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ZDF’s Bodensee Crime Drama ‘Mordufer’ Premieres on Free TV

The launch fits ZDF’s Friday crime strategy focused on regional settings.

Overview

  • The four-episode series began its linear run on March 6 at 20:15 with the premiere episode “Brennen soll sie.”
  • All four one-hour installments have been available to stream free without ads on ZDFmediathek since February 27.
  • Franziska Weisz stars as Doro Beitinger, a detective returning after years of family care, paired with younger superior Chiara Locatelli played by Maria Wördemann.
  • Cases draw on local milieus including a beauty clinic, a lottery winner’s death, the arms industry and a winery, with recurring customs involvement in the tri-border region and coproduction ties to ORF and SRF.
  • Scripts come from Regine Bielefeldt, Mariann Kaiser and Boris Dennulat, with direction by Christoph Ischinger, and early reviews describe familiar ZDF formula elevated by the lead duo and scenic Lake Constance imagery.