Overview
- Season 29 will debut in the ARD-Mediathek on March 17 and begin airing on Das Erste on March 24 in its regular weekly slot.
- MDR is adding a German Sign Language version alongside subtitles and audio description, making the show the first fully barrier‑free fictional series on German television.
- The broadcaster cites a broader accessibility strategy, noting it produced 47,907 minutes of DGS programming in 2025 across news and flagship formats.
- Producers have confirmed that Annett Renneberg’s character, Prof. Maria Weber, will leave the series, with her final episode scheduled for March 24.
- Recent installments have prompted intense viewer reactions on social media, with praise for the emotion of the storyline and criticism of the decision to write out a popular character.