Overview

• The April 23 episode of ‘Markus Lanz’ will air at 23:15 on ZDF and be available via livestream in the ZDF Mediathek.
• Tonight’s guests include Thorsten Frei, Claudia Major, Robin Alexander, and Elmar Theveßen, offering insights on critical political and security topics.
• Key discussions will cover the ongoing Ukraine war, the Union-SPD coalition negotiations, and the impact of US President Donald Trump’s policies.
• Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the show has permanently shifted to a no-audience format, with episodes pre-recorded in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld.
• ‘Markus Lanz’ remains one of Germany’s most successful talk shows, regularly drawing up to one million live viewers.