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ZDF's 'Die neue Zeit' dramatizes the 1919 founding of the Bauhaus
The German public‑service channel ZDF is rebroadcasting its six‑part miniseries "Die neue Zeit" on 8 August 2026. The drama, first aired in September 2019, follows fictional Bauhaus students such as Dörte Helm, the daughter of philology professor Rudolf Helm, and Gunta Stölzl as they navigate the revolutionary art school founded in 1919 in Weimar.
The series portrays Walter Gropius as the networker who established the Bauhaus as a co‑educational institution that promoted gender equality and artistic freedom. Each episode runs about 45 minutes and mixes historical figures with fictional storylines, showing the students living together in a dormitory and confronting the social tensions of the early Weimar Republic.
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Bauhaus · Die neue Zeit · Dörte Helm · Walter Gropius · ZDF
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The series consists of six episodes, each about 45 minutes long. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Characters Gunta Stölzl and Dörte Helm are shown living together in a student dormitory. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] ZDF's miniseries 'Die neue Zeit' first aired in September 2019. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] ZDF is repeating the series on 8 August 2026. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Fictional student Dörte Helm is portrayed as the daughter of philology professor Rudolf Helm. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The series portrays the Bauhaus as a co‑educational school promoting gender equality. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Bauhaus art school was founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The series depicts Walter Gropius as the founder of the Bauhaus. www.merkur.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.op-online.de