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ARD crime series WaPo Elbe production and casting

Overview

The ARD crime series ‘WaPo Elbe’ premiered its third season with eight new episodes featuring investigations by the water police team, led by Maike Junghans and Sami Fares. Filming for these episodes took place in the Saxon Switzerland region, Pirna, and the Czech Republic.

Following the third season, the series will undergo a major cast change for its fourth season. Carina Wiese, who portrayed Maike Junghans, will depart the show and be replaced by Friederike Linke, who will play the new lead character, Elena Sturm.

Production for the fourth season has begun in Pirna and along the Czech border. The season will consist of eight episodes, with five produced in 2026 and three in 2027, scheduled for broadcast in 2028.

Entities

ARD · Carina Wiese · Sami Fares · Saxon Switzerland · Maike Junghans

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Friederike Linke to replace Carina Wiese in ARD series ‘WaPo Elbe’

    Actress Friederike Linke will replace Carina Wiese as the lead in the ARD series ‘WaPo Elbe’ starting in season four, with new episodes scheduled for broadcast in 2028.

  2. [CULTURE] 9 sources
    WaPo Elbe: New season of crime series premieres

    The third season of the ARD crime series ‘WaPo Elbe’ premieres with eight new episodes filmed in Saxon Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

Sources

bbv-net.de · dattelner-morgenpost.de · dorstenerzeitung.de · fehmarn24.de · gala.de · halternerzeitung.de · leinetal24.de · marler-zeitung.de · onetz.de · onunterhaltung.t-online.de · promipool.de · ruhrnachrichten.de · waltroper-zeitung.de · wochentlich.de