Counterpart_-_liv_lisa_fries_(babylon_berlin).mkv Apr 2026

Fries’ performance is central to the show’s exploration of modernism and the multipolar world . Her character represents the "New Woman" of the era—independent, sexually liberated, and ambitious—yet constantly tethered to the grim reality of her tenement home.

Charlotte Ritter embodies the survivalist spirit of 1920s Berlin. Fries portrays her with a "street-smart" energy that mirrors the city's own struggle between desperation and glamour. By day, she is a freelance clerk for the police; by night, a flapper at the Moka Efti cabaret. This duality reflects the fragile socio-political landscape of the Weimar Republic , where the high life of the "Golden Twenties" was a thin veil over extreme poverty and rising extremism. Counterpart_-_Liv_Lisa_Fries_(Babylon_Berlin).mkv

Fries uses a piercing, observant gaze that positions Charlotte as the audience's surrogate, witnessing the "dangerous web of intrigue" and the slow collapse of democracy. Fries’ performance is central to the show’s exploration