Overview

• Tatort’s customary summer hiatus runs from late June until early September, pausing new episodes in ARD’s Sunday 20:15 slot.
• Repeat broadcasts led by Bremen’s “Angst im Dunkeln” continue to draw strong ratings even as social media feedback polarizes around detectives Moormann and Selb.
• A new Frankfurt duo of Maryam Azadi and Hamza Kulina will debut on October 5 in “Tatort: Dunkelheit,” focusing on unresolved cold-case investigations.
• Munich veterans Ivo Batic and Franz Leitmayr wrap up their 35-year tenure by mid-July, making way for Carlo Ljubek’s arrival as a new lead in 2026.
• Additional autumn lineup changes include Mechthild Großmann’s Münster exit at year’s end, Dresden’s Schnabel and Winkler staying on, and Kiel moving to an all-female team of Almila Bagriacik and Karoline Schuch.