Asbest (2023)

Drama
Crime

Overview

Neon lights instead of spotlights, jail instead of football stadium: Momo Kaval can not believe it! For a robbery in which he was involved with his criminal cousins, he is the only one arrested. Director Kida Khodr Ramadan immerses himself in a network of clan crime, turf fights and corruption with a grandiose cast of actors. In his film debut, German rapper Xidir aka Alian Koder plays a 19-year-old who claims to be innocent and is still sentenced to nine years in prison. But how innocent is he really? The idea for the five-part gangster series comes from Katja Eichinger.

Katja EichingerCreator

StatusReturning Series

TypeScripted

Original LanguageGerman

Network

Seasons

Specials

2023 | 2 Episodes

Specials of Asbest premiered on January 20, 2023

Season 1

2023 | 5 Episodes

Season 1 of Asbest premiered on January 20, 2023

An aspiring footballer has to go to jail for a crime that was put in his shoes. Behind bars, principledness could cost him his life.

Season 2

2025 | 6 Episodes

Season 2 of Asbest premiered on December 5, 2025

Momo escaped from prison. Police, politics and even his own family are after him to protect a dangerous secret. Momo never wanted to be a gangster, but his opponents are too powerful and if he wants to know the truth, he has to fight back. In the second season, new gangs and new rules are formed behind the prison walls under a new guard.