A Better Place
A Better Place
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A Better Place

3.0 / 10
2025
1 season
8 episodes
Drama

A mayor and a criminologist, convinced that the world would be better off without prisons, launch a revolutionary and controversial rehabilitation project.

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A mayor and a criminologist, convinced that the world would be better off without prisons, launch a revolutionary and controversial rehabilitation project.

  • City without a prison

    1.City without a prison

    22-01-202545m

    In Rheinstadt, Germany, scientist Petra Schach and mayor Amir Kaan are launching the TRUST project: a rehabilitation program that aims to close the city's prison and reintegrate in...

  • There are no evil people

    2.There are no evil people

    22-01-202545m

    The TRUST program has gotten off to a successful start. During a therapy session, Nader is confronted by one of his former victims. Meanwhile, his sister Yara is on trial. Will she...

  • Guilt and forgiveness

    3.Guilt and forgiveness

    24-01-202545m

    Amir is worried: a jewelry store robbery is making headlines, and he fears it will damage the image of the Trust program. Nesrin meets Veronika, who is afraid that her attacker wil...

  • Perpetrators in danger

    4.Perpetrators in danger

    24-01-202545m

    The leak of information about released prisoners further exacerbates tensions surrounding the Trust program. Jens fears for his safety. Sabine, who entrusted confidential documents...

  • Freedom in shackles

    5.Freedom in shackles

    24-01-202545m

    Nader is stunned by a discovery he makes in his sister Yara's room. Jens is on the run, and the mayor and the Trust program team are unsure how to proceed. Amir announces to the pr...

  • Completely or not at all?

    6.Completely or not at all?

    24-01-202545m

    Amir Kaan has been under fire since Jens Föhl's disappearance was made public. Petra issues an ultimatum to the mayor: if he does not abandon the measures he has put in place, whic...

  • Your freedom is our prison

    7.Your freedom is our prison

    24-01-202545m

    In Rheinstadt, the visit of the Minister of Justice puts Amir and the Trust program under pressure. While protests erupt in front of City Hall, denouncing the abuses of the program...

  • We must not lose hope

    8.We must not lose hope

    24-01-202545m

    Amir faces the angry crowd outside City Hall, but cannot prevent an explosion of violence. The crowd's anger is directed at Trust's community center, putting Eva, Mark, Yara, and t...

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