The Iron Lung
Charité
The Iron Lung
Charité
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
As doctors and medical personnel leave the GDR for West Berlin, Dr. Ella Wendt is transferred to Charite. Despite the hardships in the East, Ella is excited by the chance to work with the renowned serologist and pathologist Otto Prokop
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The Iron Lung
S3 Ep1 | 48m 11s
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Dr. Ella Wendt is transferred to the Charite as doctors and nursing staff leave the GDR.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/jsB1g0r-asset-mezzanine-16x9-uU7RB5Q.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Bloodsuckers
S3 Ep2 | 49m 35s
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
A newborn with jaundice is in poor condition. Ella accesses Dr. Prokop’s blood bank.
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Thresholds
S3 Ep3 | 49m 33s
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Construction begins on the Berlin Wall, further dividing the residents of East and West.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/9d5tHrp-asset-mezzanine-16x9-1VVy0DJ.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Breathless
S3 Ep4 | 49m 5s
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
A man is shot trying to cross the border. Dr. Nowack and Ella disagree on a diagnosis.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/m3BgmeX-asset-mezzanine-16x9-WSSBTGK.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Sepsis
S3 Ep5 | 49m 48s
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Dr. Nowack is appointed senior physician for internal medicine; Ella knows what it cost.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/QzilFWS-asset-mezzanine-16x9-8Dfbgw1.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Heart Flutters
S3 Ep6 | 48m 50s
Air Date: 08/18/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Ella is invited to present her findings in West Berlin, but Dr. Nowack must vouch for her.
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Blighty Wound
S2 Ep1 | 50m 13s
Air Date: 04/27/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
A soldier is brought in for surgery, though some believe he shot himself.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/kQSBQ4E-asset-mezzanine-16x9-G26ghhi.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
A Difficult Birth
S2 Ep2 | 50m 10s
Air Date: 04/27/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
During delivery, Anni almost bleeds to death and her newborn’s life is at risk.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/Nw7qtPb-asset-mezzanine-16x9-RYcFD7s.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Last Hope
S2 Ep3 | 50m 53s
Air Date: 04/27/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
The reality of having an unhealthy baby leads the young doctors down a dangerous path.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/mvaSySx-asset-mezzanine-16x9-a9ps9Id.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Buried
S2 Ep4 | 50m 53s
Air Date: 04/27/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Nurse Christel notices the small gestures of affection between Martin and Otto.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/yKsbGmX-asset-mezzanine-16x9-hqKQPwV.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Underground
S2 Ep5 | 50m 36s
Air Date: 04/27/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
An attempt on Hitler's life puts Dr. Sauerbruch and his son in the hands of the law.
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Zero Hour
S2 Ep6 | 51m 14s
Air Date: 04/27/23 | Expires: 12/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
The end of the war looms. The Russians are coming, and supplies are running out.
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Compassion / Barmherzigkeit
S1 Ep1 | 50m 7s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 07/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Ida Lenze survives appendicitis but is unable to pay for her treatment.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/TV142Fv-asset-mezzanine-16x9-EWotzfQ.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Weather for a Kaiser / Kaiserwetter
S1 Ep2 | 50m 53s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 07/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
The Kaiser's arrival at Charité has Dr. Koch intrigued at the implications of his success.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/CZNmBbg-asset-mezzanine-16x9-uoNZs5T.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
The Light of the World / Das Licht der Welt
S1 Ep3 | 49m 36s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 07/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
The differences that divide the hospital – sex and religion – come to the forefront.
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Miracle Cure / Wundermittel
S1 Ep4 | 50m 39s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 07/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Ida can't decide between her two suitors. Koch tests his tuberculine on himself.
![Charité Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/2cpksmA-asset-mezzanine-16x9-Uw1y3si.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Twilight of the Gods / Götterdämmerung
S1 Ep5 | 49m 48s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 07/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
A doctor falls from grace, while another rises out of the shadows.
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Turning Point / Zeitenwende
S1 Ep6 | 50m 57s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 07/31/25 | Rating: TV-MA
Dr. Behring's cure wins him favor, but he risks alienating those around him.
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