Friesland — Schiffe schrotten
A ship captain found murdered off Langeoog: Veronique Coubard and Yunus Cumartpay in the 25th Friesland crime film, on ZDF at 8.15 pm.
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Lena Lorenz
A mother for the first time: Carla Hüttermann plays Mona, who wants to give up her child for adoption, in the Lena Lorenz episode Muttergefühle.
SOKO Wismar, Episode Kaltgestellt
A city rally that only turns thrilling with a spooky twist: Arne Stephan in the new SOKO Wismar episode, from 25 February 2026 on ZDF.
SOKO Köln
Furious with her stepfather and her alibi in tatters: Sidney Fahlisch plays prime suspect Luise in the SOKO Köln episode "Doppeltes Kaliber".
Carlotta Truman in the Episode "Nordpol — Bis ans Ende der Welt"
Maxi's great-great-grandmother was among the first to reach the North Pole 120 years ago — but as a woman, her feat was never widely recognised.
SOKO Köln on 4 November 2025
Just as Julia Breska plays a song for her son, a stranger's device connects to her speaker — and she overhears two men plotting a murder.
Die Bergretter — New Season
Viktoria Ngotsé returns for the new season of Die Bergretter, streaming on ZDF Mediathek from 24 October.
SOKO Köln on 21 November 2025
At a house party Leon Birkner argues with his girlfriend Mathilde — the next day the schoolgirl is found beaten to death in her room.
THERESA WOLFF — THE THURINGIA CRIME DRAMA
In the episode PASSION, Franziska Brandmeier plays violinist Maja Seitz, caught in a web of rivalry and jealousy at the Jena Philharmonic.
SOKO Wismar
Max Riedl has a tough time as a father travelling with a teenager. A city rally through Wismar seems a fine idea — but most 17-year-olds want a bigger thrill.
FÜR IMMER FREIBAD
Amira Demirkiran dives into the summer of '99 in the ZDF comedy Für immer Freibad — a feel-good film about freedom, friendship and finding your own way.
NOTRUF HAFENKANTE Goes Cannes! How Wonderful Is That!
Gerit Kling and Lilli Hollunder both lead the beloved Hamburg series Notruf Hafenkante, now shortlisted for a Global Production Award at Cannes.
RUDIS SIEBENSTEIN
"It's lovely here!" says Carlotta about her shoot this week as a kobold woman on Rudis Siebenstein.
SOKO Stuttgart
Last summer, Lorna zu Solms filmed in Stuttgart for a new episode of SOKO, playing a skater named Kathi Lutz.
SOKO Stuttgart
In this episode of SOKO Stuttgart, Mathias Harrebye-Brandt plays Prof. Matthias Lichtenfeld, the soon-to-be-ex husband of the murder victim.
Die Bergretter
In season six of Die Bergretter, Viktoria Ngotsé's Alex steps into the spotlight — her mother appears, shedding light on who Alex really is.
SOKO Wismar
Norbert Stöß reunites with director Oren Schmuckler for the fifth time in the SOKO Wismar episode "Unter Nachbarn", airing on ZDF.
SOKO Wismar — Der Königspfad
ZDF clearly has Mathias Harrebye-Brandt on permanent mayoral duty: after two years on Dr. Nice, SOKO Wismar now puts him up for office too.
Rosamunde Pilcher
Lorna zu Solms plays Jamie, a talented footballer, in a Rosamunde Pilcher film set in Cornwall, airing on ZDF on 6 October 2024.
Alles gelogen
Alles gelogen, with Mathias Harrebye-Brandt, launches in the ZDF Mediathek on 4 July 2024, followed by its TV premiere on 5 September.
The Racism Everyone Has to Join In With
Luzie Nadjafi appears on the ZDF heute-show as the daughter of cabaret artist Martin Klempnow, playing on the new "Nazi snob" character type.
SOKO Wismar
Lorna zu Solms plays the troubled teenager Vivien in the SOKO Wismar episode Verschwunden, directed by Ann-Kristin Knubben for ZDF.
Bis in die Seele ist mir kalt
The ORF Landkrimi "Bis in die Seele ist mir kalt", featuring Kevin Brand, took the top prize at the Wiesbaden TV crime festival.
Notruf Hafenkante
Isabell (Lilli Hollunder) and Kris (Marc Barthel) now investigate side by side, as Lilli joins the ZDF series as new detective Isabell Novak.
Bavarian Film Award 2024
Viktoria Ngotsé returns once more to her duty with DIE BERGRETTER, the series honoured at the Bavarian Film Award 2024.
SOKO Stuttgart
Lasse Möbus plays a forensic medicine intern under pressure from his chief-physician mother in an episode of SOKO Stuttgart on ZDF.
EIN STARKES TEAM
Vivien Sczesny takes on grown-up roles in EIN STARKES TEAM, even learning pole dancing for her character Jemma in this ZDF series.
SOKO WISMAR
Norbert Stöß spent his second day on the SOKO WISMAR set, playing Fritz Buckow, a character in the thick of a crisis.
JENSEITS DER SPREE
Jörg Westphal plays a public-order officer in the episode Adrenalin, airing on ZDF with eerie scenes set in the old Köpenick prison.
DIE BERGRETTER
Viktoria Ngotsé joins Die Bergretter as new lead inspector Alexandra Winkler, with season 15 starting on ZDF on 16 November 2023.
Notruf Hafenkante
The last day of shooting already? Not for newcomer Lilli Hollunder — it is Gerit Kling wrapping her final shoot day of the year, not for good.
Malibu — Küss den Frosch
Bianca Nawrath plays sports student Milla in the Malibu episode Küss den Frosch, in which rare midwife toads are saved, airing on ZDF.
Inga Lindström — Einfach nur Liebe
Gerit Kling stars alongside Uschi Glas in a Swedish midsummer tale of mindful break-ups and plenty of late-blooming love.
Just Seen on ZDF, Now on the Showreel
Bianca Nawrath played young journalist Polly Jones in Rosamunde Pilcher — Schlagzeile Liebe; catch the highlights on her showreel.
Falsche Schlange
Gerit Kling sheds her ZDF doctor's coat for the stage, directing and starring in the comedy Falsche Schlange at the Winterhuder Fährhaus.
Notruf Hafenkante Has a New Detective
Lilli Hollunder joins the ZDF series Notruf Hafenkante as DCI Isabell Nowak, on screen alongside Marc Barthel from January 2024.
Kleinfelde stays!
A climate demo ends in the largest moor fire in history, and an (almost) real documentary sets out to find who is to blame.
Willkommen im Mondial
Hotel Mondial reopens its doors near Hamburg — a series all about girl power, with Gesine Cukrowski as the equally captivating boss.
Die Bergretter
Viktoria Ngotse joins the hit series Die Bergretter as a detective chief inspector — a real accolade in German public broadcasting.
Like a Loser - New Series on ZDFneo
Marlon Heidel had a great time playing the teenage lead Julian Beil in the new ZDFneo series Like a Loser, now on the ZDF Mediathek.
Colourful and Very Cool
Vivien Sczesny is delighted to join the tenth season of EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI, now filming in and around Frankfurt until late May 2023.
Trainee at the Hotel, in the Driving Seat in Life
Nhung Hong stars in the new ZDF series Hotel Mondial as the sharp-tongued, tough trainee Linh, airing Wednesdays from 1 February.
A Taxi to the Christmas Gifts
Dietmar Bär, Max Riemelt and Nhung Hong set off on a festive road trip in this thoroughly wonderful ZDF Christmas film.
DIE FRAGE — A funk Podcast from ARD and ZDF
Madeleine Wagenitz speaks openly about how public scrutiny following her role on DRUCK affected her body and her health.
Truly Letting Someone In
Oscar winner Caroline Link's first series, SAFE, arrives in the ZDF Mediathek, with Carla Hüttermann and Ella Lee in the cast.
Graveyard of the Old Bikes
Usually clean-cut and charming, Christopher Reinhardt turned grease-smeared and ghoulish for a shoot on Schloss Einstein.
Doubly Welcome at the Mondial!
Aylin Werner takes a guest role in Hotel Mondial and gets to share the Hamburg set with agency colleague Nhung Hong.
Mordsschwestern — Crime Is a Family Affair
Two sisters are forced to work the same murder case in Flensburg in the ZDF series Mordsschwestern, airing tonight at 8.15 pm.
Festival des Deutschen Films - Ludwigshafen am Rhein
A glorious premiere of „Ein Taxi zur Bescherung" by the Rhine, with warm audiences and the kind of film-making life everyone dreams of.
Nobody Messes With Brutus
Whatever Jan dreams at night turns up by his bed in the morning — this time the scooter belonging to Brutus, played by Anton Petzold.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Charlotte Krause shines as Zottel, and „Die Hexenprinzessin" earns a coveted place at the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022.
There's More to Her Than Meets the Eye
In the new ZDFneo series Vierwändeplus, Nola Essam plays Luisa, a girl whose world is turned upside down on moving day.
A Crime Summer in the Alpine Foothills
As visual artist Christine Sievert, Isabelle Redfern falls under eerie suspicion in the new episodes of the Rosenheim-Cops.
Tokyo Shaking
Julia Ueno lends her voice to the Japanese lead Kimiko in „Tokyo Shaking", a French drama airing on ZDF on 25 July 2022.
Das Licht in einem dunklen Haus
Franka Roche's small but pivotal role as Christine Falter in this new ZDF crime film premiered at the Munich Film Festival.
What Is the Secret of Love?
The dating platform Cupid's Match pairs up a young couple for a dream month by the coast — but their questionnaires were not entirely honest.
SPREEWALDKRIMI — Tote trauern nicht
ZDF airs the TV premiere of Spreewaldkrimi — Tote trauern nicht, in which Inspector Krüger confronts an inner turmoil in his melancholy Spreewald seclusion.
Christmas Comes in Full Force on the Third Sunday of Advent
On the third Sunday of Advent, ZDF brings festive cheer with the charming film Alice im Weihnachtsland, starring Ilja Richter.
Our Award-Winning Charlotte
Die Hexenprinzessin, starring Charlotte Krause, was named Best Drama Feature Film at the Universe Multicultural Film Festival in California.
Soko Wismar — Episode „Sag die Wahrheit"
Oskar Redfern and his agency colleague Maisie Tipango share the screen in this episode of the ZDF crime series Soko Wismar.
Mein Freund, das Ekel
The warm-hearted, funny and moving series Mein Freund, das Ekel airs on ZDF and is available early in the ZDF media library.
GERMAN ACTING AWARD 2021
Madeleine Wagenitz and Nhung Hong Hoang won the German Acting Award 2021 in the Ensemble category for the series DRUCK.
Soko Stuttgart — Am Anfang war das Feuer
Julia Strowski appears in the ZDF crime series Soko Stuttgart, in an episode about a volunteer firefighter found murdered.
DIE HEXENPRINZESSIN Wins the "Goldener Spatz"!
Charlotte Krause and the film DIE HEXENPRINZESSIN won the Goldener Spatz at the German Children's Media Festival.
Honi and the final chapter of the GDR
ZDF tells the true story of the pastor who took in the deposed Honeckers in 1990, directed by and starring Jan Josef Liefers.
Nominations for the 57th Grimme-Preis
The "Liebe. Jetzt!" Christmas Edition, with Lea Zoe Voss and Úna Lir, brought six new episodes shot at breakneck speed.
Nomination for the 57th Grimme-Preis
The ZDF three-parter "Unterleuten", with Úna Lir as the youngest daughter, has been sent into competition for the Grimme-Preis.
Mein Freund, das Ekel
Dieter Hallervorden plays the grumpy Ekel Hintz and Harald Effenberg a know-it-all tourist in the ZDF comedy series.
SOKO Wismar - "Lars sieht rot!"
Ole Golz is quite the charmer, but could he be the murderer, or at least the underwear fetishist on the loose in SOKO Wismar?
It all comes down to perspective
ZDF's "Tod von Freunden" tells of a tragedy among four inseparable friends, with Anton Petzold on his most demanding role yet.
Liebe mit Handicap
A lawyer is found beaten to death and the SOKO Stuttgart team's inquiries lead to a bistro where Lea Freund plays his daughter Vanessa.
Lead role in four episodes of Notruf Hafenkante
Lea Zoe Voss plays intern Maje Törf across four consecutive episodes of the ZDF crime series Notruf Hafenkante.
Ein Sommer auf Elba
Henry Horn spent four weeks on Elba shooting the ZDF primetime film "Ein Sommer auf Elba", playing eldest son Anton.
Mein Freund, das Ekel
Johannes and Dieter Hallervorden shared their very first day in front of the camera together for the ZDF series.
Mein Freund, das Ekel — Shooting Begins
Filming has begun on the six-part primetime sequel, with Dieter Hallervorden once again relishing the role of an insufferable curmudgeon.
Liebe. Jetzt! Christmas Edition
Lucy and Max meet again after a brief infatuation — but with the first lockdown over, are their feelings still there, or is this their shot at love?
Liebe. Jetzt!
A single father out of his depth, a grandfather wedded to his principles — and little Martha, the one sensible soul, who rescues the family Christmas.
On the Harm Done by Prejudice
Inspired by real events, the ZDF drama Das Unwort follows a Jewish pupil hounded by classmates — airing 9 November, a date chosen with purpose.
Die Hexenprinzessin
Charlotte Krause takes the title role in this Norwegian fairy tale, which premiered at the Schlingel children's film festival in Chemnitz.
FRITZIE — Der Himmel muss warten on ZDF and in the Mediathek since 1 October 2020
Amira Demirkiran and Oskar Redfern feature in recurring roles in this ZDF series about a teacher confronting a breast-cancer diagnosis.
Die Taufpatin
Elina Vildanova stars as Agata in the ZDF drama Die Taufpatin, a young Polish woman caught in turmoil over a painful secret.
MERZ gegen MERZ
Mathias Harrebye Brandt joins the second season of Merz gegen Merz as Finnish company boss Erkoonen, on ZDF from 9 April.
Kokon
Elina Vildanova appears in the coming-of-age film Kokon, set in Berlin-Kreuzberg, premiering 21 February 2020 at the Urania.
A Summery Start to the New Year
On New Year's Day, Kreuzfahrt ins Glück sailed to the beautiful island of Menorca — with our Sarah Tkotsch on board.
ZDF primetime: "Schule fürs Leben"
Two of our young actors, Amira Demirkiran and Oskar Redfern, are shooting the ZDF primetime series "Schule fürs Leben".
Schule fürs Leben
Oskar Redfern plays one of teacher Fritzie's pupils in the new ZDF family series "Schule fürs Leben" with Tanja Wedhorn.
Heldt — Season VII
Even the best detectives sometimes need a good friend — Yunus Cumartpay returns as Achmed in season seven of ZDF's "Heldt".
Die Taufpatin
Elina Vildanova takes on a demanding role in Letzte Spur Berlin, playing a young woman marked by deep emotional scars.
Friesland XI
Yunus Cumartpay appears in the ZDF crime series Friesland, where a dodgy boat sale leads to a grim discovery below deck.
Kreuzfahrt ins Glück
Sarah Tkotsch shoots Kreuzfahrt ins Glück on Menorca alongside Helmut Zierl, a well-earned working holiday.
Die Wanze in meinem Bett
Claudia Neidig plays a hotel manager in the ZDF film Die Wanze in meinem Bett, shot on the Havel near Potsdam.
Friesland - Aus dem Ruder
Yunus Cumartpay continues his role in the ZDF Saturday crime series Friesland with the episode Aus dem Ruder.
Letzte Spur Berlin — Filippas Welt
Thirteen-year-old family influencer Filippa Winkler vanishes while preparing her next video shoot — has she been abducted?
Familie Dr. Kleist — Bitteres Glück
Sarah Tkotsch shot an episode of Familie Dr. Kleist in Eisenach, learning all about the rare Sheehan's syndrome along the way.
Nord, Nord, Mord
Dieter Hallervorden, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer and Rolf Becker form a fine trio on the beaches of Sylt in this ZDF crime drama.
The Other Woman's Child
Anna-Katharina Fecher plays the multifaceted Ruby in the ZDF Herzkino tragicomedy Das Kind der Anderen from the Katie Fforde series.
Mein Freund das Ekel
Dieter Hallervorden plays a cantankerous retired teacher whose world is upended by a new carer in this ZDF film.
Zwischen uns die Mauer
Lea Freund stars in a love story set in a divided Germany, shooting the ZDF cinema production "Zwischen uns die Mauer" until late April 2019.
