6.9/10372 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2020
Arriving in Berlin, Max quickly gets a taste of the violence plaguing the city. Elsie sets the precinct's sights on a sinister and elusive crime boss.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
7.1/10278 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2020
Max and Elsie investigate the murder of two American GIs. Karin falls deeper into the Angel Maker's orbit. The Russians make a brutal move.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
6.9/10254 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2020
Moritz's barbaric vigilante spree continues as Max learns more about the trauma he endured in the war. Elsie's suspicion closes in on Karin.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
6.9/10246 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2020
Izosimov exploits Elsie's vulnerabilities to coerce her cooperation. Gad helps Max pull on the tentative threads of a conspiracy.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
6.9/10226 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2020
Finding herself cornered, Karin makes a desperate move to escape. Tom puts Max on the trail of a suspected traitor. Moritz torments another captive.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
6.9/10226 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2020
Elsie and Max make a breakthrough in the case, but Karin helps the Angel Maker stay a step ahead. Elsie takes a risky step to protect Leopold.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
7.3/10223 votes#7 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2020
Max learns the truth about the secret flights and gives Moritz an ultimatum. Karin and the Angel Maker devise a deadly assault against the precinct.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
7.0/10229 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2020
Max and Elsie uncover the Angel Maker's whereabouts, but the crook has a final trick up his sleeve. Moritz targets Tom, provoking a showdown with Max.
Director: Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind
Writer: Måns Mårlind
The Best Episodes of Shadowplay Season 1
Every episode of Shadowplay Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shadowplay Season 1!
In 1946 Berlin, an American cop searches for his missing brother while helping a novice German policewoman fight the violent crimes engulfing the city.
Genre:Drama
Network:ZDF
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Shadowplay" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 372 votes. Directed by Björn Stein, Måns Mårlind and written by Måns Mårlind, it aired on 10/30/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".