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- An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.
- A comedy that follows an ex-convict who lands a position at a school that sits over the spot where money from one of his earlier robberies was stashed.
- Through a hidden path, a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.
- In the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun.
- A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at age 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music; from his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world. An epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.
- Lawyer Katharina is looking for the perfect man.
- When three generations of one family temporarily have to live together under one roof chaos ensues.
- Jakob longs for a new life for himself and his troubled family in Brazil.
- Under suspicion crime series.
- By pure coincidence, a photograph found on the internet by chance of a renowned American opera singer, Caterina Fabiani, throws the lives of Paul Kromberger and his daughter Sophie into complete chaos. Paul, well advanced in his years, appears to recognize the image as that of his deceased wife Evelyn, Sophie's mother. Unable to convince her controlling-and-stubborn-to-a-fault father otherwise, Sophie sets off for New York to seek out this mysterious stranger...
- The local outdoor swimming pool in Grubberg is a thorn in the side of the mayor (Gisela Schneeberger). It is at best, is way overpriced and therefore should be closed. The builder Albert Dengler (Sebastian Bezzel) then only sees dollar signs, because the large surface area offers space for many apartments. But lifeguard Karl (Milan Peschel) cannot and will not accept that his job, where he has been responsible for public order for 30 years, is about to be changed. To save the outdoor pool, he could start a citizens' initiative, for which he would have to collect at least 600 signatures. But that will be difficult, because the remaining swimmers are not on good terms with the pool sheriff. Especially Dr. Rieger (Rick Kavanian) regularly drives Karl crazy. Meanwhile, his Nigerian lifeguard trainee Sali (Dimitri Abold) is well integrated - almost better than Karl. But Sali really only wants to go to Canada. When Sali meets professional swimmer Lisa (Sarah Mahita), he begins to question his plan. Should he stay, help Karl and save Lisa's refuge?
- Nina Just is a presenter at a sales station, but she can do whatever she wants, she never gets the approval of her mother Rose. Rose lives with her partner Werner in an old farmhouse just outside of Munich. When Rose falls ill and needs a donor kidney, Nina's private life falls into complete chaos. Surprisingly, Nina develops a love story with the breakdown helper Mike between dramatic lies and comical skipping actions.
- Three teenage friends must deal with multiple problems regarding their boyfriends, other love interests, and their friendship.
- Two young lads in Munich, Germany manage to score dates with drop-dead gorgeous underwear models. Now they must find a way to get past the formidable bouncers of Munich's poshest night club, 'Spy.'
- For 25 years, Elli ran a farm in provincial Bavaria alongside her husband. The heavy work never left the two much time for contemplative togetherness: pragmatism instead of romance determined their togetherness. But despite all the hardships, after the unexpected death of her husband, Elli is determined to continue the business. Elli cannot expect any help from her daughter Kathrin, who works in a luxury hotel in Munich, and her son Christian, whose Thai wife Alicha runs a hairdressing salon in the village. Her bank advisor Kurt also urges her to sell the heavily indebted farm as quickly as possible. But the militant farmer's wife ignores this advice as well as Kurt's amorous advances. She wants to take her life into her own hands, and that includes finding love again - a man who can lend a hand on the farm without spoiling the romantic relationship. For this purpose, she enlists the help of a dating agency, where she is classified as "difficult to place" due to her job. In fact, at first only odd types and aging couch potatoes seem to seek contact - and even their interest dwindles as soon as they find out about Elli's job. Raymond, from Zimbabwe alone, is undeterred by the prospect of living on a farm. When they first meet, the two immediately like each other, with his down-to-earth, reserved nature, the African can immediately win Elli over. Without further ado, she offers him to move in with her on a trial basis. However, the mismatched couple causes irritation in the village. The men in particular view the dark-skinned Africans with suspicion and prejudice. Even Ellis' own son, although married to a foreigner himself, is skeptical about the new man at his mother's side. But Elli doesn't want to let her new happiness be destroyed that easily. She defends Raymond against all hostilities. However, when he is denounced by a villager at the immigration office, Elli dares a courageous step to save Raymond from safe deportation.
- Simon falls head over heels in love with pretty and quick-witted Verena. When his father, who suffers from schizophrenia, has a relapse, Simon devotes himself completely to his mother and little sister and endangers his budding romance. Maneuvering himself into a near-fatal situation, Simon realizes that he cannot change the others' lives, but only his own... 'Flights of Fancy' is an emotionally gripping account of a first love and of a son's loyalty to his father, played with mesmerizing intensity by sensational newcomer Jonas Nay and by internationally acclaimed Tobias Moretti. Both actors were honored with the Best Actors Prizes at Bavarian Film Award 2013 for their outstanding performances.
- Als die Kinder der Familie Sonntag in ihr Elternhaus zurückkehren, ist Chaos vorprogrammiert.
- About African immigration in Europe: A young African man stops at a Beach Club in Tenerife, Spain on his way to Germany in search of his football-player father.
- Stefanie and Felix are engaged to be married so they're going to celebrate their wedding in a Scottish castle. That castle is the place where Stefanie passed her summer holidays as a child with her family and where she fell in love for the first time. One fateful event could change her plans forever, affecting all her family members.
- Before she takes off for her new job in New Zealand, Anna Maillinger just has to make it through her father Karl's wedding to his Moldavian housekeeper at his mountain cabin in the Bavarian Alps. But then the family company, run by her elder brother, turns out to be on the verge of bankruptcy and Karl decides he doesn't want to get married again after all and wants Anna to be the one to tell his fiancée. And if that weren't enough, Archie, an old family friend, has a heart attack while hunting. When Archie's annoying son Ben, who always had a crush on Anna, turns up, she is determined to leave. But that's a no-go. It seems Archie had an affair with Anna's mother. Could Anna and Ben be sister and brother?
- After 20 years, Thea (40) and Rainer's (45) marriage has been pared down to the bone; the relationship to their children leaves much to be desired. But when Heinrich Bittner (67), apparently an old friend of Thea's deceased father, moves in with the Cronpichels, Thea enjoys his presence and begins to see her life in a new light. But is charming and secretive Heinrich really who he claims to be?
- 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.
- Max Bergusson hijacks flight AE612 from Milaan to Beirut. His wife's murderer is on board and he demands the captain to fly to Hamburg instead. Before he boards the plane, he informs Hauptkommissar Trimmel through a curious message.
- After a few days away from home with his girlfriend constructor Breuke from Sieverstedt hurries home to convince his wife he is not having an affair. On the road home he hits a bicyclist, but drives on instead of calling an ambulance. Arriving at his house he deliberately hits the post of the driveway gate to disguise the damage of the accident. All the while he is unaware that his wife is watching him. Hauptkommissar Finke arrives in the village after the local police has taken Peter Reichert as a suspect. His assistant wants to investigate further. Meanwhile Breuke is being blackmailed by an unknown person. Then an actual murder takes place.
- In Frankfurt con man Johannes Stein is making easy money with his latest trick: He is selling "Gold" to unsuspecting people. He too talks the Wimper family into buying some, later to be stored in a Swiss bank. After seeing proof, Grandpa Wimper is eager to buy. Little does he know about that "Gold". When Stein tries to sell some more to a business tycoon, he gets busted and has to flee. It's now up to investigator Konrad to track down the swindler and to arrest him.
- Kressin is back in Cologne, where he works for the customs office. Soon he is ordered to a new case. A gang of bootleggers keep outwitting the customs authorities. Kressin's colleagues can't find any evidence of a crime. Everytime the suspicious trucks are checked at the border, their load is always correct, as declared. Kressin now has to find the liquor and the bootleggers' HQ.
- Customs officer Kressin is on holiday in Hamburg and sees the tour guide acting suspiciously. He ignores it, but the day after the guide is found dead in the water.
- An American private eye is shot dead in Germany by an international extortion gang, and his partner arrives to seek revenge.