Episode 1
Episode 1
1h 30m3.5 / 10
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Directed by Josh BroeckerWritten by Josh Broecker, Frauke HunfeldGuest stars Andreas Hoppe, Peter Espeloer, Ulrike Folkerts, Brigitte Zeh, Johannes Zirner, İdil Üner, Floriane Daniel, Kai Schieve
TV series
Scene of the Crime
197057 seasons6.2 / 10
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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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
Season 43 episodes
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Episode 2
No Police
1h 30m5.0 / 10
Köln. A dead retiree in the park puzzles detectives Ballauf and Schenk.
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Directed by Kaspar HeidelbachWritten by Norbert EhryGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Oliver Bröcker, Katharina Wackernagel, Thomas Heinze, Ulrike Grote, Robert Gallinowski, Klaus J. Behrendt, Dietmar Bär
Episode 3
Episode 3
1h 30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Miguel AlexandreWritten by Miguel AlexandreGuest stars Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Kai Schumann, Merab Ninidze, Peter Kremer, Marina Krogull, Jörg Malchow, Lisa Bitter
Episode 4
Episode 4
1h 30m4.5 / 10
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Directed by Hannu SalonenWritten by Dörte Franke, Khyana El BitarGuest stars Mathilde Bundschuh, Andreas Anke, Saskia Petzold, Thomas Bastkowski, Lale Yavaş, Alice Hoffmann, Alisa Hanke, Michelle Boullay
Episode 5
Episode 5
1h 30m6.5 / 10
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Directed by Jürgen BretzingerWritten by Jürgen Pomorin, Birgit GroszGuest stars Eva Mattes, Sebastian Bezzel, Alwara Höfels, Julia Koschitz, Florian Fischer, Falk Rockstroh, Urs Jucker, Thomas Bestvater
Episode 6
Vienna - No Way Out
1h 30m3.8 / 10
Eisner and Fellner investigate a bus driver's murder.
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Directed by Fabian EderWritten by Fabian Eder, Lukas SturmGuest stars Tanja Raunig, Johannes Silberschneider, Stefan Puntigam, Alexander Strömer, Therese Affolter, David Oberkogler, Julia Kronenberg, Christoph Bach
Episode 7
Episode 7
1h 30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Claudia Prietzel, Peter HenningWritten by Peter Henning, Claudia PrietzelGuest stars Vincent Göhre, Mira Partecke, Wolfram Koch, Fabian Busch, Irene Rindje, Christian Beermann, Robert Schupp, Luca Maric
Episode 8
Episode 8
1h 30m6.5 / 10
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Directed by Thomas StillerWritten by Magnus Vattrodt, Jobst OetzmannGuest stars Sylta Fee Wegmann, Alexander Held, Torsten Michelis, Lasse Myhr, Stephan Zinner, Elisabeth Orth, Wolfgang Hübsch, Thomas Darchinger
Episode 9
Episode 9
1h 30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Johannes GrieserWritten by Eva Zahn, Volker A. ZahnGuest stars Carolina Vera, Maja Schöne, Otto Mellies, Ole Puppe, Felix Eitner, Susanne Scholl, Ulrike C. Tscharre, Bernd Tauber
Episode 10
Limping Leg
1h 30m4.7 / 10
Inspector Frank Thiel and forensic pathologist Prof. Karl-Friedrich Boerne are investigating the case of a former female criminal investigation officer who was found dead in the street – wearing only panties. Boerne found no signs of violence on the woman's body. [Münster]
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Directed by Manfred StelzerWritten by Jan Hinter, Stefan CantzGuest stars Axel Prahl, Alexander Milo, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Michelle Barthel, Ole Puppe, Tanja Schleiff, Wolfram Koch, Ilse Strambowski
Episode 11
Vienna - Mispackaged
1h 30m5.5 / 10
After three bodies are found in a shipping container, Eisner and Fellner face off against the Chinese mafia.
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Directed by Sabine DerflingerWritten by Martin AmbroschGuest stars Tanja Raunig, Simon Schwarz, Stefan Putigam, Martin Brambach, Erwin Steinhauer, Thomas Freudensprung, Stefanie Dvorak, Nahoko Fort-Nishigami
Episode 12
Episode 12
1h 30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Florian KernWritten by Michael Gantenberg, Hartmut BlockGuest stars Boris Aljinovic, Ernst-Georg Schwill, Nicolette Krebitz, Renate Krößner, Alwara Höfels, Christian Blümel, Tatjana Blacher, Oktay Özdemir
Episode 13
Episode 13
1h 30m6.2 / 10
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Directed by Thomas JauchWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Lotte Flack, Hendrik Duryn, Leonard Proxauf, Sebastian Weber, Susann Uplegger
Episode 14
Come, Little Children
1h 30m6.2 / 10
Köln. Ballauf and Schenk are in a race against time to find a killer.
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Directed by Thomas JauchWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Lotte Flack, Anian Zollner, Josef Heynert, Thomas Arnold, Anja Laїs
Episode 15
Episode 15
1h 30m6.5 / 10
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Directed by Stefan KornatzWritten by Lars KraumeGuest stars Joachim Król, Peter Kurth, Nina Kunzendorf, Gerd Wameling, Uwe Bohm, Lisa Wagner, Marc Bischoff, Martin Kiefer
Episode 16
Episode 16
1h 30m6.3 / 10
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Directed by Matthias GlasnerWritten by Matthias GlasnerGuest stars Mehmet Kurtuluş, Peter Jordan, Corinna Harfouch, Anna Bederke, Jonas Nay, Christoph Letkowski, Kai Wiesinger
Episode 17
Episode 17
1h 30m6.7 / 10
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Directed by Ed HerzogWritten by Dorothee SchönGuest stars Andreas Hoppe, Peter Espeloer, Ulrike Folkerts, Frederick Lau, Adrian Saidi, Tómas Lemarquis, Edin Hasanović, Theo Trebs
Episode 18
Episode 18
1h 30m5.0 / 10
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Directed by Tobias IneichenWritten by Urs BühlerGuest stars Sabina Schneebeli, Anna Schinz, Martin Klaus, Matthias Fankhauser, Andrea Zogg, Thomas Sarbacher, Delia Mayer, Jean Pierre Cornu
Episode 19
Episode 19
1h 30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Sabine BossWritten by Felix BeneschGuest stars Sabina Schneebeli, Martin Klaus, Matthias Fankhauser, Andrea Zogg, Sarah Sophia Meyer, Peter Freiburghaus, Imanuel Humm, Aaron Hitz
Episode 20
Big Dogs
1h 30m5.3 / 10
Köln. The body of a young man is found in an old military bunker.
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Directed by Andreas KleinertWritten by André GeorgiGuest stars Tessa Mittelstaedt, Anna Loos, Roeland Wiesnekker, Theo Trebs, Maryam Zaree, Wanja Mues, Godehard Giese, Max Hopp
Episode 21
Borowski and the Silent Guest
1h 30m7.0 / 10
A desperate call alerted the Kiel police emergency number: "He's in my apartment. He just comes through the wall." But for Carmen Kessler, any help comes too late. The young woman is found brutally murdered in her apartment.
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Directed by Christian AlvartWritten by Sascha ArangoGuest stars Sibel Kekilli, Jan Peter Heyne, Peri Baumeister, Nadine Wrietz, Samuel Finzi, Gerald Wick, Kristen Hass, Linda Stach
Episode 22
Bremen - Wedding Night
1h 30m5.5 / 10
A wedding party puts detectives Lursen and Stedefreund at the center of their next investigation.
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Directed by Florian BaxmeyerWritten by Jochen GreveGuest stars Denis Moschitto, Sascha Reimann, Julie Engelbrecht, Barbara Nüsse, Arved Birnbaum, Michael Witte, Timo Jacobs, Henning Nöhren
Episode 23
Dortmund - Alter Ego
1h 30m4.2 / 10
Faber and his team investigate a possible serial murder.
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Directed by Thomas JauchWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Stefan Konarske, Thomas Arnold, Robert Schupp, Michael Rotschopf, Joachim Bißmeier, Ludwig Blochberger, Christoph Jöde, Uli Krohm
Episode 24
Episode 24
1h 30m5.5 / 10
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Directed by Patrick WinczewskiWritten by Melody KreissGuest stars Eva Mattes, Sebastian Bezzel, Justine Hauer, Roland Koch, Hansa Czypionka, Michael Krabbe, Young-Shin Kim, Hendrik Arnst
Episode 25
Borowski and the Free Fall
1h 30m6.0 / 10
The Kiel author Dirk Sauerland is found dead on his yacht. Sauerland was known beyond the borders of Kiel. In recent months he had been working on a spectacular disclosure story.
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Directed by Eoin MooreWritten by Fred Breinersdorfer, Eoin MooreGuest stars Sibel Kekilli, Thomas Heinze, Marie-Lou Sellem, Jan Peter Heyne, Axel Milberg, Thomas Kügel
Episode 26
Episode 26
1h 30m6.7 / 10
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Directed by Thomas FreundnerWritten by Wolf Jakoby, Thomas FreundnerGuest stars Natalia Wörner, Mark Waschke, Katharina Heyer, Lupo Grujcic, Paula Kalenberg, Holger Kunkel, Philipp Quest, Maja Schöne
Episode 27
Episode 27
1h 30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Elmar FischerWritten by Fred Breinersdorfer, Léonie-Claire BreinersdorferGuest stars Maximilian Schafroth, Nina Proll, Mina Tander, Florian Karlheim, Anna Böger, Navid Navid, Katharina M. Schubert, Olaf Rauschenbach
Episode 28
Dortmund - My Territory
1h 30m6.5 / 10
Faber investigates the death of a local pimp and drug dealer who was the right-hand man of a shady businessman.
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Directed by Thomas JauchWritten by Jürgen WernerGuest stars Stefan Konarske, Thomas Arnold, Robert Schupp, Tanja Schleiff, Matthias Komm, Aleksandar Radenkovic, Adrian Can, Yusuf Erdugan
Episode 29
Episode 29
1h 30m4.7 / 10
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Directed by Claudia GardeWritten by Jörg TensingGuest stars Boris Aljinovic, Ernst-Georg Schwill, Ina Weisse, Johanna Ingelfinger, Anna Willecke, Leonard Carow, Stephan Grossmann, Barnaby Metschurat
Episode 30
The Miracle of Wolbeck
1h 30m4.8 / 10
A murdered naturopath leads Thiel and Boerne into the world of alternative medicine. [Münster]
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Directed by Matthias TiefenbacherWritten by Wolfgang StauchGuest stars Axel Prahl, Lina Beckmann, Julia Krynke, Stephan Kampwirth, Hildegard Schmahl, Jan-Peter Kampwirth, Mirco Reseg, Johannes Rotter
Episode 31
Episode 31
1h 30m6.5 / 10
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Directed by Johannes GrieserWritten by Mario Giordano, Andreas SchlüterGuest stars Simone Thomalla, Martin Wuttke, Stefan Kurt, Natascha Paulick, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jonas Nay, Carina Wiese, Antonio Wannek
Episode 32
Lindholm - The Disposable Girl
1h 30m6.2 / 10
The body of a 16-year-old girl turns up in an incineration plant.
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Directed by Franziska MeletzkyWritten by Stefan DähnertGuest stars Benjamin Sadler, Emilia Schüle, Bernhard Schir, André Hennicke, Michael Mendl, Robert Gallinowski, Alessija Lause, Christoph Jacobi
Episode 33
Lindholm - The Golden Band
1h 30m6.4 / 10
Charlotte finds herself in high society circles as she investigates the murder of a young girl.
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Directed by Franziska MeletzkyWritten by Stefan DähnertGuest stars Benjamin Sadler, Emilia Schüle, Bernhard Schir, André Hennicke, Michael Mendl, Robert Gallinowski, Alessija Lause, Christoph Jacobi
Episode 34
Episode 34
1h 30m6.5 / 10
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Directed by Lars KraumeWritten by Lars KraumeGuest stars Joachim Król, Nina Kunzendorf, Rainer Bock, Paulus Manker, Vincent Redetzki, Florian Lukas, Anna Böttcher, Gerd Wameling
Episode 35
Episode 35
1h 30m7.0 / 10finale
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Directed by Alexander AdolphWritten by Alexander AdolphGuest stars Fabian Hinrichs, Anna Willecke, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Stefan Murr, Bettina Redlich, Johann Schuler, Lilli Fichtner, Miroslav Nemec
Episode information updated Aug 1, 2026
More about Scene of the Crime
Cast
Manfred KrugPaul Stoever
Ulrike FolkertsLena Odenthal
Axel PrahlFrank Thiel
Michael FitzFred Grimm
Charles BrauerKessenich
Tessa MittelstaedtFrau Ungewitter
Eva MattesDr. Kispert
Annalena SchmidtMrs. KellerProduction details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 1,345
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Tatort
Networks & production
ORF 1Austria
Das ErsteGermany
SRF 1Switzerland
ORF 2Austria
ARDGermany
ARD DegetoGermany
Themes
crime investigationcriminal investigationpolicepolice procedural
