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A cold open has Mia and Niklas traveling together in a train carriage. Several passengers suddenly fall ill with apparent heart attacks. Mia, a medical student, is trying to give aid as the title sequence ensues, after which the episode resumes two weeks earlier, at the University of Freiburg. Mia is moving into an apartment she will share with several other students—Lotta, the pretty one who likes to party; Ole, the goofy guy who likes to DIY on himself; and Chen-Lu, a rapid-speaking young woman who is well versed in molecular biology.
Mia locks the door to her room and hides some important documents—scientific papers and newspaper clippings, one with a photo of Lorenz, in a music speaker case. Unpacking a figurine of Vicky the Viking, she has a flashback to childhood when her twin brother gave it to her as a birthday gift. Mia first encounters the famous Professor Dr. Lorenz in a large introductory class for students in medicine.
Lorenz proclaims that synthetic biology, the future of medicine, “turns us from creatures to creators”. Mia has another flashback to her childhood with her brother being rushed into an emergency room; on the PA system, she hears, “Dr Lorenz to the ER please”. After class, Mia pursues Jasper, Lorenz’s assistant. They first meet in the library after Mia discovers a green fluorescent mouse loose in the library.
“Mendel” is Jasper’s pet and has escaped. They meet again at a freshman party that same night, and the following day Mia invites Jasper for a drink. After meeting at a bar, Jasper takes Mia for a walk to his personal lab in an isolated hut in the woods. He then sends Mia forms to apply as a clinical assistant to Lorenz. Former colleague, now journalist, Dr. Andreas Winter, is introduced, when he interviews Lorenz.
The episode ends with a flash forward to the train carriage, where a medic in a hazmat suit enters the train in the aftermath of the incident that opened the episode. The medic asks Mia her name, and she replies: “My name is Emma”.
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Biohackers is a German techno-thriller television series created by Christian Ditter that premiered on Netflix on 20 August 2020. A week after its release, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on 9 July 2021.
Mia Akerlund is a medical student at the University of Freiburg, where she meets Jasper, a talented biology student, and Niklas, his somewhat strange roommate. She is very interested in biohacking technology and becomes involved in the world of illegal genetic experimentation. Mia is also trying to investigate the cause of her brother’s death. When she learns of breakthrough biohacking research results which have landed in the wrong hands, Mia has to decide whether to protect her friends or avenge her brother’s death.
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