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Die Bergretter’ Season 17 Debuts With Character Returns and Full ZDF Mediathek Release

ZDF uses the premiere to pivot back to a lingering mystery through returning younger characters.

Overview

  • Seven new episodes are now streaming in full on the ZDF Mediathek, with weekly broadcasts from 30 October at 20:15.
  • Two returning teens—Mia now played by Lisa Junick and Leon by Marinus Hohmann—reenter the story after extended absences.
  • Head writer Christiane Rousseau presents Mia’s comeback as the move that brings a long-running disappearance thread toward closure.
  • The opening episode, titled “Stille Wasser,” sets up a new case around a lakeside outing without revealing key twists.
  • Josephin Busch returns as Nina from episode three, with her comeback already visible to streamers ahead of the TV airing.