Overview
- ZDF airs “Bora Bora” on December 26 and “Afrika: Madikwe” on January 1 at 20:15, with both episodes already available in the ZDF-Mediathek.
- Following each broadcast, the spin-off “Kreuzfahrt ins Glück” returns at 21:45 with previously produced installments from 2023 and 2024.
- Florian Silbereisen leads the cast as Captain Max Parger in the South Pacific-set holiday episode.
- Barbara Wussow says she has reversed her earlier criticism of influencers, crediting them with helping to lift viewership.
- Hans Sigl cites overlapping “Bergdoktor” shoots as the reason he cannot appear, while Timothy Peach marks 25 years with the series after filming on location in Bora Bora.