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Haftbefehl Netflix Documentary Tops DACH Charts, Fuels Comeback Bookings and Classroom Debate

New Netflix data puts the film at 4.1 million views in six days across the DACH region.

Overview

  • Netflix’s weekly rankings show the documentary at No. 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with about 4.1 million views in six days, placing fourth globally among non‑English films.
  • Promoters moved quickly, with a club comeback set for December 12 at Capitol Hagen and World Club Dome publicly touting a stage return in June 2026.
  • The film delivers an unvarnished look at Haftbefehl’s addiction and struggles, a multi‑year production led by producers Elyas M’Barek and Paco‑Luca Nitsche and directed by Juan Moreno with Sinan Sevinç.
  • A featured Reinhard Mey song, In meinem Garten, re‑entered charts, hitting the German midweek list and Spotify’s Top 50, with thousands of new TikTok posts using the track.
  • Calls to discuss the film in schools drew support from Offenbach’s student council but were rejected by Hesse’s education ministry, while public broadcasters advanced a separate rapper docuseries on Xatar for 2026.