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An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

When Denis breaks into the Austrian winter cottage of rich business man Raimund he gets mistaken for the new nurse by Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte. In order not to get busted Denis decides to play along.

A fast-paced thriller following medical student Mia Akerlund who discovers the use of highly advanced biohacking technology in her university town.

A retired couple is getting ready to enjoy their life as pensioners on a cruise trip through the Mediterranean. The spouses end up going on separate journeys of self-discovery and finding unexpected ways of how to spend their golden years.

The story of a young and nice witch who learns everything there is to know about magic, in order to be accepted by the other older mean witches.

Inspector Sörensen, who has finally moved to the Frisian province, has enough to do with himself: He suffers from loneliness, insomnia and inner restlessness - and yet wants nothing more than to stop taking the medication for his anxiety disorder. One night on the country road he almost runs over a young, disturbed woman: malnourished, in her nightgown and blind. When she finally reveals her identity to Sörensen, a web of murder, religious madness and well-kept secrets opens up to him. Sörensen is overwhelmed by the situation, by himself. The place rejects him, the fear returns - and it won't just be a corpse.

Three frustrated pensioners volunteer themselves as Grand-Godparents to three stressed children.

With an anxiety disorder in his luggage, Chief Inspector Sörensen is transferred from Hamburg to the Frisian town of Katenbüll. He hopes that the small town will provide him with a quiet, tranquil working life.

Luise grew up with her grandmother Selma in a remote village in the Westerwald. Selma has a special gift, because she can foresee death. Whenever an okapi appears to her in a dream, someone in the village dies the next day.

Mihai Tepes kept it from his vampire family as long as possible, but prepared the defense of his half-human baby son Franz, a rare cross just suited as successor for the Transsylvanian queen of the black castle, Antanasia. Alas, his budding junior daughter's clumsy first attempts to use magic turn him and his wife Elvira into babbling idiots. So the queen can easily steal the boy, leaving only daughters Dakaria and Silvania to rescue him, leaving their human knave protectors Ludo and Jacob to babysit their parents. Dakaria flies thereto and teams up with befriended vampire rock star Murdo, but starts doubting if Franz wouldn't be well off as adopted heir to the throne. Silvania seeks help from vampire nurse Ursula, but she's pregnant and deputizes her unsuspecting devoted husband, clumsy vampire hunter Dirk van Kombast, who ignores he's helping a vampire family. At least the castle staff are fools.

In their joint Berlin practice, the therapists Katinka and Tom take care of the problems and worries of children and young people. They both support the children, but the two also face family challenges in their private lives

Als Großvater Joachim (Rainer Kühn) sich kurz vor seinem 80. Geburtstag das Leben nimmt, kommt das für alle aus heiterem Himmel. Zurück bleibt eine in den Grundfesten erschütterte Familie. Allen voran: Sohn Andreas (Christian Berkel), den angesichts dieser Tat neben der Trauer auch hilflose Wut anfällt. Dessen Frau Bibi (Bibiana Beglau) und die beiden Kinder kämpfen auf ihre Weise mit dem Verlust. In diese Situation platzt Andreas' Schwester Ulrike (Andrea Sawatzki), um die er sich immer kümmern musste und die von seinen Eltern stets vorgezogen wurde. Zu allem Überfluss taucht auch noch plötzlich Tante Bernadette (Ursula Werner) aus Paris auf, die scheinbar nicht darüber informiert wurde, dass der Geburtstag ausfällt. Die unkonventionelle, trinkfeste und kompromisslos ehrliche Frau kannte den Großvater nochmal auf eine ganz andere Weise. Und sie mischt die Familie ordentlich auf.

After working abroad as a granny nanny Karin returns home early and finds her husband Harald apparently living with their neighbor, Sigrid. Karin moves out and takes over a student care center which is run by her very pregnant niece.

Childcare is a constant topic of discussion and dispute between Nika and Tom. Until a seemingly perfect nanny pops up in their life. But are their children safe with her?

End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at the German-German frontier. After the mother from Jonas has made an exit application, the boys have to recognize that they are soon separated from each other. But they want to dig a tunnel to Australia to meet there themselves again. When Jonas should leave the country with his mother this night changes everything.

Long-distance bus driver Beni Gisler sees the man on the bridge, but there is nothing he can do. The body hits the windshield and is thrown away. In his previous life, Gisler was a train driver and was involved in suicides several times. The latest incident therefore brings back traumatic memories. Inspector Flückiger knows Gisler from his time in the military. Supported by the psychologist responsible for the care team, he takes Gisler under his wing. It soon turns out that the dead man had a high dose of benzodiazepine in his blood. Under these circumstances, it would have been impossible for him to throw himself off the bridge alone. The identity of the possible victim also raises questions. Inspector Flückiger and colleague Liz Ritschard begin to investigate. Establishing the victim's true identity turns out to be the first challenge. One lead leads them to the construction industry. The former boss of a now successful construction company bears similarities to the victim. However, he is said to have died 13 years ago. What do his widow and son have to hide? At the same time as the investigation, Flückiger struggles with his personal connection to the case. The fate of his comrade Gisler haunts him. Gisler struggles with severe stress disorders and aggressive outbursts. Despite the therapeutic help of the psychologist, he vows to personally bring the perpetrator to justice.

Recently separated from her husband Frau Brendl pretends at work that she is still blissfully married. A young single mom with a 7 year old daughter and a "big dog" just moved into the apartment building.

"Heidi" is a mini-series made for television based on Johanna Spyris famous novel "Heidi".

Prisoner Edmund Frank is offered a large amount of money by the editor of a magazine, to tell the real story of his crime and the hiding place of the one million Mark he stole from the bank he worked for.

After receiving a dubious Phone call at work, Eva Konalsky, a typist working at a Steel Factory disappears without a trace. The Saarbrücken Police sends the two cops Liersdahl and Schäfermann to investigate. Both of them have a very different view of how police work should be done and they are not very fond of each other at first. When another person of the Steel Factory's personnel is murdered they both have to do their best to solve the case.

The East German authorities are calling the West German Police for assistance on a case. The body of a boy was found at a Truck Stop near Leipzig. The boy wears shoes made in West Germany. Some time later the assistance call is withdrawn. Phoning his colleague in East Berlin, a man he worked together with in the past, investigator Paul Trimmel in Hamburg is told: "There is no work for you here." But Trimmel investigates on his own. He finds out that the wealthy Erich Landsberger is the illegitimate father of the dead kid. Landsberger and his other son have moved to Frankfurt. Trimmel pays him a visit there. The man is of no great help for him, but Trimmel gets an unexpected clue from Landsberger's little son. He has to go to Leipzig himself to find out more. So he leaves the Transit Route near the city, pretending his car broke down, takes a Taxi and goes looking for Eva Billsing, the dead boy's mother. She is not home when Trimmel arrives. The next day Trimmel encounters Eva's boyfriend Peter Klaus, who works for the East German Police, and talks him into letting him have a word with Eva. At least Klaus gives in to Trimmel and the things Eva tells him help solve the case.

A dead woman found in the Donau, is the wife of a very important guest of the Austrian Government. Oberinspektor Marek is asked to investigate the case very gently.

Brigitta Beerenberg calls the police to inform them she has killed her husband in self-defense. Trimmel wants her to be examined by a psychiatrist.