Overview
- An RTL spokesperson told dpa there are currently no concrete plans for another edition and that none is scheduled for 2026.
- The broadcaster said the live music production is very elaborate and does not need to be staged on a regular basis.
- Two editions have aired so far: the premiere in Essen in 2022 and a follow-up in Kassel in 2024.
- The format modernized the Passion story with pop songs and celebrity performers, including Alexander Klaws as Jesus and Hannes Jaenicke as narrator in 2024.
- Both broadcasts drew million-strong TV audiences and significant social-media discussion, and RTL has not ruled out a future return.