Overview
- The special, which aired Sunday on ZDF after an early release in the ZDFmediathek, sends the long-running series to Iceland.
- The episode includes a romance between Michaela May and Saskia Vester’s characters with an on-screen kiss, a first for the franchise.
- ZDF turned off comments under an Instagram preview after many posts strayed from the episode and included abuse, with other feeds showing attacks on Collien Fernandes.
- Social reactions were split, with praise for the Iceland scenery and frustration over English dialogue without subtitles and criticism of the storyline.
- Lead actor Florian Silbereisen rejected talk of a ratings duel with ARD’s Tatort farewell and said the pre-broadcast streaming release makes a direct comparison pointless.