Nominierung
For the 12th time, the GERMAN ACADEMY FOR TELEVISION, DAfF for short, will award the DAfFNE, the independent industry award for outstanding individual achievements in German television, on February 21, 2025 in Berlin. Laura Tonke is nominated in the “Actress in a Leading Role” category for “Sexually Available”. We're keeping our fingers crossed!

There will be 3 episodes of the series in December, the scripts are by Etienne Heimann. “Invesion” will run on 13.12., “Aus dem Takt” on 20.12. and “Dunkelfeld”, the crossover with “Die Chefin”, on 27.12.2024. Each at 20:15 on ZDF.

Franziska Stünkel received the prestigious award for her influence in the art and culture scene, both in her home city of Hanover and internationally. Her film “Nahschuss”, which features a top-class cast and courageously focuses on an important piece of German history, was particularly highlighted. With her artistic oeuvre, Stünkel has helped Hanover achieve international renown. She has also been actively involved in promoting culture in her home city, including with exhibitions at the Sprengel Museum and the “Honigschleuder - Kunst im Bunker” project on Weidendamm.

From now on we represent the actor Andreas Nickl. We are very happy to welcome you, dear Andreas!

At the end of the 1990s, Anja does an internship at the Neustadt forestry office in the Upper Palatinate. The forestry student from Munich seems to have moved to the remote area for more than just professional reasons. The debut film starring Johanna Bittenbinder and others can be seen on December 1 at 11:35 pm on ARD and is now available in the ARD Mediathek. Casting: Maile Casting.

Jenseits des Rechts
In her third case, Detective Chief Inspector Cris Blohm (Johanna Wokalek) investigates a murder case in the amateur porn scene together with her colleague Dennis Eden (Stephan Zinner) on December 29, 2024, at 8:15 p.m. on ARD. Cris Blohm finds himself in a tricky legal impasse. Director: Dominik Graf, Casting: An Dorthe Braker

Hannover
The internationally successful film director and photo artist Franziska Stünkel is awarded the 30th City Culture Prize of the Freundeskreis Hannover e.V..

Horror-Mystery-Serie
The horror-mystery series starts on December 30 at 10 a.m. in the ZDF Mediathek and at 9:45 p.m. on ZDFneo. The eerie story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin is one of the world's most famous legends. He kidnapped 130 children and young people from Hamelin in the Middle Ages. Now, after almost eight centuries, he returns with them and brings horror and death to the town. Only a blind, a deaf and a disabled person can stop them. Clelia Sarto has taken on the role of “Melanie Zastrow”. Casting: Cornelia von Braun.

Ein Hoch auf uns!
Ready for a special kind of circle of friends and a rollercoaster of emotions with no shortage of highs and lows? “Feste und Freunde” with Laura Tonke, only in cinemas from January 2, 2025. Director: David Dietl, Casting: Die Besetzer.

Sturmmöwen
When Süher Özlügül and Henk Cassens are called to a mission on the beach, they have no idea that the capsized sailing boat is just the start of a new case. The role of “Klaas Eickhoff” is played by Hannes Hellmann. Directed by Alexander Costea. On Saturday, December 21 at 8:15 pm on ZDF and in the ZDF Mediathek.

Tom Beck is a guest of Pierre M. Krause. The episode can be seen from 30.11.2024 in the ARD Mediathek.

The best of 12 categories can be chosen until December 31, 2024. The nominees for “Best National Series” include “Bad Influencer” (directed by Melanie Waelde and Lilli Tautfest) and “30 Tage Lust” (screenplay by Carolina Zimmermann and Karla Cristóbal, among others). We are keeping our fingers crossed!

Schweigen
After the death of his colleague Grosz, Thorsten Falke spends some time away at the remote St. Joseph monastery when the pastor of the parish dies in a fire. Child pornographic material is found in his estate, which confirms Falke and his local colleague Eve Pötter's suspicion that the fire may have been started deliberately. On December 1 at 8:15 pm, with Hannes Hellmann as “Pastor Otto”, on ARD.

Drehstart
Filming is currently underway on the TV movie for ZDF. Felix Hellmann is in front of the camera. The film is directed by Natalie Spinell.

Komödie im Bayerischen Hof
An exemplary diocese somewhere in Germany. Clean, hardly any resignations from the church, absolutely scandal-free. The bishop is an energetic enlightener who resolutely combats and deals with all the dark shadows of the past. The kind of reformer everyone wants. So the Pope will visit the diocese as the highlight of his trip, bless the diocese's most famous relic and spend a night in the episcopal palace, but while preparations are being made for the Holy Father's visit, a scandal in the person of a young woman stumbles in, threatening to sweep everyone away. In the leading role: Dieter Fischer. Get your tickets now.

The Christmas film, starring Sina Wilke and others, can be seen on ARD on 06.12.2024 at 20:15. It is already available in the ARD Mediathek from 04.12.2024. Director: Felix Herzogenrath, casting: CMR Casting.

25. Oktober 2024 in ARD Mediathek
The series follows the couple Freddy and Zeno. A spontaneous experiment puts their long-standing relationship to the test: Freddy and Zeno agree to have sex with whomever they want for 30 days. Karla Cristóbal and Carolina Zimmermann were among those in the Writers Room. The series was already represented at Series Mania 2024.

The debut series by Melanie Waelde and Lilli Tautfest will be available in the ARD media library from November 8, 2024. It is about a young woman who is humiliated online as a trophy of pick-up artist Pascal.