Logline
When an American reporter in Nazi Berlin uncovers that U.S. corporations are fueling Hitler’s rise, his attempt to expose the truth draws him into espionage, betrayal, and a dangerous love affair with a Jewish resistance courier, a relationship that will haunt him from the Third Reich to a postwar courtroom.
On the eve of World War II, American journalist William Murray travels to Berlin to cover the 1936 Olympics, expecting spectacle — not complicity. Instead, he discovers a quiet alliance between U.S. corporations, diplomats, and Nazi leadership, all profiting from Germany’s rearmamen
As he digs deeper, William falls in love with Sarah Weissman, a Jewish resistance courier secretly documenting the regime’s crimes. Their relationship binds him to a truth far more dangerous than any headline.
When Sarah is arrested and swallowed by the machinery of the Reich, William escapes to America carrying evidence of corporate collaboration — only to find the same forces protecting their interests at home.
Spanning Nazi Berlin, wartime Europe, and a postwar courtroom, Collaborators is a sweeping political thriller about love, betrayal, and the cost of telling the truth when your own country is part of the lie.
On the eve of World War II, American journalist William Murray travels to Berlin to cover the 1936 Olympics, expecting spectacle — not complicity. Instead, he discovers a quiet alliance between U.S. corporations, diplomats, and Nazi leadership, all profiting from Germany’s rearmamen
As he digs deeper, William falls in love with Sarah Weissman, a Jewish resistance courier secretly documenting the regime’s crimes. Their relationship binds him to a truth far more dangerous than any headline.
When Sarah is arrested and swallowed by the machinery of the Reich, William escapes to America carrying evidence of corporate collaboration — only to find the same forces protecting their interests at home.
Spanning Nazi Berlin, wartime Europe, and a postwar courtroom, Collaborators is a sweeping political thriller about love, betrayal, and the cost of telling the truth when your own country is part of the lie.
Lead & Key Supporting Roles
William Murray
Lead
A charismatic American journalist whose confidence masks moral hesitation. Over three decades, he evolves from observer to whistleblower to haunted survivor - a role that demands intellectual intensity, romantic vulnerability, and the slow unraveling of a man who realizes his silence had consequences.
Sarah Weissman
Lead / Co-Lead
A brilliant Jewish translator living a double life as a resistance courier. Controlled on the surface, volcanic beneath - she embodies love, fear, defiance, and sacrifice. A role built on internal power, restraint, and emotional depth rather than spectacle.
George Coleman
Supporting / Antagonist
An American industrial titan who believes he is safeguarding civilization through “stability.” Elegant, persuasive, and morally flexible - a man who never sees himself as the villain. His confidence slowly fractures under scrutiny.
Veit Harlan
Supporting
A celebrated filmmaker whose artistry is inseparable from propaganda. Seductive, theatrical, self-justifying - he is a man who convinces himself that art exists above politics, even as he shapes it. A role that oscillates between charm and moral collapse.
Wilton
Supporting
A composed diplomat whose calm rationality masks strategic avoidance. He is never loud, never extreme - and therefore more dangerous. A study in subtle complicity.
Max
Supporting
A worldly foreign correspondent who sees the storm coming but lacks the courage to step into it. Witty, perceptive, and ultimately self-preserving - his arc is one of quiet regret.
Prosecutor Martin Vogt
Supporting
A razor-sharp postwar prosecutor determined to expose uncomfortable truths, even when they implicate his own country. Precise, relentless, morally driven - a role of controlled fire.
Senator Johnson
Supporting
An American political elder who publicly champions democratic values while privately navigating strategic compromise. Measured, authoritative, and quietly conflicted — a statesman wrestling with the cost of pragmatism.
Markus Weissman - Sarah’s Father
Supporting
A dignified Berlin shopkeeper whose quiet resilience contrasts the political chaos around him. His strength lies in gentleness and moral clarity.
Kristina Söderbaum
Supporting
A luminous film star at the height of her fame, celebrated as the face of a regime she refuses to fully question. Publicly adored, privately conflicted — she embodies the seductive power of image, denial, and survival through performance.
