# Tatort crime series episodes

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> Updated: 2026-09-05T04:01:51.000Z. Sources: 19. Developments: 2.

The German crime series ‘Tatort’ aired new episodes in September 2026, including a storyline set in Saarbrücken titled ‘Das Ende der Nacht’. 

The plot follows the Saarbrücken investigation team—including Adam Schürk, Leo Hölzer, Esther Baumann, and Pia Heinrich—as they look into a violent armored car robbery involving two explosions. The incident resulted in the death of a security guard and injuries to another. While the investigation initially suggests links to France, detectives eventually track a notorious criminal couple associated with crimes in Lyon and their traumatized adult daughter. 

Details regarding the robbery indicate that the stolen money originated from a casino, a theme that connects this installment to the previous episode, ‘Tatort: Der Fluch des Geldes’.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-05: ARD changes release schedule for ‘Tatort’ crime series

ARD is changing its release strategy for the crime series ‘Tatort’, making new episodes available in its Mediathek on Fridays before their Sunday TV broadcast. The new season also marks the upcoming departure.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tatort-crime-series-airs-new-episodes-in-mnster-and-saarbrcken

### 2026-09-04: Tatort: Saarbrücken team investigates fatal armored car robbery

The Saarbrücken 'Tatort' police team investigates a fatal armored car robbery involving explosives and a European criminal couple in the episode 'Das Ende der Nacht'.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tatort-saarbrcken-team-investigates-fatal-armored-car-robbery

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