Overview
- The six‑episode series became available in the ARD Mediathek on October 30, 2026, and began linear broadcast on Das Erste on November 1 with a second airing scheduled for November 6.
- Writers and director built the story from official records and reporting but used invented characters and compressed timelines to dramatize the months before the December 2016 truck attack.
- A central thread follows a real informant listed in files as “VP01,” and the series intentionally does not show the day of the attack while focusing on how rivalries, unclear responsibilities and procedural choices let Anis Amri slip through gaps in surveillance.
- Creators stress sensitivity to survivors, screened the show at Toronto and Hamburg film events, and noted that a Bundestag inquiry uncovered many documents that remain heavily redacted and leave key questions unanswered.
- Linear audience figures were modest, with 1.82 million viewers and a 9.4 percent market share for the first episode, and the series adds to a wider debate about how drama can examine intelligence failures without exploiting victims.