Wunderschön! Season 9

Wunderschön! Season 9 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it treats its subject with more rigour than the format usually demands. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. The storytelling serves the subject rather than the other way around. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Wunderschön! Season 9 is worth clearing space for. Wunderschön! Season 9 approaches its subject with the rigour that makes documentary storytelling worth taking seriously. Season 9 of Wunderschön! Includes 17 episodes. It aired from January 2016 to November 2016. Tamina Kallert and Stefan Pinnow lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. What elevates Wunderschön! Season 9 above most documentary work is a refusal to settle for the easy version of the story. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Anyone after documentary work that genuinely informs rather than confirms will value Wunderschön! Season 9. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. The access the production gets is remarkable, and the storytelling does full justice to it. Worth watching in order, from the beginning.