Overview
- The Munich episode titled “Das Verlangen” aired December 26 and unfolded entirely inside the city’s Residenztheater as the long-running duo nears retirement.
- Producers said setting the entire film in the theater was creatively compelling yet demanding, citing tight access windows and late-night shoots during the venue’s summer break.
- Real-time reactions on social media skewed critical, with many viewers finding the confined, theatrical format hard to follow, though some praised the backstage perspective.
- Bayerischer Rundfunk confirmed the final two-part case under the working title “Unvergänglich” has been completed for 2026, capping roughly 100 films for Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl.
- BR plans continuity in Munich with assistant Kalli Hammermann teaming with Kommissar Nikola Buvak, and separately ARD released the primetime film “Watzmann ermittelt – Die Tränen der Madonna” to its Mediathek on December 26 ahead of an early-January broadcast.