Red Heat leads German TV’s action movie lineup on August 1, 2026

On August 1, 2026 German broadcaster Tele5 aired the 1980s buddy‑action film Red Heat, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Moscow cop Ivan Danko and James Belushi as his American partner. The film, originally released in 1988, was shown at 20:15 and is also available for streaming or rental via Magenta TV, which bundles services such as Disney+, Netflix and others.

The same evening Tele5 scheduled the Japanese‑American action thriller The Doorman – Tödlicher Empfang, directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and starring Ruby Rose, Jean Reno and others, at 02:25. The plot follows ex‑Marine Ali who must confront gangsters after a robbery targets her sister’s apartment.

Earlier, the 1989 American action film Merchants of War, directed by Peter M. Mackenzie, was highlighted as part of the channel’s action‑movie lineup, recalling its past indexing in Germany and its storyline set in Angola involving mercenaries and a terror camp.

Together these broadcasts illustrate Tele5’s focus on classic and contemporary action cinema for German audiences in early August 2026.