Overview

• Das Erste airs three episodes on October 14 and three on October 15 at 20:15, with all six already streaming in the ARD Mediathek since October 10, and the launch displaces the usual Tuesday slots for “In aller Freundschaft” and “Die Heiland.”
• The series builds on a 2017 transport ministry finding that an average of 113 people are directly or indirectly affected by a single road fatality, spanning relatives, friends, acquaintances and emergency responders.
• Told through two investigative through-lines and episode-focused character portraits, the narrative examines trauma, guilt and responsibility without revealing key plot turns.
• Early reviews highlight strong performances and direction and commend the scope, while noting occasional narrative overload in the densely interwoven stories.
• Produced by Windlight Pictures and Satel Film with WDR, ORF and ARD Degeto, the complex shoot featured over 60 speaking roles and filmed in Vienna, North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin, including crash scenes on Schlangenbader Straße.