Overview

• Press Play is a three-part political talk series premiering on September 29 exclusively in the ARD Mediathek.
• Host and producer Louis Klamroth will integrate pop culture and TV excerpts to frame conversations with guests from politics and society.
• The launch follows ARD’s reduction of Hart aber fair episodes in 2025 as part of a pivot toward non-linear content.
• Program director Christine Strobl tasked Klamroth with creating new Mediathek formats alongside his reduced broadcast duties.
• The extension of ARD’s flagship talk shows through 2027 remains pending approval by the WDR and NDR broadcasting councils.