# ZDF release of Serial Cleaner series

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> Updated: 2026-09-30T18:21:45.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 3.

The German television network ZDF is releasing ‘Serial Cleaner’, a six-part crime drama that serves as an adaptation of the Argentine production ‘La Chica Que Limpia’. 

The series stars Aylin Tezel as Teri Marquard, a woman who becomes an involuntary accomplice to a criminal family after witnessing a murder at a luxury hotel. To fund essential medical treatments and stem cell transplants for her daughter, Teri agrees to act as a crime scene cleaner to eliminate forensic evidence. The plot follows her struggle as she is caught between the criminal family and the state criminal police office.

All episodes were released on the ZDF Mediathek streaming platform on September 14, 2026. The series began its television broadcast schedule on ZDFneo on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, featuring two 45-minute episodes every Wednesday at 21:45 and 22:30. 

Regarding the production, actress Aylin Tezel noted that the intense, high-alert nature of the character had a physical impact on her, leading to difficulty sleeping even after filming concluded.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-30: ZDF crime series ‘Serial Cleaner’ premieres on streaming and television

The ZDF crime series ‘Serial Cleaner’, starring Aylin Tezel, is available on streaming and begins airing on ZDFneo on September 30, 2026.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/zdf-crime-series-serial-cleaner-premieres-on-streaming-and-television

### 2026-09-14: ZDF launches new crime series Serial Cleaner

ZDF is launching ‘Serial Cleaner’, a six-part crime drama adaptation of the Argentine series ‘La Chica Que Limpia’, following a mother forced into crime to fund her daughter's medical care.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/zdf-launches-new-crime-series-serial-cleaner

### 2026-09-11: ZDF to release ‘Serial Cleaner’ starring Aylin Tezel

ZDF is releasing ‘Serial Cleaner’, a six-part German adaptation of an Argentine series starring Aylin Tezel as a mother forced to clean crime scenes for a criminal family to fund her daughter's medical care.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/zdf-to-release-serial-cleaner-starring-aylin-tezel

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