# German crime television series broadcasts

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/german-crime-television-series-broadcasts
> Updated: 2026-09-11T08:31:39.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Recent broadcasts of German crime television series have featured various murder investigations. In the series ‘Tatort’, the episode ‘Waidmanns Heil’ follows investigators Ehrlicher and Kain as they look into the death of a hunter near Leipzig, investigating motives related to infidelity and financial disputes.

Other recent programming includes the ZDF series ‘In Wahrheit’, which focuses on relationship-driven violence and digital harassment in the German-French border region. Additionally, ‘Tatort’ returned from its summer break with the episode ‘König in Gelb’, featuring investigator Charlotte Lindholm. This episode involves a cold-case investigation into a potential serial killer within a facility for people living with dementia.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-11: Tatort returns with ‘König in Gelb’ featuring Charlotte Lindholm

The ‘Tatort’ crime series returns with ‘König in Gelb,’ featuring Maria Furtwängler investigating a potential serial killer in a dementia village. The episode is available on ARD Mediathek before its Sunday TV'

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tatort-returns-with-knig-in-gelb-featuring-charlotte-lindholm

### 2026-09-10: German crime television series feature new murder investigations

German crime dramas Tatort and In Wahrheit feature new investigations involving murder, stalking, and complex personal motives in recent broadcasts.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/german-crime-television-series-feature-new-murder-investigations

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