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.