Vienna Blood

Name: Vienna Blood
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Released: November 18, 2019
Rating: 72

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PBS | BBC Two | Release Date: November 18, 2019

Summary: In 1900s Vienna, junior doctor Max Liebermann shadows Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt to learn about the criminal minds but soon finds himself helping solve cases in this crime drama series based on novels by Frank Tallis.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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The Independent Sean O'Grady

Jan 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: It’s a cop show, a police procedural, and it combines in a formulaic way the usual characteristics of all such stories and series. ... When it is done well, as here, the results are exceptional and make for compelling viewing. Read full review

John Anderson

Jan 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: If “Vienna Blood” seems to resemble other thrillers in pacing and tone, there’s a reason: Its creator is screenwriter Steve Thompson (“Sherlock,” “Deep State,” “Jericho”), so there will be a certain comfortable familiarity to the proceedings. (The directors are Umut Dag and Robert Dornhelm.) But there’s also enough that’s novel about the show’s cerebral gumshoes to keep viewers rapt, and likely hoping for more. Read full review

The Telegraph Michael Hogan

Dec 13, 2021

Season 2 Review: There’s no flagship Agatha Christie adaptation on-air this Christmas, more’s the pity, but this plugged the gap satisfyingly. The pace sagged in the middle and the Gothic dream sequences verged on hammy but it was gripping, old-fashioned fun. Read full review

The Guardian Emine Saner

Jan 2, 2020

Season 1 Review: It is all absurd but enjoyable, the extended length more or less justified by the subplots. ... The odd-couple detective and sidekick setup feels tired. But Beard and Maurer are excellent, and my id is a sucker for a bit of murder in a fin de siècle setting, so I’ll forgive much. Read full review

i Rachael Sigee

Dec 14, 2022

Season 3 Review: Like the previous two series, the plotting is generally solid (even if red herrings are blindingly obvious), but the characters and script are never quite as engaging as Sherlock, the obvious comparison (and the former home of writer Steve Thompson). Hammy acting and wide-ranging accent work all lend an air of silliness to the whole thing but it is panto season, and if you like your festive viewing on the grisly side, this might just hit the spot. Read full review

i Rachael Sigee

Dec 14, 2022

Season 2 Review: If you look too closely at Vienna Blood, the cracks start to show, but the broad strokes here were enjoyable. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Jan 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: It had more the vibe of a period potboiler made in the 1980s with accompanying mood music, where the baddies sneered and cackled and the women were hysterical, being shagged by cads or naked on a pathologist's slab. It was hammier than a butcher's knife, but it wasn't unenjoyable for it, providing you took it with a fistful of salt. Read full review

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Bigguy00

Feb 15, 2020

Reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes. Vienna at the turn of the century was the center of European intrigue. This intelligent, complex set of mysteries is a good investment of time. The characters are well-drawn. The dramas crosses all the economic classes of the period, encompassing a wideReminiscent of Sherlock Holmes. Vienna at the turn of the century was the center of European intrigue. This intelligent, complex set of mysteries is a good investment of time. The characters are well-drawn. The dramas crosses all the economic classes of the period, encompassing a wide political spectrum.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

72

Series Overview
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  S4:E1. Mephisto Waltz, Part 1
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  Air Date: January 8, 2023
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  Air Date: December 10, 2021
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  Air Date: January 19, 2020