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The Allegation

  • 2021
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~33m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.7/10

25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal from the nineties into the present. The result is a gripping, current legal drama about hysteria in social media, collective anger and how the hunger for revenge can overlook the victims.

Latest: Season 1 · 2021

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Nov 4, 2021 · 32m

    A judicial scandal erupts in the fictional small town of Ottern when a pediatrician discovers evidence that a girl has been raped.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Nov 4, 2021 · 32m

    The growing scandal now finds 26 adults accused of running a child pornography ring. The local prosecutor and an anti-abuse activist work to put the accused behind bars.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Nov 4, 2021 · 36m

    Ottern is full of journalists covering the case; Schlesinger and his associate, the mysterious `Fixer' Azra, check into a local hotel.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Nov 4, 2021 · 35m

    One of the defendants in the abuse trial, a 75-year-old woman, is found hanged in her cell; Schlesinger meets the activist, Reuth, for a drink and they have a heated discussion about child protection and ethics.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Nov 4, 2021 · 32m

    Fueled by social media, public indignation rages, calling for the resurrection of the death penalty; a psychology expert testifies that the children's statements are credible, but Schlesinger isn't convinced.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Nov 4, 2021 · 34m

    At the trial, Schlesinger reveals inconsistencies in the paediatrician's findings and the children's statements about the alleged abuse.

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