Overview
- The first four episodes arrive on ARD-Mediathek on September 25, with two more four-episode drops on October 2 and 9, and the first two episodes airing on Das Erste on October 2 at 22:50.
- The 12-part format adapts the ‘Werwölfe von Düsterwald’ game, placing 13 contestants in an isolated setting where three hidden werewolves act at night and daytime votes decide additional eliminations.
- Michael Kessler provides the narration, framing the contest around detecting deception as much as telling convincing lies.
- ITV Studios Germany produced the series in France, promoting a strategically and psychologically focused presentation.
- Regional outlets name contestants, including a Duisburg soldier, and report a €25,000 prize, while ARD has not formally announced the full cast.