Overview

• ARD aired the new Frankfurt installment on October 5 at 20:15, with the episode available in the ARD Mediathek, as Hessischer Rundfunk shifts the location’s focus to an archive-based unit for Altfälle.
• Melika Foroutan debuts as Maryam Azadi, who heads the police archive’s cold‑case work, partnering with Edin Hasanović as Hamza Kulina in a pairing critics say brings a fresh dynamic grounded in lived migrant biographies.
• The case begins with human remains discovered in plastic barrels during a garage clear‑out, leading investigators to patterns attributed in the drama to the “Main‑Ripper,” without dwelling on killer sensationalism.
• Coverage notes the storyline is loosely inspired by the real Schwalbach/Hessen serial‑killer case linked to Manfred S., with reviews praising a victim‑centred, methodical tone and strong atmosphere.
• Parallel profiles highlight Hasanović’s own unresolved family disappearance from the Bosnian war in 1992, which media say lends personal resonance to the series’ themes of loss and archival justice.