Mikkel Nielsen

Lore & Background

Mikkel's journey begins as the youngest child of Ulrich and Katharina Nielsen. On November 4, 2019, at age 11, he travels back in time to 1986. There, he is adopted by Ines Kahnwald and renamed Michael Kahnwald. He grows up to marry Hannah Krüger, and together they have a son, Jonas. On June 21, 2019, Michael commits suicide—an event that sets the story in motion.

In Their Own Story

On November 4, 2019, 11-year-old Mikkel Nielsen vanishes from Winden. He has traveled back in time to 1986, where he is taken in by nurse Ines Kahnwald and given the name Michael Kahnwald. Years later, Michael marries Hannah Krüger and fathers Jonas. But on June 21, 2019, he takes his own life—a death that haunts his son and unravels the town's secrets.

Reader's Guide

Mikkel Nielsen is the youngest son of Ulrich and Katharina Nielsen. On November 4, 2019, at age 11, he travels back in time to 1986. He is adopted by Ines Kahnwald and renamed Michael Kahnwald. He later marries Hannah Krüger, and they have a son, Jonas. On June 21, 2019, Michael commits suicide. His disappearance in 2019 triggers the search that drives the series.

Did You Know?

• Mikkel Nielsen travels back in time from 2019 to 1986 on November 4, 2019, at the age of 11.
• After arriving in 1986, Mikkel is adopted by Ines Kahnwald and his name is changed to Michael Kahnwald.
• Michael Kahnwald marries Hannah Krüger and fathers Jonas Kahnwald.
• Michael Kahnwald commits suicide on June 21, 2019.
• Mikkel is the youngest son of Ulrich and Katharina Nielsen.