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ARD Launches August Tatort Repeats With Dortmund Episode 'Love Is Pain'

The August lineup features weekly Sunday repeats at 20:15 to maintain audience engagement during the summer hiatus.

Overview

  • ARD’s August Tatort summer reruns kicked off on August 10 with a repeat of the Dortmund episode “Love is Pain.”
  • The episode follows investigators Peter Faber and Rosa Herzog as they probe linked streetcar stabbings and enlist facial-recognition specialist Beate Gräske.
  • Writers Hanno Hackfort and Bob Konrad made their Tatort debut with this installment after their work on series such as 4 Blocks and Para – Wir sind King.
  • Viewer responses online have been mixed, with some praising the episode’s gripping tension and others finding its focus on the detectives’ personal lives distracting.
  • Fans can stream “Love is Pain” on the ARD Mediathek as ARD schedules additional weekly reruns through August featuring stories from Stuttgart, Franken and Kiel.