Overview
- The new season opened this week to strong audience engagement, with viewers describing the premiere as especially moving and praising the ensemble.
- ZDF schedules the next episode for January 15, and early streaming access is already available in the broadcaster’s Mediathek.
- On the SWR1 Leute podcast, Hans Sigl said he wants Dr. Martin Gruber to leave Ellmau by choice and board a train, rejecting any plan to kill off the character.
- Sigl emphasized he is not planning to leave now and discussed broader ambitions including directing for stage or film and hosting a late‑night show.
- Amid heated social‑media disputes over romantic storylines, Sigl said respectful critique is welcome but reported that abusive comments have been blocked.