2. Staffel
It seems as if the four friends Christiane, Doris, Inès, and Miriam have come to terms with their lives and their husbands under a cloak of silence. But when Emily Wagenthein arrives at Sophianum as a new student and lifts this cloak, it becomes clear that still waters run deep. Sissy Höfferer returns as “Frau Grünberger.” The new season will be available to watch in the ARD media library from January 16, 2026. Casting: Nicole Schmied.

Geld wie Heu
Alexander Dierbach's film will be shown on RTL on January 20, 2026, at 8:15 p.m. and will subsequently be available on RTL+. Former police officer Eric Seeler works as a street worker in Lübeck. When one of his protégés comes under suspicion of murder, his paths cross with Inspector Hannah Vogt, who initially has little time for Seeler's unconventional ways. But as the investigation intensifies, confrontation gives way to trust—and opposites become a team. Screenplay: Alexander Dierbach and Mike Bäuml, Director: Alexander Dierbach.

On January 13, 2026, at 6 p.m., Dieter Fischer will be a guest on the quiz show with Kai Plaume. Dieter will team up with Wotan Wilke Möhring to compete against Max Müller and Bernhard Hoëcker.

Pechmarie
The new episode of the popular crime series will be broadcast on January 29, 2026, on Das Erste and is already available in the ARD media library. It was directed by Joana Vogdt. A terrible discovery shocks the tranquil town of Schwanitz. Four bodies are found in a nearby forest, apparently the remains of a drug deal that went wrong. The cocaine is still there, but the money has disappeared.

Same Procedure As Every Year
The six-part series reveals the untold story behind the legendary New Year's Eve sketch “Dinner For One.” Jacob Matschenz plays the American multi-billionaire and adventurer “Sir Toby” in “Miss Sophie,” and Tom Beck has taken on a guest role as “Pablo Picasso.” The series is now available on Prime Video. Production: UFA Fiction GmbH, Casting: Die Besetzer.

Nominierung
On January 23, 2026, the 47th Bavarian Film Awards will take place in Munich. In the “Best Film” category, ‘Amrum’ with Laura Tonke and Lars Jessen and “22 Bahnen” with Laura Tonke are among the nominees. Fingers crossed!

Lea's (14) family falls prey to a cosmic cult that promises salvation in a higher existence on Jupiter. Benjamin Pfohl's film is now available in the ZDF media library. Laura Tonke plays the role of “Barbara.”

Meine Reise mit Robert Habeck
Lars Jessen's highly personal documentary is currently showing in cinemas. The film takes a look behind the scenes of Robert Habeck's 2025 election campaign – a campaign that began with high expectations and ended with significant losses for the Green Party. Habeck then retired from politics. Few German politicians have stirred up more emotion in recent years: for some, he is a beacon of hope, for others, a projection of everything they reject about the present.

Man ist ja Nachbar
Ralf Prange has lived his entire life in the same red-brick apartment in Hamburg-Barmbek. According to his own account, he is the “poor bastard” who always accepts packages for everyone from the carefree parcel delivery man Micki. But Prange's solitary life is turned upside down by the arrival of the stunningly pragmatic parcel delivery woman Dörte. The film is now available to watch in the ARD media library and will be shown on December 10, 2025, at 8:15 p.m. on Das Erste. It was directed by Lars Jessen.

We are delighted that the Netflix series starring Tom Beck will be getting a second season. Filming will begin in 2026. Production: Geißendörfer Pictures, Casting: Die Besetzer.

Filming for the ARD/ORF thriller has been completed. It tells the story of Kodjo, a young man from Togo who is living illegally in Vienna. When he witnesses a cold-blooded murder one night, his already fragile life is thrown into complete disarray. The film was directed by Alexander Dierbach.

Lea's family falls into the clutches of a cosmic cult that promises salvation in a higher existence on Jupiter. In flashbacks that lead deeper and deeper into the past, the family's struggle to hold on to life is gradually revealed, while the girl must decide whether to follow her parents Barbara and Thomas or go her own way on Earth. “Jupiter” starring Laura Tonke will be available to watch in the ZDF media library from December 19 and on free-to-air TV on December 22 at 12:15 a.m.

Using clever tricks, virologist Kim and her half-sisters Lesley and Olivia rob a bank's safe deposit box room. Kim wants to expose her ex-colleague Christian Heisinger as a fraud who stole her research on an HIV vaccine and passed it off as his own. But the heist fails. The comedy starring Jacob Matschenz will be available in the ZDF media library from November 29, 2025, and will be broadcast on ZDF on December 8, 2025, at 8:15 p.m.