Overview
- The 13th season began on Wednesday, September 16, and runs six episodes on ProSieben with streaming on Joyn through October 21.
- ProSieben expanded the field to a record 16 masked celebrities and shortened the early rounds so that each of the first four shows features four masks with two contestants unmasked per episode.
- Episodes were recorded in advance between August 27 and September 11 to allow flexible scheduling for high‑profile participants and to align the show with U.S. and U.K. production norms.
- Pre‑recording changes how audience influence works because home viewers can no longer vote live during broadcast and decisive ballots are shifted toward the studio audience and the show’s app interactions.
- Endemol Shine Germany produces the series, studio tickets were sold for recordings at €49.90, elaborate costumes remain central to the format, and several early episodes have already included on‑air identity reveals.