The show was created by the husband-and-wife team of American novelist Anna Wenger and German TV producer Joerg Wenger, who wrote it into a trilogy. Anna Winger said they conducted extensive research with experts from both sides in Germany. Historian Klaas Voss of the Hamburg Institute of Social Research is very important in providing historical information.
Jonas Nay, who plays Martin, said he received technical assistance from military adviser/NATO expert Steffen Meier.
It was shot in various locations in Berlin, Germany. A suburb of East Berlin was used to depict the East German period, the Stasi headquarters, and the production could be filmed at the Stasi Museum, the actual location of the original headquarters. However, HVA's actual headquarters is in Gossen, about 28 km (17 mi) southeast of the Berlin TV Tower, less than 1 km (0.6 mi) southeast of the city of Berlin, and about 4.5 mi (7.5 km) south of the city of Elkner ). The backup bunker at HVA headquarters is also there.
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