Berlin ER: Release date news, cast details, streaming details and more about Apple TV's upcoming medical drama

For the last couple of years, Apple TV+ has produced one great show after the other. Berlin ER is the latest addition to their shows. It is a fast-paced medical drama that follows the character of Dr Zanna Parker who shifts to Berlin to captain the emergency room of the most crowded and busiest hospital there.

In the words of co-writer, Samuel Jefferson, a real-life Emergency Room doctor who later turned to writing scripts,

"I managed to bring my experience working in the UK and very quickly found that the experiences of the doctors here are very similar to those of doctors in the UK. Of course, some of the complexity behind how the systems works is different, but the actual day-to-day pain of being a doctor and what you have to go through is very similar. So, all the human stories were very transferable."

Let us now explore the other details of the show, including the plot and cast.

Berlin ER Release Date

As mentioned previously, Berlin ER will premiere on Apple TV+ on February 26, 2025. The first two episodes will be released together and post that the show will follow a weekly release schedule, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday.

There are a total of 8 episodes and the finale will be airing on April 9, 2025. It should also be noted that in Germany, the show is called KRANK. Another interesting thing about Berlin ER is that since it has a real emergency doctor on the creative board, viewers can expect a medical drama that does not lose touch with reality.

Plot details

A tense medical drama, the official synopsis goes like this,

“Managing a chaotic emergency room in the toughest and most overcrowded hospital in Berlin is no small task for the young Dr. Parker (Haley Louise Jones of Dear Child), who is seeking a fresh start in the big city after her private life implodes in Munich. When she tries to implement necessary reforms, Parker is confronted with resistance from the underpaid, ill-equipped and chronically fatigued hospital staff who only survive with an indispensable dose of black humor. But in the face of an increasingly merciless healthcare system, the battered team must put aside their differences and pull together to save lives.”

As is evident from the synopsis, it is going to be one tense journey where the stakes will almost always be high. Also, given the plotline, the show is compared to the original ER, for obvious reasons.

Streaming Details

Haley Louise Jones leads Berlin ER / (Image via Apple TV)

Since Berlin ER is an Apple TV+ show, it will be available to stream on Apple TV+ only. The streamer offers multiple subscription plans, including,

$9.99 per month
$99.99 per year

The streamer also offers a 7-day free trial period after which viewers would need to select a subscription plan to continue viewing. One subscription plan can be shared by five different people.

Cast details

Berlin ER features a great cast / (Image via Apple TV)

Haley Louise Jones leads as Zanna Parker, the head doctor at the ER.

The other cast members include Colin Lainchbury-Brown as Zana’s father, Slavko Popadić as Doctor Ben, Amer El-Erwadi, Aram Tafreshian, Bernhard Schütz, Şafak Şengül, Samirah Breuer, and Peter Lohmeyer in various other roles.