Overview
- ZDF is rolling out Season 26 with 24 new episodes that appeared in the ZDF‑Mediathek on September 29 and will air on TV from October 6, 2026.
- Veteran actors are leaving the show, most notably Marisa Burger who will make her final appearance in the episode "Es gabat an Abschied" scheduled for November 24, and Christian K. Schaeffer and Isabel Mergl who also exit the ensemble.
- Sarah Thonig will take over the police secretariat as Christin Lange after Burger's farewell and Maya Haddad joins the regular cast as Yasmin Rabe, who will run a new daytime bar called Das Rosi.
- Producer Marlis Moosauer has rejected claims that the departures result from budget cuts and described the changes as personal and dramaturgical, though Burger’s 2025 complaints about fewer shooting days and stagnant fees — she said days fell from about 12 to roughly 6.3 — remain part of public coverage.
- The show plans to mix its familiar Bavarian tone with more contemporary plots, including episodes about artificial intelligence, Tiny Houses and online dating, while preserving its strong Vorabend audience and local tourism ties in Rosenheim.