Storyline for Unfamiliar on Netflix

Meret and Simon Schäfer (Susanne Wolff , Felix Kramer) are celebrating the 16th birthday of their daughter Nina (Maja Bons), with Simon cooking up a good meal for her at the family’s restaurant, which is next to their house.

During the celebration, though, Simon gets a call from an unknown number.

It’s a man who claims he was attacked — stabbed in the side and shot in the leg — and needs a place to hide.

That just happens to be Meret and Simon’s side hustle: The two of them are ex-agents of the German Foreign Intelligence Service, the BND, and they provide a protected space for people who need to hide and have the means to pay.

When they secure the client, neither of them are sure they believe his story.

They play evens-odds to see who stays and who goes back to their daughter.

At BND headquarters, Julika (Seyneb Saleh), an active agent, tells her boss Ben (Laurence Rupp) that a GRU target of theirs, Josef Koleev (Samuel Finzi), has been spotted in Berlin.

He’s there without his wife, who has been appointed the Russian ambassador to Germany.

To judge what the purpose of this longtime target’s visit is, Ben calls in his predecessor, Gregor Klein (Henry Hübchen), who is now retired.

Episodes of Unfamiliar on Netflix

S1.E1 ∙ Sixteen Years
When Meret and Simon are called away from their daughter’s birthday to receive a wounded agent in their safe house, the man immediately raises red flags.

Storyline for Unfamiliar on Netflix S1.E2 ∙ The Truth After
After setting a trap to see who’s after them, Meret and Simon are each confronted with a familiar face, complicating their efforts to keep their cover.

S1.E3 ∙ Belarus
Gregor’s life hangs by a thread. Meret discovers another one of Simon’s lies. Julika begins to suspect the presence of a mole inside the BND.

Storyline for Unfamiliar on Netflix S1.E4 ∙ What Have We Done?
While Simon confides in Katya and Meret strikes out on her own to gain a new ally, Koleev doubles his efforts to draw them out in the open.

S1.E5 ∙ StarFish
Julika digs deeper into the Belarus connection. Katya arranges a meeting with Koleev, leading him right to the doorstep of Meret and Simon.

Storyline for Unfamiliar on Netflix S1.E6 ∙ Still Alive
Unable to let go, Koleev descends upon the safe house with everything he’s got. Meret and Simon will have to trust each other in order to survive.