Freud (TV series)


Freud is an Austrian-German crime television series re-imagining the life of a young Sigmund Freud. 8 episodes have been produced, with the first series airing first on ORF beginning 15 March 2020 and being released on Netflix on 23 March 2020.

Premise

Freud depicts a young Sigmund Freud solving various mysteries in 1886 Vienna, assisted by medium Fleur Salomé and policeman Alfred Kiss.

Episodes

Production

Filming took place entirely in Prague, Czech Republic. The production consulted with Vienna-based psychoanalyst and hypnotherapist Juan José Rios.

Reception

Ratings

Over 400,000 viewers tuned in when the show premiered on the Austrian channel ORF in early March 2020.

Critical response

The first season of Freud holds a 50% rating at critical aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. Writing for The Guardian, Adrian Horton likened Freud to "other absurd revisions of famous stories" like . The Daily Beast writer Nick Schager made the same comparison, writing that the series' "marrying truth with paranormal nonsense proves reasonably enlivening".

Awards and nominations

Freud has been nominated for two Romy Awards, in the categories of "Best TV Series" and "Best Production, TV Fiction".