Overview

• Sarah Thonig, who has played Christin Lange since 2015, will step into the police secretary position vacated by Marisa Burger for Season 26.
• Marisa Burger is filming her final scenes as Miriam Stockl on October 14, describing the farewell as intensely emotional.
• Producers opted against recasting Stockl, choosing internal succession to maintain the show’s ensemble chemistry, retain its signature charm.
• After 25 years on the series, Burger plans to pursue new creative projects; she has completed a book, with acting offers in hand.
• The transition is timed within the production cycle, slotting Burger’s farewell into Season 25 this autumn then positioning Thonig’s new role for Season 26 to preserve the show’s draw of more than five million viewers.