Overview
- The anniversary double episode, titled “Was bleibt,” begins streaming Part 1 on January 16 and Part 2 on January 23, with TV broadcasts set for January 23 and January 30 at 21:15 on ZDF.
- Longtime lead Marco Girnth exits the series after a quarter century, with he and co-star Melanie Marschke having helped shape the send-off storyline.
- ZDF and producer UFA Fiction are keeping the new team lineup under wraps until summer, though filming is already underway.
- Following the departure, Marschke becomes the only remaining cast member from the first episode, as the show continues as the longest-running active SOKO and the franchise’s sole primetime entry.
- ZDF Mediathek hosts the special early and features curated classic episodes, and production will move ahead with the 27th season shooting this spring.