Overview

• ARD aired the new Rostock installment “Tu es!” on Sunday night, reuniting investigators Katrin König and Melly Böwe for a case centered on digital coercion.
• The story follows a string of tragedies linked to an online forum and a terse “Tu es!” text, with teacher Felix Lange becoming the key suspect without definitive proof.
• Coverage repeatedly connects the episode to the real Hamburg “White Tiger” case, for which an October 2025 indictment reportedly lists more than 200 alleged offences in indirect perpetration.
• Legal context features prominently in reviews, noting that incitement to suicide is not a standalone offence in German law, with earlier prosecutions relying on murder statutes and raising calls for better youth support.
• Critical reaction is divided: several outlets praise Max Gleschinski’s direction, the visual atmosphere, and performances by Lina Beckmann, Anneke Kim Sarnau and Sebastian Jakob Doppelbauer, while others fault the script as overloaded or incoherent.