''Tannbach'' is a

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television series that first aired on

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in 2015. It is a fictionalized story inspired by the village of Mödlareuth and its families that were divided by the

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along a brook known as the Tannbach. The series explores the traumatic period of German history between the end of

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and 1952. For the people of the village, the end of the war does not mean the end of hardship, soon the

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takes over and the village as well as the people become divided along geographic and political lines. The series has 2 seasons and is known as ''"Line of Separation"'' in the United States. ''"Line of Separation"'' was picked up by

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as a streaming offering.

Main cast

Heiner Lauterbach Heiner Lauterbach (; born 10 April 1953) is a German actor. Life and work Heiner Lauterbach was married to German actress Katja Flint who is the mother of his son Oscar (*1988). Later he had a relationship with Jenny Elvers. Since 7 Septemb ...

as Georg von Striesow *

Natalia Wörner Natalia Wörner (; born 7 September 1967) is a German actress. Biography After finishing high school in Stuttgart, Wörner moved to New York City, where she studied acting at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. In 2000, she returned to Germany, wh ...

as Caroline von Striesow *

Henriette Confurius Henriette Confurius (born 5 February 1991) is a German actress known to international audiences for her role in the Netflix sci-fi television series ''Tribes of Europa''. Life and career Henriette Confurius' father is German-Dutch writer Gerr ...

as Anna von Striesow *

Nadja Uhl Nadja Uhl (; born 23 May 1972, in Stralsund) is a German actress. Uhl grew up near Stralsund, in the town of Franzburg. She lived with her mother in a three-generation house, shared with aunts and her grandparents, who had moved in shortly ...

as Liesbeth Erler *

Jonas Nay Jonas Nay (, born 20 September 1990) is a German actor and musician known for starring as Martin Rauch in ''Deutschland 83'' and its sequels, ''Deutschland 86'' and '' Deutschland 89''. Early life Jonas Nay was born in Lübeck in 1990 days b ...

as Friedrich Erler * Ludwig Trepte as Lothar Erler *

Martina Gedeck Martina Gedeck (; born 14 September 1961) is a German actress. She came to broader, international attention due to her roles in films such as '' Mostly Martha'' (2001), ''The Lives of Others'' (2006), and ''The Baader Meinhof Complex'' (2008). Sh ...

as Hilde Vöckler *

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as Horst Vöckler *

Alexander Held Gerald Alexander Held (born 19 October 1958) is a German actor. He is internationally best known for his historical depictions, as Walther Hewel in the 2004 film ''Der Untergang'', Robert Mohr in the 2005 film ''Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage' ...

as Franz Schober *

Florian Brückner Florian may refer to: People * Florian (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Florian, Roman emperor in 276 AD * Saint Florian (250 – c. 304 AD), patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria, al ...

as Heinrich Schober * Maximilian Brückner as Gustl Schober * Johanna Bittenbinder as Kathi Schober *

Maria Dragus Maria-Victoria Drăguș (born 1994) is a German-Romanian actress. Her film credits include '' If Not Us, Who?'', '' Draussen ist Sommer'' and '' Kill Me''. One notable role was in Palme d'Or-winning 2009 film '' The White Ribbon''. She has had ...

as Theresa Prantl *

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as Lisa Prantl *

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as Cilly Imhoff *

Jonathan Berlin Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

as Walter Imhoff *

Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Zehrfeld (born 15 January 1977) is a German actor. His movie roles include '' Barbara'' (2012), ''Inbetween Worlds'' (2014), and ''Phoenix'' (2014). Career Zehrfeld made his film debut in 2005 with a lead role in Dominik Graf's ''The R ...

as Konrad Werner

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* 2010s German television miniseries Television series set in the 1940s Television series set in the 1950s 2015 German television series debuts 2015 German television series endings German-language television shows ZDF original programming {{germany-tv-prog-stub