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Film adaptation of Christian Baron’s autobiographical novel: Ten-year-old Christian grows up in Kaiserslautern in the 1990s amid poverty and violence. A drama about origins, opportunity, and the courage to overcome adversity. Starring Camille Loup Moltzen, Leonard Kunz (directed by Marc Brummund).
Watch on ARD Mediathek bis 01.11.2025.

Altes Land is a film adaptation of Dörte Hansen's novel, directed by Sherry Hormann. It follows the intertwined stories of three women across generations, exploring themes of family, home, displacement, and confronting the past. Starring Iris Berben, Milan Peschel, and Nina Kunzendorf.
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 02.08.2026.

An evil fairy kidnaps Jacob and holds him captive for years. After he is released, he becomes a dwarf with an enormous nose. Only a magical herb can break the spell. Starring Mick Morris Mehnert, Anica Dobra (directed by Ngo The Chau).
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 01.01.2099.

The series is based on the autobiographical novel by Katja Oskamp: A writer in crisis dares to make a fresh start as a pedicurist in Berlin-Marzahn. Starring Jördis Triebel, Yvonne Yung Hee Bormann, Deborah Kaufmann (directed by Clara Zoë My-Linh von Arnim).
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 14.03.2026.

Film adaptation of the novel Helix by Marc Elsberg: a thriller about a bodyguard who becomes involved in a dangerous conspiracy involving genetic research. Starring Svenja Jung, Hannes Jaenicke, Samuel Finzi (directed by Elmar Fischer).
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 15.06.2026.

The film adaptation of Siegfried Lenz’s novel The Turncoat tells the story of Wehrmacht soldier Walter Proska, who returns to the Eastern Front in the final summer of the war in 1944 after a home leave. Starring Jannis Niewöhner, Małgorzata Mikołajczak (directed by Florian Gallenberger).
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 26.04.2026.

In Rita Falk's debut Eberhofer crime novel, the school principal, Höpfl, is found dead. Small-town police officer Franz Eberhofer investigates and uncovers explosive secrets in the sleepy town of Niederkaltenkirchen. Starring Sebastian Bezzel, Simon Schwarz (directed by Ed Herzog).
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 04.01.2026.

In this reinterpretation of the popular fairy tale by Ludwig Bechstein, Paul embarks on a journey to the mystical Land of Plenty to help his sick sister, who is in desperate need of medicine. Starring Björn Ingmar Böske, Klara Deutschmann (directed by Carsten Fiebeler).
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 24.08.2029.

Crime by and starring Bjarne Mädel, based on the novels by Sven Stricker. Chief Inspector Sörensen suffers from an anxiety disorder and transfers to a supposedly quieter town in Nordfriesland, where he hopes life will be more peaceful. Things are not as uneventful as he might have hoped though.
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 23.02.2026.