Overview
- Sat.1 announced at the Screenforce Festival in Düsseldorf on Thursday that it will produce new episodes of Richter Alexander Hold with Alexander Hold returning to the judge’s bench and Filmpool Entertainment as producer.
- The network has not confirmed a precise start date, timeslot, or episode count, though the revival is slated for the 2026/27 season and outlets report the first new episodes are expected in 2027.
- Hold, 64, who is a Freie Wähler member and vice president of the Bavarian Landtag, told dpa he will shoot only during holidays and spare time and that his parliamentary duties will not be affected.
- The decision follows a trend of private broadcasters rebooting early-2000s courtroom formats after strong rerun ratings and rival revivals such as RTL’s return of Barbara Salesch.
- The original series ran from 2001 to 2013 with about 2,038 cases and high afternoon viewership, but industry critics note these shows use staged, dramatized cases that do not fully reflect real courtroom practice.