Overview

• ARD schedules the debut for Sunday, October 5 at 20:15, with simultaneous live streaming and immediate availability in the ARD Mediathek.
• Hessischer Rundfunk brings Frankfurt into the franchise for the first time with Melika Foroutan and Edin Hasanovic starring.
• The new team works in the Abteilung für Altfälle, putting unsolved historical crimes at the center of the Frankfurt stories.
• 'Dunkelheit' begins with human remains discovered during an apartment clearing, and coverage reports the plot references a real criminal case.
• A same‑night repeat airs on ONE at 21:45, and early notices praise the atmospheric tone and the cold‑case approach.