Scene of the Crime

Expected Sun, Oct 18 · 88 minutes

Expected Sun, Oct 11 · 87 minutes

Expected Sun, Oct 4 · 90 minutes

Sun, Sep 20 · 90 minutes

Ballauf and Schenk are investigating the violent death of a teacher. The young man was stabbed to death in cold blood in a park; the murder weapon was a hunting knife. The detectives quickly pick up a trail leading to the victim's sister, but she has seemingly vanished into thin air. She is believed to be part of the "prepper" community and to have gone into hiding at a survival workshop in a concealed bunker. While Ballauf and Schenk race to locate her hideout, tensions mount inside the bunker itself. Mistrust, fear, and hidden secrets create an oppressive atmosphere among the group, and the situation threatens to escalate.

Sun, Sep 13 · 89 minutes

Sun, May 3 · 90 minutes

During a nighttime pizza delivery in Zurich, bicycle courier Moya Alemu witnesses two masked men transporting a corpse.

Sun, Apr 26 · 90 minutes

The "Sonnenhof," a social-pedagogical residential community for teenagers, is the last chance for its residents. After the death of the facility's director, David Walcher, the institution is plunged into crisis. Suspicion falls on 16-year-old Cihan, who has been missing since the night of the crime. Detectives Moritz Eisner and Bibi Fellner must solve the case in a sensitive environment.

Sun, Apr 19 · 89 minutes

Following a manslaughter in the back room of a Freiburg club, the suspected perpetrator, Ramin Taremi, is arrested and interrogated by Friedemann Berg, who is hoping for a quick confession. Meanwhile, at the crime scene, Franziska Tobler tries to calm the victim's agitated biker gang and gather evidence about the sequence of events. The report from the riot police, who were first on the scene, could be crucial. However, the six officers are still in their van, under time pressure to agree on a common version of events before writing their report.

Sun, Apr 12 · 90 minutes

Frank Anders is the star of the cult children's show "Sachen und Lachen" (Things and Laughter), which he co-hosts with his wife, Caro. A well-established core team has been working on the show for years. But when cameraman Stefan Glück, nicknamed Happy, is found murdered in the trunk of his burned-out car, Ballauf and Schenk take over the investigation. It quickly becomes clear that a toxic work environment prevails behind the scenes. Frank Anders, in particular, dominates the studio and frequently clashes with puppeteer Yassin Meret – the perpetrator could be one of their own.

Mon, Apr 6 · 90 minutes

Ivo Batic and Franz Leitmayr's retirement comes to an abrupt end when they learn that their last case was based on a lie. Kara Roth, the witness from back then, contacts them in a panic: she claims her life is in danger and that her statement was fabricated. Shortly afterward, she disappears. As private citizens, Batic and Leitmayr resume the investigation. Without official identification, they initially encounter obstacles, but then take advantage of the freedom they enjoy beyond police regulations. Their search for Kara, however, puts them in the crosshairs of powerful adversaries – and forces them to risk everything once again.

Sun, Apr 5 · 90 minutes

They vow to each other not to be shot in their final case – a cliché Franz Leitmayr and Ivo Batic are determined to avoid after 35 years of service. But their farewell case turns out to be extremely dangerous: deep beneath the city, an unidentified woman's body is discovered. From just a few clues, the investigators piece together a perpetrator profile – everything points to a phantom who roams Munich apartments, targeting young women. Together with Kalli Hammermann, they build up the evidence against a suspect, but he always seems to be one step ahead. When they themselves become the targets, the finale raises the question of whether they can keep their promise.

Sun, Mar 22 · 90 minutes

Years after a high-rise fire that claimed 13 lives, Detective Hamza Kulina is reunited with his ex-girlfriend Almila, who lost her mother in the blaze. Evidence pointing to improperly installed insulation leads him and his colleague Maryam Azadi to a building materials manager with political connections – and puts them in danger.

Sun, Mar 1 · 90 minutes

Following the fatal accident of a bicycle courier who had shortly before been about to turn himself in, Lena Odenthal and Johanna Stern investigate on suspicion of murder. Stern goes undercover at his former courier service to uncover connections. This brings the internal structures of the collective business into focus, as well as personal motives.

Sun, Feb 22 · 90 minutes

In Dortmund, several men are murdered in the red-light district – initially, it appears to be a power struggle. However, a deeper motive quickly emerges: the victims have false identities and are implicated in war crimes during the Yugoslav Wars. Detective Inspector Ira Klasnić reaches her emotional breaking point when repressed memories resurface and the State Criminal Police Office (LKA), led by Daniel Kossik, becomes involved.

Sun, Feb 8 · 90 minutes

Businessman Emil Feidt is found murdered in a village on the German-French border. The Saarbrücken investigative team, led by Chief Inspector Esther Baumann, investigates the case, which takes them to Baumann's hometown of Hohenweiler. They quickly suspect that the murder is connected to the unsolved death of Feidt's daughter five years earlier. Their investigation leads them into a web of long-standing feuds, guilt, and unspoken truths, further fueling the spiral of violence in the village and raising the question of whether evil is rooted in the individual or the community.

Sun, Feb 1 · 90 minutes

On the edge of a Berlin industrial wasteland, the body of a homeless man is found with distinctive bite marks. Initially, a wolf attack is suspected. However, the investigation by Susanne Bonard and Robert Karow reveals a violent crime. While Bonard follows a wilderness instructor, Karow uncovers connections within the survivalist and prepper community.

Sun, Jan 25 · 90 minutes

Bremen detectives Moormann and Selb are investigating the death of a law student who was pushed down a flight of stairs near a nightclub. Their investigation focuses on her conflict-ridden shared apartment, a homeless suspect with her cell phone, and the immense pressure she was under to perform. The investigation uncovers a web of stress, family secrets, and shattered hopes.

Sun, Jan 18 · 90 minutes

A toddler is found dead, his brother has disappeared. Stuttgart detectives Lannert and Bootz take up the investigation. At the center of the case is a family with a public past, whose internal conflicts increasingly come into focus.

Sun, Jan 11 · 90 minutes

During the final rehearsal of Haydn's "The Creation," a member of the props department is found shot dead at the opera house—posed as if in a stage production. A weapon from the costume department is missing. Ballauf and Schenk's investigation initially leads them to the singers, but soon a second murder occurs.

Sun, Jan 4 · 90 minutes

In the Black Forest, Detective Friedemann Berg discovers a frightened nine-year-old girl (Eliza) hiding in a clock case. Shortly afterward, her father's body, weighed down with stones, is found in a forest lake. His colleague Franziska Tobler and a child psychologist investigate, while Berg tries to help the selectively mute child overcome her trauma and find the missing mother.

Thu, Jan 1 · 90 minutes

A confused, 16-year-old girl is found in Dresden at night with a blood-stained scalpel. She reports that her father has kept her and her sister Jana imprisoned in a cellar for life, and that Jana is still there. Detective Winkler believes the traumatized teenager, while Schnabel has his doubts. Investigations and forensic examinations uncover evidence of family bloodstains – and suddenly Amanda herself is under suspicion of murder.

Sun, Dec 28 · 90 minutes

Commissioner Murot suffers from the psychological strain of his job and undergoes a novel therapy: with the help of a machine, he can experience his own psyche as a walkable landscape. Meanwhile, single mother Eva Hütter flees with her son Benjamin after facing the loss of custody in court. She hides with the child in a cabin in the woods, but falls into a coma after an accident. Benjamin remains missing. With all leads gone, Murot embarks on a risky experiment: he connects with Eva's consciousness to find clues to the child's whereabouts while she is in a coma. The search becomes a journey through Eva's mind—and to the limits of Murot's own psyche. Ultimately, his colleague Wächter must also intervene in the case to save them both.

Fri, Dec 26 · 90 minutes

During a performance of Chekhov's play The Seagull at a Munich theater, the up-and-coming actress Nora Nielsen collapses on stage and dies. Detectives Batic, Leitmayr, and Hammermann investigate behind the scenes, amidst jealousy, affairs, and casting dramas. The team soon uncovers a dark secret from the recent past, which provides new leads.

Sun, Dec 21 · 90 minutes

The episode "Black Snow" picks up directly where the episode "A Good Day" left off.

Sun, Dec 21 · 90 minutes

At a campsite in the German-Dutch border region near Emden, car dealer Joe Glauning vanishes without a trace. Since he left behind personal belongings such as his ID, keys, and cell phone, and traces of blood are found, investigators suspect a serious crime. Federal Police Chief Inspector Thorsten Falke takes on the case, which leads him to the Netherlands and confronts him with involvement in the illegal drug trade. He is assisted by cybercrime expert Mario Schmitt and Dutch police commissioner Lynn de Baer.

Sun, Dec 14 · 90 minutes

A caregiver in a nursing home lifts the mobility-impaired resident Danijel Filipovic into the bathtub, but leaves him alone briefly—upon his return, he finds Filipovic drowned. Detectives Moritz Eisner and Bibi Fellner investigate in an environment of overwork, understaffing, and interpersonal tensions. Motives are not immediately obvious, but family conflicts and a strained relationship with the nursing staff come into focus.

Sun, Dec 7 · 90 minutes

At the presentation of a new bicycle model, instead of the innovation, a freezer containing a frozen corpse is unveiled.

Sun, Nov 30 · 90 minutes

Six years ago, three-year-old Viktoria Reiter and her father, Julian, vanished without a trace. When the investigation yielded no results after a year, the case was closed as a cold case with suspicion of murder-suicide. But Viktoria's mother, Anna Reiter, doubts this theory – and years later, she is still tirelessly searching for her child. Maryam Azadi, who investigated the case as a detective with the missing persons unit at the time, is also haunted by the mysterious case. When Anna, in her desperation, launches an appeal on social media, offering a reward for any information, no matter how small, leading to Viktoria's whereabouts, events take a dramatic turn: A homeless man claims Viktoria is still alive and asks Anna to meet him. Shortly afterward, Anna also disappears – and becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Together with her colleague Hamza Kulina, who is simultaneously conducting an internal investigation, Maryam takes up the case.

Sun, Nov 23 · 90 minutes

The body of a young woman had apparently lain in her apartment for weeks when it was discovered, prompting Stuttgart detectives Thorsten Lannert and Sebastian Bootz to begin their investigation. Why hadn't anyone missed Nelly Schlüter? Neither her parents nor her brother, and certainly not her best friend, Fine Slowinski? Everyone described Nelly as outgoing and cheerful, but none of them were interested in getting closer to her. Thorsten Lannert and Sebastian Bootz wondered whether Nelly Schlüter was really as lonely as she seemed and searched for the person Nelly would have been better off not letting into her life.

Sun, Nov 16 · 90 minutes

When Friedemann Berg learns of his brother Reinhard's escape from the psychiatric hospital, he suspects the worst. Reinhard does indeed arrive at the Berg family's isolated farm, accompanied by the taciturn Mika Novak and the violent Luke Badrow. They also arrive in a car and carry a pistol, clearly connected to the murder that Friedemann Berg and Franziska Tobler were supposed to be investigating. It's definitely not a friendly visit, even though Reinhard acts as if he's just spending the night with the family. Held at gunpoint by Luke Badrow on the farm, the detective is trapped. He's paralyzed by Luke Badrow's increasingly aggressive behavior and by his sense of responsibility for his younger brother. And he has no way to contact Franziska Tobler, whose anger at her unreliable colleague is growing. Finally, she drives onto the farm, putting herself right in front of the unpredictable Luke Badrow's gun.

Sun, Nov 9 · 90 minutes

Mike, in his mid-twenties, introduces his girlfriend Nisha to his parents. The meeting is awkward, becomes increasingly hostile, and escalates when the young couple mentions wedding plans and a pregnancy. Suddenly, Mike and Nisha find themselves standing in the living room of the parents' house, confronted by two dead bodies. Panicked, they decide to cover up the crime.

Sun, Nov 2 · 90 minutes

A young delivery cyclist is run over by a car on a side street in Berlin. The traffic accident quickly turns out to be a murder. Susanne Bonard and Robert Karow search for clues among the victim's acquaintances. Little by little, Bonard and Karow uncover a larger plan. But who are the masterminds, and is the deceased's grieving lover involved?

Sun, Oct 26 · 90 minutes

In the Altes Land region, Romanian farmer Victor, a temporary farmer, was beheaded. Local police officer Olaf Gerke assumes it was a fatal accident involving agricultural machinery. But Charlotte Lindholm doesn't quite believe this. Following her instinct, she rents a vacant room on the organic farm where the victim last worked. Little by little, she delves into the complex psychological profile of the farming family and uncovers toxic relationships between them.

Sun, Oct 12 · 90 minutes

After running away from the youth home “Seven Sleepers”, 16-year-old Lilly is found dead in a lake. Her boyfriend Pascal is missing. Investigators Winkler and Schnabel are encountering conflicting statements in the home – and another crime is about to happen soon.

Sun, Oct 5 · 90 minutes

Frankfurt Commissioners Hamza Kulina and Maryam Azadi encounter unexplained murders in the archives of old police cases and discover links to a former serial killer who led a seemingly normal life.

Sun, Sep 28 · 90 minutes

Several people died of cardiac arrest almost simultaneously on a Saturday morning in Zurich and the surrounding area. The cause was electric shock from implanted defibrillators (ICDs), whose manufacturer had fallen victim to a cyberattack. Hackers are demanding a ransom in the hundreds of millions of euros for a digital key that will get the company's computers working again! Detectives Isabelle Grandjean and Tessa Ott are under extreme pressure as reports of further deaths keep coming in.

Sun, Sep 14 · 90 minutes

The discovery of a body raises questions: The man, missing for two years, was buried two meters deep in the earth in the floodplain near Nuremberg. Andreas Schönfeld, a 37-year-old bicycle dealer at the time of his death, was considered friendly and popular with his neighbors, yet Franconian investigators discover that he had no close friends. Chief Inspector Felix Voss - in his first case without his long-time partner Paula Ringelhahn, but strongly supported by Wanda Goldwasser and his current driver Fred - wonders: What connections led to the bicycle dealer's gruesome death? A visit to the victim's mother, Erika Schönfeld, reveals a loving mother-son relationship, and the pain is immense. In their further attempt to reconstruct Schönfeld's life, Felix and Wanda encounter the blind Lisa Blum.

Sun, Jun 15 · 90 minutes

Vanessa Tomasi is hanging from a treetop – one side of her long blonde hair has been shaved off! In a nearby bunker. Detectives Grandjean and Ott, along with public prosecutor Wegenast, find the body and discover traces of a horrific.

Mon, Jun 9 · 90 minutes

Meike Gebken is found dead. She had been living in a women's shelter with her young daughter for four weeks. But what is the motive for the crime? To find out, Rosa Herzog goes undercover in the women's shelter.

Sun, Jun 1 · 90 minutes

There is unrest in Vienna's city center: An angry protest march attempts to storm the government district, leaving one demonstrator dead in the street: Jakob Volkmann, a front-row participant. Major Bibi Fellner and her colleague Moritz Eisner take over the delicate murder investigation.

Sun, May 11 · 90 minutes

When a body washes up on a beach on the Weser River, Bremen investigators Linda Selb and Liv Moormann are faced with a mystery. Initially, there are no clues as to the body's identity. In the course of their investigation, the detectives not only encounter stalking perpetrators and victims, but also explosive investigative research and toxic addictions. Meanwhile, Rani Ewers is living a nightmare: Her ex-boyfriend Marek Kolschak is lurking everywhere for the single mother and her daughter Mia – at the playground, on the street, in front of the front door. When she finds the framed family photos on her wall defaced after a visit to the playground, her roommate Paula Södersen urges her to finally report him. Forensic pathologist Edda Bingley provides the team with crucial clues. As clear-cut as the case initially appears, the lines become increasingly blurred, witnesses become suspects, and suspects become witnesses, who suddenly find themselves in mortal danger.

Sun, Apr 27 · 90 minutes

The world's top chess players gather for a tournament in the Alps: seven men and one woman. The "Queen," Natalie Laurent, is brilliant, provocative, and possibly a cheat, which has earned her many enemies in the male-dominated world of chess. When Laurent's second falls to her death from the roof of the luxury resort, many hypotheses arise: Was a misogynist at work? Was a complicity being silenced? Or did she take her own life? During the ongoing tournament, Leitmayr, Batic, and Hammermann must uncover the tactics and deception behind the scenes to solve the mysterious death. They receive surprising and invaluable help from their forensic pathologist: Dr. Matthias Steinbrecher. He turns out to be a chess ace and proves to the detectives that even pawns can bring down a king.

Mon, Apr 6 · 45 minutes