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ARD Debuts Saarland Crime Film 'Bruder, Liebe, Tod' Tonight on Das Erste

The film opens a Saarland branch of ARD’s long-running Thursday crime franchise.

Overview

  • The 90-minute premiere, which airs Thursday at 8:15 p.m. on Das Erste, also streams in the ARD Mediathek.
  • The story follows ex-detective Tayfun Can, who leaves the force after a fatal case and turns to social work before probing a murder that touches his family.
  • Aram Arami stars as Tayfun with Olga von Luckwald as Elisa Santori, and he calls it the first truly adult role of his career.
  • Filming took place from August 27 to September 24, 2025 in Saarbrücken and the nearby French town Petite Rosselle.
  • The release continues the DonnerstagsKrimi im Ersten model of stand-alone, locally rooted cases and serves as the planned opener for a Saarland set of films.