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ARD’s ‘Schattenseite’ Debuts on Mediathek, TV Premiere Set for Oct. 26

The six-part YA thriller adapts Jonas Ems’s novel to reflect today’s data‑leak fears.

Overview

  • After a classmate’s death, an anonymous site threatens to publish students’ private chats, photos and videos based on click targets.
  • The story centers on 18-year-old Nola, with Corvin and Simon among the classmates drawn into a search for the site’s operators.
  • The season consists of six episodes of about 45 minutes each.
  • The series was written by Hanna Hribar with Jonas Ems and directed by Özgür Yildrim and Alison Kuhn, produced by ARD Degeto Film, HR, funk and Dreamtool Entertainment.
  • The linear free-TV premiere on Das Erste is scheduled for Oct. 26 at 21:45 following Tatort.