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Spectacular crimes in German criminal history: Investigators and experts explain the possibilities and limitations of investigative work at that time – and why the cases still amaze today.

In 1976, the disco wave reaches the mining town of Bochum.

Boss Michael Manousakis and his team buy, restore, and trade rare vehicles and military equipment worldwide, turning their massive German base into a hub of high-stakes deals and adventure.

Glittering facades, vibrant life, and people facing the daily struggle for survival. ZDF correspondents each profile a megacity within their reporting area. How do people celebrate, laugh, and love in such a city? How are problems like housing shortages, food supply, transportation, and climate change solved – in metropolises with over ten million inhabitants?

A unique twist to the talent show genre, spotlighting the lesser-known relatives of celebrities as they sing duets alongside their incognito famous family members. A studio audience, doubling as contestants, engages in a guessing game through a series of rounds and clues, with a chance to win up to $100,000 by identifying the concealed celebrity connection before the big reveal.

Six friends from different ethnic backgrounds search for their way into adulthood in Berlin between traditions, their parental homes and everyday life in Germany. In six episodes, the series tells the inspiring stories of a group of friends who grew up in Berlin in second generation. Coumba, Ani, Zehra, Jamila, Mo and Nikki are in their early 20s and deal with a variety of questions: How can I help my parents when they visit the authorities? Is my origin the only reason why my partner is interested in me? As a daughter of a conservative, traditional family, how can I tell them that I love women? Do I have to go to university in order to make my family proud? Who am I really, and who do I want to be? Together, they struggle to find their place in society while pursuing their own dreams, reflecting on their identity and confronting the profound questions of life.

Dubai, the city of big real estate deals! We follow four German expats - Valeria, Sarah, Louisa and Edwin - as they work in one of the desert city's biggest real estate agencies. They are united by their dream of wealth, which they can quickly achieve by closing a mega-deal. Under the guidance of their demanding boss, they will not shy away from any challenge.

From the villa to the jungle, contestants must keep their friends close and their enemies closer. Who will win entry to paradise and 100,000 euros?

The adventures of teenage dinosaur/madcap inventor DINOMITE and his wild and unruly human pet, LUCY in the sleepy but eccentric dinosaur town of Fernham.

To celebrate Halloween, LOL will be airing a surprise special edition of the show packed with unnaturally funny jokes!

David (28) moves to Berlin to live with his girlfriend, but she dumps him immediately. Unwilling to give up on his hyper-romantic expectations about friendship, love and paying rent, he decides to stay. Things don't go as planned.

In 2012, a string of grisly murders sent shock waves through the Berlin party scene. The killer remained at large — until one of his targets survived.

The celebrity spin-off of the German dating show Love Island.

David (Jiří Macháček) has one task: to investigate paranormal cases. But he doesn't feel like it. It's the 1980s, and there are a lot of annoying people who call each other "comrade." He doesn't believe in anything paranormal anyway. He prefers to sit in his office, pretending to work on research into satanic references in Western music, and enjoys listening to LPs that no one else in the country has. The world would be beautiful, but his superior assigns him a new colleague, Vojta (Jan Cina). This overzealous newcomer talks about pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and how science doesn't have answers to all the mysteries of the world yet. This mismatched duo has no choice but to cooperate in investigating bizarre cases that all other security forces in the state can't handle. To make it harder, they are constantly monitored by a pair of StB agents – the tough agent Snížková (Anna Fialová) and the sweetheart Hora (Leoš Noha).

After deciding to terminate her pregnancy, Lena finds herself on a difficult path. On top of having to justify her decision to both her loved ones and total strangers, she must figure out what she really wants – because expecting a baby can defy all expectations.

Floriane's perfect life is shattered by the suicide of her teenager daughter Luna. When Flo finds out about an agency that sends its clients back in time she decides to try and correct her past mistakes.

Donna actually just wanted to have a nice little sex date, but her chosen man, Pascal, is a manfluencer for whom she is nothing more than another point in his 7-ONS-in-7-days challenge. Without her consent, he films her naked in bed and streams the whole thing. But Donna hits back, literally, by kicking Pascal in the groin on camera. The video goes viral, and with it Donna. At first it looks as if her life is destroyed. But Donna is not that easy to get down. With her best friend and roommate, Milou, she makes a video herself and strikes back against pick-up artist Pascal and all the toxic incels on the internet. She announces that she will have more followers than Pascal within a month - that's only a measly 1.5 million. BAD INFLUENCER is the German adaptation of the Dutch comedy series of the same name and gives the audience a revealing look behind the scenes of the glamorous world of influencers. The series is about how young people have to bend to be successful influencers.

From 9/11 to the Ukraine War: Five lifeworlds of post-migrant people in Germany, that have taken an unwanted turn in the shadow of public discourse.

A hiker is found dead in a remote forest that is popularly known as the "Murder Hole". Opposite the victim is a melting snowman with one eye missing. The start of a series of murders in the forest area near Freudenstadt. The handwriting is always the same: all victims show frostbite, while the left eye is covered with a black gem. The investigative team Maris Bächle and Konrad Diener has Florentin Sneelin in its sights, a reproductive doctor who lives in a romantic moated castle whose ice cellar not only stores champagne. The suspect knew the victims from a stay in a children's home many years ago. The teachers there enforced discipline and order using sometimes sadistic methods. Their wards did the same. There was a strict caste system among the children. Sneelin belonged to the lowest caste. He was a so called "Snow Child", one that his mother wanted "to foist" on his father.

Edins Neo Night is a late night show hosted by Edin Hasanovic.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!" the jungle is returning to RTL and RTL+ for the first time in summer. In the special season "Ich bin ein Star – Showdown der Dschungel-Legenden" 13 former jungle stars want to prove themselves once more and dare to take on the "Jungle Camp" adventure again – this time in South Africa!

Travel from Vietnam's northern mountains to the tropical Mekong Delta in search of the last endemic species threatened by extinction.

The slow descent into family hell. Four brothers and sisters get together for the wedding of their youngest daughter. The atmosphere, initially joyful, grows heavier as old family grudges resurface.

Terrorist El Adoua is killed during a raid in Italy. He had previously stayed in Hamburg several times. Gabriel Bach, anti-terror investigator from the Hamburg State Criminal Police Office, and his colleague Holly Valentin from the Federal Criminal Police Office are supposed to find out whether El Adoua was planning an attack there. Could the upcoming concert in the Elbphilharmonie be the goal?

As the presidential election approaches, this four-part documentary journeys deep into the divided nation of America. What do ordinary Americans in 2024 think of the polarised debate in the USA?

The People’s Republic of China now plays a central role in global politics, economics and diplomacy – more than it ever has before. Its president, Xi Jinping openly espouses the model forged by former Chairman, Mao Zedong, known as the Great Helmsman. But what do we really know about Mao? And how does his legacy relate to Xi’s ‘China Dream’? This 3-part documentary series explores Mao Zedong, his beliefs and his methods. It shows how these have shaped Xi’s philosophy and the reality of today’s China. Mao had set China on the road to true sovereignty, freeing it from the humiliation of foreign domination. Xi is now completing that journey towards the strong Middle Kingdom and cultural predominance that Mao aimed for – while sweeping under the carpet the unthinkable victims and costs of Mao’s rule. The story arc of Mao’s astonishing biography provides varied and profound insights into the ideals, strategies and ambitions of today’s People’s Republic and its position in the next decade.