Overview
- ZDF’s holiday installment, set in Iceland, premiered on TV Sunday after being available in the ZDF Mediathek since late March.
- The episode foregrounds a reunion between characters played by Michaela May and Saskia Vester, marking a rare same‑sex love story in the long‑running series.
- Both actors praised the choice, with May calling it courageous and Vester saying it helps lift taboos that linger from older social attitudes.
- ZDF disabled comments under a preview post after a rise in hostile, off‑topic remarks that included attacks aimed at cast member Collien Fernandes.
- Florian Silbereisen dismissed talk of a head‑to‑head with ARD’s Tatort farewell, saying pre‑release streaming makes a simple ratings comparison misleading.