Based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, this miniseries follows Sam’s desperate search for a place he can call home, as he fights for recognition and justice. Sam goes from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification.
Sam: A Saxon (Season 1)
Alien 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: After the birth of his son, Sam is torn between family and a career in the East German police force.
Fatherland 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Sam’s career creates increasing tensions within his family, coming to a head when the wall falls.
Afro-German 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 61 min
Overview: Sam finds an Afro-German community and love, but just as everything goes well, they are attacked.
A Saxon 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 54 min
Overview: Back at the police, Sam becomes a media celebrity and gets promoted to join a special unit.
Smoke and Mirrors 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Increasingly frustrated with the police, Sam hunts down a neo-Nazi leader on his own terms.
Robin Hood 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 54 min
Overview: Under pressure, Sam bankrolls his company with criminal activities, until someone ends up dead.
German 0.0
Air date: 2023-04-26
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: Sam escapes to the Congo, seeking refuge with his uncle, but ends up in a Dresden court and prison.
Seasons
Episodes 7