Overview

• ARD confirmed on June 13 that no eleventh film will be produced, closing the series after ten episodes over eight years.
• The final episode, 'Brennendes Land,' attracted around 4.5 million viewers and achieved nearly a 20% market share.
• Redaktionsleiter Christoph Pellander cited a strategic evaluation and narrative completeness as reasons for ending the show.
• Lead actors Clemens Schick and Anne Schäfer announced their departures on Instagram and expressed gratitude to the cast, crew and fans.
• The series was first produced by Dreamtool Entertainment before switching to Sommerhaus Filmproduktion from episode five, and ARD has praised the lead actors and signaled openness to future collaborations.