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Die Puppenspieler

Die Puppenspieler

20175.31 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Helpless, the young convent student Richard has to watch as his mother Sarazenin Zobeida is condemned by the inquisitor Heinrich Institoris as a witch and burned at the stake. From then on, Richard swears revenge on Institoris for what he did to his family. He can escape and is taken by the merchant Jakob Fugger. He wants to teach him not only to seek blind revenge, but to manipulate people like puppets and thus to reach his goals. The two travel from Florence to Rome to influence the upcoming election of the pope and to witness the power struggle between the Medicis and the Borgias up close.

Created by Tanja Kinkel
Written by Tanja Kinkel, Kathrin Richter, Jürgen Schlagenhof
NetworksDas Erste

Top Cast

Samuel Schneider

Samuel Schneider

Richard

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Jakob Fugger

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Eberding

Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Kardinal Borgia

Edin Hasanović

Edin Hasanović

Cesare Borgia

Philipp Moog

Philipp Moog

Heinrich Institoris

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Kardinal della Rovere

Leonard Carow

Leonard Carow

Battista Nardini

J

Jan Messutat

Kardinal Sforza

Bernhard Schütz

Bernhard Schütz

Abt Torrani

Themes & Keywords

miniseriesskinny dippinggypsy woman

About Die Puppenspieler

Die Puppenspieler is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of miniseries, skinny dipping, gypsy woman. Created by Tanja Kinkel, it stars Samuel Schneider, Herbert Knaup, Sascha Alexander Geršak. Helpless, the young convent student Richard has to watch as his mother Sarazenin Zobeida is condemned by the inquisitor Heinrich Institoris as a witch and burned at the stake. From then on, Richard swears revenge on Institoris for what he did to his family. He can escape and is taken by the merchant Jakob Fugger. He wants to teach him not only to seek blind revenge, but to manipulate people like puppets and thus to reach his goals. The two travel from Florence to Rome to influence the upcoming election of the pope and to witness the power struggle between the Medicis and the Borgias up close.

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