Overview
- Duryn personally pushed for and engineered his return to the role of Stefan Vollmer after saying he was unhappy with how the series continued following his 2020 exit.
- The new tenth season, produced by MadeFor, was released on RTL+ on May 21 and began linear broadcast on RTL on May 28 with six episodes set largely in Leipzig.
- Production shifted away from former partner Sony and features a largely refreshed cast while keeping legacy connections such as Jessica Ginkel’s brief reappearance as Karin in Vollmer’s dreams.
- Duryn proposed higher‑budget options like feature‑length or dual streaming/linear versions but those plans were dropped because of cost, leaving the current episodic format in place.
- Talks and early development work for an eleventh season are underway but any formal renewal depends on linear ratings with Duryn citing a roughly two million viewer target and pointing to strong social‑media interest as a hopeful sign.