Overview

• The new Dresden Tatort aired on ARD on October 12 at 20:15 and is available to stream in the ARD Mediathek.
• The case opens with Lilly‑Marie found dead after fleeing the 'Siebenschläfer' youth home, as her boyfriend Pascal, portrayed as traumatized and medicated, disappears and becomes the focus of the search.
• Investigators Leonie Winkler and Peter Michael Schnabel confront a second killing when youth welfare official Torsten Hess is discovered dead.
• Reviews emphasize the episode’s critique of underfunded, understaffed services across youth homes, the youth office and the police.
• The broadcast marks a lineup shift to the Winkler–Schnabel duo after Karin Hanczewski’s departure, with MDR stating no return is planned, and critics highlight standout performances by Florian Geißelmann and Martin Brambach with generally measured assessments.