TV series
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
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Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
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Episode 1
Directed by Walter BannertWritten by Veith von Fürstenberg, Max ZihlmannGuest stars Angelika Bartsch, Edwin Noël, Wilfried Klaus, Udo Thomer, Michael Fitz, Anke Sevenich, Béla Ernyei, Andreas Borcherding
Episode 2
Directed by Dieter KehlerWritten by Frank GöhreGuest stars Manfred Krug, Charles Brauer, Christina Plate, Knut Hinz, Manfred Lehmann, Lutz Reichert, Konstantin Graudus, Michel Subor
Episode 3
Directed by Ilse HofmannWritten by Stefan Cantz, Thomas WesskampGuest stars Heiner Lauterbach, Saskia Vester, Holger Mahlich, Cathrin Vaessen, Diego Wallraff, Miroslav Nemec, Udo Wachtveitl, Fred Rai
Episode 4
Directed by Sylvia HoffmannWritten by Sylvia HoffmannGuest stars Helmut Zierl, Ingmar Zeisberg, Pierre Franckh, Lia Wöhr, Nikola Kress, Sebastian Baur, Cornelia Corba, Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Episode 5
Directed by Markus FischerWritten by Markus FischerGuest stars Peter Arens, Ursula Andermatt, Jean Pierre Cornu, Barbara Schöneberger
Episode 6
Directed by Marianne LüdckeWritten by Marianne LüdckeGuest stars Günter Lamprecht, Karin Baal, Richy Müller, Dagmar Manzel, Max Volkert Martens, Hans Nitschke, Renate Grosser
Episode 7
Schimanski is on a fishing holiday in an idyllic spot not far from Duisburg. There he witnesses a strange event: the veterinarian Karl-Heinz Ascher is found dead on his wedding day - hanged from a tree. Silke Faber, the bride, daughter of the richest farmer in town, is at a loss and asks Schimanski for help in solving the death.
Directed by Peter CarpentierWritten by Chiem van HouweningeGuest stars Chiem van Houweninge, Peter Striebeck, Ilona Schulz, Helmut Stauss, Max Herbrechter, Eberhard Feik, Götz George
Episode 8
Guest stars Günter Lamprecht, Lisa Kreuzer, Rüdiger Vogler, Max Volkert Martens, Hans Nitschke, Henry Arnold, Dan van Husen
Episode 9
Guest stars Manfred Krug, Charles Brauer, Helmut Zierl, Katja Studt, Monica Bleibtreu, Henning Schlüter, Katja Woywood, Lutz Reichert
Episode 10
Guest stars Michael Janisch, Michael Bukowsky, Adolf Laimböck, Erwin Steinhauer, Michael Schiller, Christian Spatzek, Herb Andress, Wolfgang Ambros
Episode 11
Guest stars Günter Lamprecht, Jürgen Vogel, Ralf Richter, Heinz Hoenig, Hans Nitschke, Harald Kempe, Thomas Bestvater, Iris Disse
Episode 12
Following an anonymous tip, Commissioner Lena Odenthal travels to the fictional Palatine village of Zarten. There, Höreth—an ethnic German repatriate from Romania—has been missing for two years; his clothing is discovered in the woods by a group of teenagers.
Directed by Nico HofmannGuest stars Ulrike Folkerts, Monica Bleibtreu, Patrizia Schwöbel, Rudolf Kowalski, Hans-Joachim Grubel, Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Ben Becker
Episode 13
A bright Sunday morning - Schimanski and Thanner are having fun ice skating. During a daring maneuver, Schimanski breaks through and comes across the body of a little girl. The forensic pathologist determines that the child was raped and died of internal injuries. Since there is no missing person report, the police only manage to find the girl's mother after a few detours.
Directed by Ilse HofmannWritten by Hartmut Grund, Gabi PaulerGuest stars Chiem van Houweninge, Saskia Vester, Florian Dreyer, Wolfgang Reichmann, Christine Merthan, Hansa Czypionka, Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger, Eberhard Feik
Episode 14
Guest stars Michael Fitz, Miroslav Nemec, Udo Wachtveitl
Episode 15
Schimanski's vacation turns into a fight for his life.
Directed by Hajo GiesWritten by Thomas Wesskamp, Axel GötzGuest stars Chiem van Houweninge, Lola Müthel, Armin Rohde, Peter Fitz, Maja Maranow, Alexander Radszun, Anton Pointecker, Heinrich Schafmeister
Episode information updated Aug 1, 2026
Manfred KrugPaul Stoever
Ulrike FolkertsLena Odenthal
Axel PrahlFrank Thiel
Michael FitzFred Grimm
Charles BrauerKessenich
Tessa MittelstaedtFrau Ungewitter
Eva MattesDr. Kispert
Annalena SchmidtMrs. Keller
ORF 1Austria
Das ErsteGermany
SRF 1Switzerland
ORF 2Austria
ARDGermany
ARD DegetoGermany
