Overview
- The ARD episode scheduled for Tuesday at 21:00 marks Annett Renneberg’s farewell after nine years as Prof. Maria Weber.
- Renneberg said the decision surprised her given the show’s season-by-season contracts, then added she has made peace with it and will launch a podcast in April while writing a book.
- Her departure follows a February storyline that revealed an inoperable brain tumor, which outlets identified as the setup for her send-off.
- Producers framed the change as a creative choice to open new storylines in a series that has managed cast turnover since its 1998 launch.
- MDR announced the next season will be fully accessible, including a version in German Sign Language.