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Adele Neuhauser Returns in ZDF Two‑Parter ‘Mama ist die Best(i)e)’ Premiering Monday

The timing underscores her shift from long‑time Tatort work to new ground after a serious injury.

Overview

  • The ZDF two‑parter, which begins Monday at 8:15 p.m. with part two after the nightly news, is already available to stream in the ZDF Mediathek.
  • Neuhauser plays an ex‑society figure who leaves prison and sets out to clear her name, with the story told as a crime caper wrapped in a family satire.
  • Production nearly collapsed after a bicycle crash during another shoot left her with a broken shoulder, and the team delayed filming so she could keep the role.
  • In a WDR Kölner Treff interview, the 67‑year‑old spoke about past depression and six suicide attempts and urged viewers to seek help if they struggle.
  • Writer Uli Brée crafted the part for Neuhauser and director Ute Wieland contrasts a loud, colorful past with a muted present, as Neuhauser prepares to leave Vienna’s Tatort after about 15 years.