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Stefanie Reinsperger Exits Dortmund 'Tatort' After Five Years

WDR has yet to name a successor to Rosa Herzog.

Abschied vom „Tatort“: die österreichische Schauspielerin Stefanie Reinsperger
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Overview

  • Her farewell film, titled "Schmerz," has been shot and is slated to air in the first quarter of 2026 on ARD.
  • "Schmerz" involves murder investigations with motives reaching back to the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, according to WDR reporting.
  • Reinsperger has played Kriminalhauptkommissarin Rosa Herzog since 2021 alongside Jörg Hartmann’s Peter Faber.
  • The actor departs on her own request to pursue other film and television projects and to deepen her work at Vienna’s Burgtheater, where she rejoined the ensemble in 2024.
  • Her exit marks the fifth major cast departure from the Dortmund team in roughly five years, continuing a period of frequent turnover.