DAVOS 1917 is a spy drama based on real events from the early days of European Secret Services. In 1917, as World War I ravages Europe, neutral Switzerland offers peace—yet Davos hides lurking agents of world powers. A young woman fights for self-determination to reclaim her daughter, taken at birth. This historical espionage series spotlights Davos: inspired by true events, it follows an extraordinary woman in a patriarchal world who rises as a key espionage player.

At its heart is Swiss nurse Johanna Gabathuler (Dominique Devenport). Returning pregnant from a Red Cross mission on the Western Front, she joins her family’s "Cronwald" sanatorium in Davos, hosting patients and elite European guests. Caught between spies monitoring power brokers, Johanna risks a dangerous game with the German Secret Service to regain her illegitimate daughter—becoming the pivotal force.

A major European big-budget production by Contrast Film Zürich and Letterbox Filmproduktion Hamburg (producers of "Bad Banks"), the cinematically thrilling 6-part series is co-produced by Amalia Film, SRF, and ARD Degeto.