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The drama series provides a realistic portrayal of the daily lives of three midwives in a hospital, navigating constant stress amid prematurely starting contractions, babies in breech position, and anxious parents. Starring: Anna Schudt, Mariam Hage, Lydia Lehmann, among others. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 04.08.2025.

Created by and starring Kida Ramadan, the series is about five convicts who commit a bank robbery that results in a hostage situation. Also starring Frederick Lau, Veysel Gelin, Nicolette Krebitz and Ronald Zehrfeld. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 09.09.2025.

In this documentary series, artists such as Moses Pelham, Azad, Sabrina Setlur and D-Flame talk about the beginnings of hip hop in Germany and the role Frankfurt played in this process. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 14.02.2026.

With an old Robur bus, the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) team travels Brandenburg for a summer, exploring the countryside and encountering its people. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 116.06.2025.

A three-part documentary about musician Olli Schulz’s journey across Germany and his reflections on the current state of the country and society. Watch on ARD Mediathek.

Tom (Carlo Ljubek) and Katinka (Judith Bohle) run a psychotherapy practice for children and young people in Berlin. In 8 episodes, this drama series follows the therapy sessions of the four very different young protagonists. Directed by Caroline Link. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 22.01.2025.

Three documentaries about the bereaved families of the victims of the right-wing terrorist attacks in Munich 2016, Halle 2019 and Hanau 2020. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 20.07.2025.

In this mystery thriller series, journalist Norah is told by a beggar that she will kill a man called Arthur Grimm on 13 August. Following the ominous prophecy, strange things start to happen in Norah’s life... Based on the novel by Melanie Raabe. Starring Deleila Piasko and Andreas Pietschmann. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 26.05.2025.

Comedy series about the challenges of multi-generational living. Starring Akeem van Flodrop, Sina Martens, Gabriela Maria Schmeide and Peter Lohmeyer. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 18.05.2025.

This drama series tells the story of a group of thirty-somethings from Teltow and their partly fulfilled, partly unfulfilled dreams and life plans.. Starring Katharina Nesytowa, Eva Maria Jost, 
Lorris Andre Blazejewski, Le-Thanh Ho, Erol Afşin, directed by Ester Amrami, Kerstin Polte, Chris Miera.
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 15.09.2024.

A man plays God: three people are given one million euros on the condition that they try to be happy. But will it end well? Starring Katharina Schüttler, Lena Dörrie, Eko Fresh, Sergej Moya, Karolina Lodyga and Manuel Rubey.
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 12.10.2024.

Crime series by and starring Bjarne Mädel, based on the novels by Sven Stricker. Chief Inspector Sörensen suffers from an anxiety disorder and transfers to a supposedly quieter town in Nordfriesland, where he hopes life will be more peaceful. Things are not as uneventful as he might have hoped though. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 23.03.2025.
 

In this documentary series we follow three friends on their cycling adventure from Munich to Paris. Their journey takes 20 days, a distance of around 1,300 kilometres and involves steep climbs of more than 10,000 metres. Watch on ARD Mediathek.

This three-part documentary is a fascinating insight into the lives of the people who make sure we have fresh, delicious bread on our tables every day: Bakers, millers and farmers. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 15.10.2025.

In this drama, the planned House of Womxn panel at the International Women’s Conference is in trouble: too white! It has to be more diverse... Starring Thelma Buabeng, Minh-Khai Phan-Thi, Şafak Şengül and Jane Chirwa.
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 05.10.2024.

Coming-of-age series from director Axel Ranisch, based on the novel by Sönke Andresen. Two students imprison the headmaster of their school in his apartment and force him to confess intimate secrets remotely through a PC. With Lorenzo Germeno, Anh Khoa Tran and Thorsten Merten. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 06.10.2025.

The drama series tells six different short stories about relationships in the time of the Covid pandemic. Starring Jürgen Vogel, Natalia Belitski, Lea Zoe Voss, Maryam Zaree and others. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 23.08.2025.

A series about the professional and private lives of young German gourmet chefs. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 03.12.2025.

At Wolff-Dieter Meurer's funeral, family and friends gather at his farm in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to pay their respects. Old wounds and family secrets are revealed. With Charly Hübner, Devid Striesow, Claudia Michelsen, Christine Schorn and others, directed by Jan Georg Schütte.
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 13.11.2025.

A documentary series about families, couples and singles who have moved from the city to the country: They swapped metropopolitan Berlin for rural  Brandenburg to make a new start in the countryside. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 08.01.2026.