“Kleo” has made its return on Netflix with season 2. The first season of this action thriller followed the titular character of an ex-East German spy. It followed her getting imprisoned after she assassinates a double agent. Once the Berlin Wall was taken down, she got out of prison and decided to seek revenge on those who wrongfully put her behind bars. Sven, a policeman who saw her kill the double agent, helps her in her journey of vengeance. The first, colorful season blended elements of comedy and spy thrillers to give one of the most exhilarating shows on Netflix.
If you have already seen the first season and want to know what happens to Kleo or the red suitcase, keep reading!
Spoilers Ahead
Kleo (Season 2) ‘Netflix’ Recap:
“Kleo” (season 2) on Netflix follows Kleo as she tries to find her connection with the ‘red suitcase.’ As she digs deeper into her past, she discovers many shocking details that reshape her understanding of her identity and future.
Episode 1: The Seahorse
“Kleo,” the second season, opens with Min Sun (Yun Huang) blowing someone’s brains out to get hold of the red suitcase. Then she blasts a car, killing two US diplomats. While that happens, Kleo (Jella Haase) receives a surprise visit from her mother, Brigitte (Anna Stieblich). Kleo doesn’t understand what Bridgette wants from her since she only recently refused to let her in her life. Soon after, she realizes Bridgette is being threatened by someone. Hence, she searches for bugs in her house and finds a note saying, ‘Destroy the suitcase.’
Kleo meets CIA exec Rose Carmichael (Robin Gooch) and starts digging into her past. Sven (Dimitrij Schaad) tries to reunite with his ex, Jenny (Thandi Sebe), who got into a relationship with his best friend, Freddy (Taner Sahintürk). Once she leaves, Freddy tells Sven about the Min Sun’s connection with the recent blast. So, he visits the hotel she stayed at to find more details. There, he meets Rose, who killed Min Sun. Rose seeks Sven’s cooperation to get hold of the files she is after. But Sven refuses to help since he doesn’t want to betray Kleo as he did before.
Kleo’s Childhood & the Seahorse
While trying to recollect her past, Kleo meets Uwe (Vincent Redetzki), whom she thought she had killed, and Margot (Steffi Kühnert). Uwe and Margot claim they do not know where the red suitcase is. So, Kleo refuses to cooperate with them. Nikolai Zhukov (Andrej Kaminsky) from the KGB refuses to cooperate with Rose on her mission. Sven gets hold of police files on the blast caused by Min Sun. He meets Kleo to understand its specifics. Through the discussion, they realize they must find a Stasi spy on the US mission. After he leaves, she receives a visit from Nikolai, who returns a seahorse pendant that she recalls having as a child. That time, a man in a Santa Claus costume snatched it from her.
Episode 2: Object Moni
Kleo goes through her old stuff, looking for her connection with the pendant. She sees some old photos and finds Nikolai standing next to her grandfather. She decides to meet Rossbach, the other man from that photo. He reveals the things Kleo already knew. She catches him calling Nikolai. So, he strangles her and escapes. Later Her close friend, Thilo (Julius Feldmeier) starts a new club with his friend. During this time, he also gets into a relationship with Ciana (Alli Neumann). Sven meets Alexander and tries to get hold of personal files for Reconnaissance and about all Stasi agents.
Later, Kleo meets Alexander and forces him to give her the classified files from the KGB. He tricks her into getting caught by their authorities. She manages to escape the building alive with the documents. Suddenly, Sven shows up there and rescues her. Through the documents, she learns about an officer codenamed ‘Bear’ who is hiding with the red suitcase in the Moni safe house. While that happens, her ex, Holger (Anselm Bresgott), wants to get back with her. But she has moved on from their relationship. Her old friend, Jutta (Lisa Hrdina), secretly works for Uwe. On the other hand, Nikolai returns to Moscow and kills the chief. That murder is followed by a series of deaths of officers with links to the KGB.
Episode 3: The Bear
Kleo travels to Belgrade to meet Rade (Branko Samarovski) and talk about the Bear. He gives her the address of a safe house. Once she leaves, he informs Nikolai about it. Then, Sven arrives to assist Kleo in her further investigation. In the hotel bar, he meets Kimberley (Mai Duong Kieu) and immediately falls for her. But she leaves him on his own. Back in her room, Kleo recalls that her father didn’t die in an accident by being shot in the head on Christmas. She calls Rade for answers. But he refuses to reveal anything over a phone call. Soon after, Kleo and Sven get attacked by Rade’s daughter, Vesna.
While Kleo shoots Vesna, someone shoots Rade to death. Later, Sven woos Kimberley and sleeps with her. Kleo notices them dancing together and feels lonely. So, she calls Holger to say she wants to get back with him. Kleo rightfully suspects Kimberley is aware of the Reagan-Honecker Pact documents. She confronts Kimberley and gets into a full-blown fight with her. Kimberley claims the Ludsch comrades – who plan to establish the Soviet Republic of Germany – have the documents. They plan to make the Federal Republic and GDR a part of the Soviet Union. But she doesn’t reveal who is behind Ludsch. Moments later, Kimberley loses balance from the roof and dies.
Episode 4: Beer and Schnapps
Thilo considers Ciana his soulmate without knowing she is secretly working for the CIA to keep a watch on Kleo. So, Thilo is just a tool in her operation. Uwe and Margot meet other comrades behind the Ludsch operation to discuss their plan. While that happens, Kleo tries to intercept the details about the pact. She realizes Jutta is connected to the plan. So, she follows her to a bar and confronts her. When Kleo asks for the documents, she gets attacked by other comrades around her. Sven distracts them and helps Kleo defeat them. Then, Jutta reveals that Kleo’s grandpa, whom Kleo killed before, is behind the Ludsch plan.
Kleo returns home to find Holger. Again, she tells him to leave, fearing he will make her vulnerable. Later, she makes Ciana confess to her CIA connection. This makes Thilo feel betrayed in their relationship. Nikolai meets his mother to speak about Kleo. Sven gets thrown out of Freddy’s house. So, he spends the night on Kleo’s sofa. Jutta informs Uwe that Sven is their roadblock, which pushes Uwe to kidnap Sven to entrap Kleo. Kleo meets CIA’s Rose to cut a deal for her help. With Thilo, Kleo shows up at the kidnapping site. She tells Thilo to keep Uwe at his gunpoint. But Uwe tricks Thilo into letting him leave. He uses this time to trap Kleo in her car.
Episode 5: From Russia with Love
Uwe traps Kleo in her car. Sven escapes his trap and tries to save her. Moments later, Rose and her CIA team arrive there and arrest Uwe. However, Kleo refuses to cooperate with Rose and her capitalistic system, even if it is against the people who betrayed her. She understands it is just as evil. Once she returns home, Thilo tries to convince her of the significance of human connection. It leads her to recall a doll house that Nikolai gifted her when she was a kid. She remembers seeing Nikolai kill her father, Fabian (Ronny Miersch).
Kleo realizes her father didn’t die in a car accident but by a gunshot. So, she decides to seek revenge against Nikolai. While that happens, Uwe goes to Margot’s house. Despite his loyalty to their cause, she ridicules him, which makes him impulsively shoot her and her husband dead. Kleo arrives there to find their dead bodies, and Uwe hides. Then, Jutta arrives there and wonders who killed them. Sven confronts Jutta and discovers that Jutta is a double agent working for the CIA and the Ludsch plan. Kleo threatens to disclose her truth. In exchange, Jutta shares where Kleo’s mother, Brigitte, is currently hiding.
Why has Nikolai been following Kleo?
Uwe comes out of hiding and kills Jutta. Then, when he is about to shoot himself, Nikolai calls there and learns about the recent events related to their comrades. Enraged, he decides to attack Brigitte and kill her. Kleo arrives at Brigitte’s cabin and asks why Brigitte lied to her about Fabian’s death. Then, Brigitte shares a shocking truth: Nikolai is Kleo’s father, not Fabian. That’s why he has been following Kleo. Moments later, Brigitte’s house gets attacked, killing her. While Kleo buries Brigitte’s body, Comrade Ramona shows up in Moscow to meet Nikolai.
Kleo (Season 2) ‘Netflix’ Ending Explained:
Does Kleo get her revenge against Nikolai?
In the final episode of “Kleo” season 2, titled “Harald,” we see Uwe show up in Moscow for his duty to Nikolai and the KGB. Kleo and Sven also show up in Moscow to seek revenge against Nikolai. There, she meets her grandmother and recalls memories from childhood. Then, she meets her old friend, Natasha. Kleo realizes that Nikolai is adamant about fulfilling his plan at any cost. While she enters Nikolai’s office, Nikolai attempts to kill Sven. However, he decides to keep Sven alive. In Nikolai’s office, Ramona kidnaps Kleo and plans to kill her.
Suddenly, Uwe shows up there, shoots Ramona dead, and inadvertently helps Kleo rescue. Soon after, Kleo and Uwe come face to face. She makes him realize that he is just a pawn in Nikolai’s plan with no voice of his own. Then, she shoots him dead. Later, Natasha helps Kleo with Soviet uniforms that she & Sven can use to disguise themselves when they enter a KGB-affiliated facility to retrieve the plan’s documents. Eventually, Kleo gets hold of the files and leaves.
Outside, she sees CIA’s Rose waiting to get hold of the documents. Moments later, Nikolai kills Rose and attempts to kill Kleo. When Nikolai shoots in Kleo’s direction, Sven jumps in to save her. Kleo uses that moment to shoot Nikolai dead. Then, she realizes Sven survived because of the medal on his uniform. Together, they leave the place. In space, someone named Harald receives news about his father, Nikolai’s death.
Kleo (Season 2) ‘Netflix’ Review:
The first season of “Kleo” was fairly eventful, filled with many political details connected to the history of Germany and Russia. Although a fictional narrative, it revolved around historical events like the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Much of the first season operated like a revenge thriller where Kleo hoped to avenge her wrongful arrest. She received help from Sven, a policeman who noticed her kill an agent in her mission. Jella Haase and Dimitrij Schaad’s impeccable comedic chemistry as Kleo & Sven made its political jargon appear breezy for casual viewers.
The second season also relies on their comedic strengths and aces it on that front. Both Haase and Schaad have great comedic timing. The humorous moments also feel neatly designed and not overt or force-fit in any situation. Besides that, the second season manages to be just as riveting as the first season, with believable twists and turns that keep us invested in Kleo’s investigation. There is rarely a false note in it as an action thriller, as it presents an invigorating blend of suspense and action.
Haase’s persona lends itself to a mix of Kleo’s tough, distant exterior and her charming, love-seeking inner self. Schaad is just as impressive as a goofy companion who tries to figure out the logistics of their relationship.
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