Overview

• ARD re-aired the 2022 Munich episode “Flash” on September 7, drawing mixed social-media reactions as the broadcaster ends summer repeats ahead of the September 14 season restart.
• In a new interview, Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl said they intend to stop after about 100 cases in roughly two years.
• Season previews report the pair’s farewell will be handled as a two-part story in 2026, with another Munich installment titled “Das Verlangen” still due this year.
• Trade coverage names Carlo Ljubek and Ferdinand Hofer as the next Munich investigators.
• The new season features wider reshuffles across the franchise, including fresh teams in Frankfurt and Dresden and a comeback for Maria Furtwängler.