divide. Plus, Carla and Simone grow closer and a resistance fighter arrives at the safe house.
Director: Andreas Prochaska
Writer: Laura Grace
7.6/10139 votesLoading...#17 - In Depth
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2022
After Wilhelm Hoffmann learned the truth about his son Klaus, he gets into a fight with Hannie. Ehrenberg has to say goodbye to Greta. In Portugal, Forster's plan gets out of hand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10135 votesLoading...#18 - The Enemy of My Enemy
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2022
U-949 meets a Japanese boat to take over heavy cargo - gold. Wilhelm Hoffmann receives an invitation to Lisbon. Forster betrays Klaus Hoffmann under duress what he knows.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10133 votesLoading...#19 - Fool’s Gold
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2022
After a bomb explosion, Forster and Klaus Hoffmann hide with the Portuguese Ines, while Wilhelm Hoffmann arrives in Lisbon. U-949 is heading for their new destination.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10395 votesLoading...#20 - Against the Clock
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2018
Things look bleak for the crew of U-612, as they desperately try to work out their next move. Simone adjusts to her new position between Carla and Forster.
Director: Andreas Prochaska
Writer: Simon Allen
7.7/10253 votesLoading...#21 - Command to Kill
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2020
Keen to impress his superiors, Forster cracks down on Anatole's wayward behaviour. Wrangel finally has his arch rival in sight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10100 votesLoading...#22 - Target Captured
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2023
Robert Ehrenberg supports the resistance within the navy and gives Klaus Hoffmann a tip. Bobby Schulz is on his trail. U-949 comes under fire in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1095 votesLoading...#23 - My Brother's Keeper
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2023
Commander Buchner reaches the coast of Naples. Klaus Hoffmann is also on his way there. His sister Hannie meets twelve-year-old Hertha.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1090 votesLoading...#24 - Frontlines
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2023
Klaus Hoffmann commands the dilapidated U-330 on a secret dive, but not all men trust him. Hannie wants to take Hertha in. Staff officer Heinrich Gluck has to make a decision.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10106 votesLoading...#25 - Nothing Personal
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2023
Schulz kills with his own hand for the second time. Klaus Hoffmann realizes that the Allied invasion has long been underway. A man is waiting in Naples with a murder order.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Das Boot
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An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the...
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Network:Sky One
Worst Episodes Summary
"Secret Mission" is the worst rated episode of "Das Boot". It scored 7.2/10 based on 460 votes. Directed by Andreas Prochaska and written by Johannes W. Betz, it aired on 11/23/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "New Day".