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 Florian SchwarzWritten by Michael ProehlGuest stars Andrea Sawatzki, Jörg Schüttauf, Peter Lerchbaumer, Thomas Balou Martin, Milan Peschel, Matthias Schweighöfer, Markus Boysen, Adele Neuhauser
Episode 2
Ballauf is at the center of a murder investigation during his class reunion.
Directed by Kaspar HeidelbachWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Angelika Bartsch, Karoline Eichhorn, Catrin Striebeck, Jasmin Schwiers, Oliver Stritzel, Holger Kunkel, Helga Bellinghausen
Episode 3
Directed by Florian FroschmayerWritten by Jürgen PomorinGuest stars Eva Mattes, Sebastian Bezzel, Justine Hauer, Benjamin Morik
Episode 4
Directed by Hannu SalonenWritten by Stefan Schaller, Sabine RadeboldGuest stars Lale Yavaş, Alice Hoffmann, Sergej Moya, Florian Bartholomäi, Volker Sträßer, Bettina Koch, Peter Tiefenbrunner, Petra Lamy
Episode 5
Charlotte has a car accident but doesn't remember it the way her rescuers say it happened.
Directed by Christiane BalthasarWritten by Thomas Wesskamp, Dirk SalomonGuest stars Ingo Naujoks, Thomas Thieme, Max Hopp, Ute Willing, Margarita Broich, İdil Üner, Robin Baran Birdal, Niels Bormann
Episode 6
Detectives Lursen and Stedefreund investigate a very personal murder case.
Directed by Thorsten NäterWritten by Thorsten NäterGuest stars Oliver Stokowski, Christine Kutschera, Dirk Borchardt, Bibiana Beglau, Lars Rudolph, Frank Jacobsen, Peter Kremer, Julia Gorr
Episode 7
Directed by Patrick WinczewskiWritten by Horst FreundGuest stars Andreas Hoppe, Annalena Schmidt, Ulrike Folkerts, Peter Espeloer, Bruno F. Apitz, Enno Hesse, Susann Uplegger, Andreas Patton
Episode 8
Written by André GeorgiGuest stars Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Kai Schumann, Matthias Brandt, Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Judith Engel, Anett Heilfort, Klaus Manchen
Episode 9
A child goes missing from a social housing development.
Directed by Thomas JauchWritten by Peter Dommaschk, Ralf LeutherGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Christian Tasche, Miriam Horwitz, Christian Blümel, Charly Hübner, Falk Rockstroh, Dagmar Leesch, Thomas Lawinky
Episode 10
Directed by Richard HuberWritten by Christoph Darnstädt, Tim KrauseGuest stars Mehmet Kurtuluş, Peter Jordan, Désirée Nosbusch, Luise Helm, Patrick von Blume, Marie-Lou Sellem, Hansjürgen Hürrig, Peggy Lukac
Episode 11
Borowski finds himself in the backwoods of Finland searching for a young man who escaped custody during extradition.
Directed by Hannu SalonenWritten by Clemens MurathGuest stars Janne Hyytiäinen, Antti Reini, Florian Bartholomäi, Maren Eggert, Axel Milberg, Jorma Tommila, Turkka Mastomäki, Jarmo Mäkinen
Episode 12
Directed by Martin EiglerWritten by Martin EiglerGuest stars Maja Schöne, Stephan Kampwirth, Lisa Martinek, Mimi Fiedler, Jürgen Hartmann, Carolina Vera, Richy Müller, Felix Klare
Episode 13
A mummy is discovered in a local villa. [Münster]
Directed by Kaspar HeidelbachWritten by Jan Hinter, Stefan CantzGuest stars Axel Prahl, Tobias Schenke, Marijam Agischewa, Justus von Dohnányi, Friederike Kempter, Mechthild Großmann, Claus Dieter Clausnitzer, Christine Urspruch
Episode 14
Directed by Klaus KrämerWritten by Klaus KrämerGuest stars Boris Aljinovic, Ernst-Georg Schwill, Barbara Morawiecz, Lotte Ohm, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Jenny Schily, Aaron Altaras, Cathrin Böhme
Episode 15
Directed by Florian BaxmeyerWritten by Dagmar Gabler, Wilfried HuismannGuest stars Matthias Brenner, Jürgen Prochnow, Laura Tonke, Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Elisabeth Schwarz, Julika Jenkins, Marie-Anne Fliegel
Episode 16
Directed by Johannes GrieserWritten by Heike RübbertGuest stars Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Kai Schumann, Dieter Jasslauk, Joachim Tomaschewsky, Karl Kranzkowski, Johanna Gastdorf, Nina Gummich
Episode 17
When the financial manager of a major drug syndicate is found murdered, Moritz Eisner is sent undercover.
Directed by Nikolaus LeytnerWritten by Max GruberGuest stars Sarah Tkotsch, Heribert Sasse, Hubert Kramer, Christian Dolezal, Harald Krassnitzer
Episode 18
Directed by Lars MontagWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Andreas Hoppe, Peter Espeloer, Ulrike Folkerts, Brigitte Zeh, Lars Eidinger, Katja Bürkle, Sven Pippig, Lars Rudolph
Episode 19
A mysterious murder leads Eisner to investigate a dangerous cult.
Directed by Michael RieblWritten by Lukas SturmGuest stars Johannes Silberschneider, Sarah Tkotsch, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Christopher Schärf, Franziska Hackl, Magdalena Kronschläger, Florian Teichtmeister, Denis Raunig
Episode 20
Directed by Titus SelgeWritten by Titus SelgeGuest stars Andrea Sawatzki, Jörg Schüttauf, Peter Lerchbaumer, Thomas Balou Martin, Richard Sammel, Barbara Focke, Brigitte Karner, Tom Schilling
Episode 21
Ballauf and Schenk investigate after a man's fiancée is murdered.
Directed by Christoph SchneeWritten by Jürgen Werner, Stephan Wuschansky, Ulrich BrandtGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Karoline Schuch, Lina Beckmann, Lilli von Kunhardt, Pierre Besson, Mateo Wansing-Lorrio, Nina Petri, Michelle Barthel
Episode 22
Directed by Patrick WinczewskiWritten by Stefan DähnertGuest stars Eva Mattes, Sebastian Bezzel, Justine Hauer, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Matthias Ziesing, Peter Kremer, Thomas Fränzel
Episode 23
Directed by Christine HartmannWritten by Beate LangmaackGuest stars Boris Aljinovic, Ernst-Georg Schwill, Max von Thun, Joram Voelklein, Brigitte Hobmeier, Josefine Preuß, Monika Lennartz, Tilo Prückner
Episode 24
A murder in the JVA Stadelheim prison serves as a distraction for a meticulously planned escape. The chief inspectors Batic and Leitmayr are on site when Hassan Adub flees. It soon becomes clear that the escape would not have been possible without help.
Directed by Jobst OetzmannWritten by Magnus Vattrodt, Jobst OetzmannGuest stars Johanna Bittenbinder, Engin Ben Akkaya, Adam Jaskolka, Edin Hasanović, Wolfgang Menardi, Arthur Galiandin, Gilberto Lopez, Mohamed Zinet
Episode 25
The wife of a respected asparagus farmer is murdered. [Münster]
Directed by Manfred StelzerWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Axel Prahl, Jörg Hartmann, Matilda Merkel, Ronald Kukulies, Agnieszka Piwowarska, Dimitri Bilov, Alexandru Mihăescu, Friederike Kempter
Episode 26
Directed by Gregor SchnitzlerWritten by Harald GöckeritzGuest stars Andreas Hoppe, Annalena Schmidt, Ulrike Folkerts, Peter Espeloer, Brigitte Zeh, Annika Kuhl, Roeland Wiesnekker, Fabian Busch
Episode 27
When a 15-year-old boy dies after imbibing an energy drink, Borowski suspects a worker from the manufacturing plant.
Directed by Florian FroschmayerWritten by Thorsten Wettcke, Chris Silber, Kai HafemeisterGuest stars Sibel Kekilli, Markus Hering, Esther Schweins, Sonja Gerhardt, Joachim Bißmeier, Thomas Scharff, Axel Milberg
Episode 28
Charlotte's boss wants a quick resolution for an arson case that resulted in a woman's death.
Directed by Friedemann FrommWritten by Astrid PaprottaGuest stars Joel Basman, Christina Große, Jan Messutat, Cristin König, Maria Furtwängler
Episode 29
Directed by Johannes GrieserWritten by Eva Zahn, Volker A. ZahnGuest stars Birthe Wolter, Karl Kranzkowski, Florian Bartholomäi, Mimi Fiedler, Jürgen Hartmann, Carolina Vera, Richy Müller, Felix Klare
Episode 30
A case for Ivo Batic and Franz Leitmayr: Konstanze Schiller, the successful and desirable owner of a Munich spa, is found dead in a chocolate bath - an almost perfect murder that does not skimp on symbolism. A beauty dies during a beauty bath in her own beauty temple... a victim of her pride?
Directed by Filippos TsitosWritten by Stefanie KremserGuest stars Gudrun Landgrebe, Robert Atzorn, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Tatjana Alexander, Peter Davor, Annika Preil, Cornelia Corba, Isabella Hübner
Episode 31
Directed by Achim von BorriesWritten by Christian JeltschGuest stars Martina Gedeck, Fritzi Haberlandt, Vadim Glowna, Lars Rudolph, Martin Brambach, Friederike Linke, Holger Handtke, Barbara Philipp
Episode 32
A farm owner is at the center of an investigation into a child's death.
Directed by Thomas JauchWritten by Hans Werner, Lars BöhmeGuest stars Karoline Schuch, Tessa Mittelstaedt, Petra Kelling, Klaus J. Behrendt, Dietmar Bär, Joe Bausch
Episode 33
Directed by Judith KennelWritten by Katrin BühligGuest stars Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Kai Schumann, Dieter Jasslauk, Jule Böwe, Martin Brambach, Carla Sewczyk, Philipp Gerstner
Episode 34
This episode begins with the trial of Markus Rapp for rape and murder. Munich Chief Inspectors Franz Leitmayr and Ivo Batic are in the dock as a defense attorney on her first case tears holes in the prosecution. The public becomes more interested in the trial with every passing day as Franz and Ivo's case begins to fall apart.
Directed by Christian ZübertWritten by Dinah Marte GolchGuest stars Anna Maria Sturm, Lisa Wagner, Shenja Lacher, Tilo Prückner, Rainer Bock, Stephan Zinner, Ulrike Arnold, Antje Widdra
Episode 35
Parts of a man's body are found in an animal trap at the scene of the crime at a country estate near Kiel. This man was a member of a hunting party and everything indicates that militant animal rights activists are behind the murder. But Borowski soon finds out that even the hunting party there seems to have something to hide. This estate was deliberately chosen by the hunting party. Bears have been bought and now the aim is to illegally hunt bears here undisturbed.
Directed by Claudia GardeWritten by Daniel NockeGuest stars Susanne Wolff, Tonio Arango, Michael Rotschopf, Matthias Matschke, Sven Pippig, Axel Milberg, Thomas Kügel
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
