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ZDF Releases 'Ku'damm 77' Online Ahead of January TV Event

Set in 1977, the season uses a documentary device to probe restitution claims plus 1970s social conflicts.

Overview

  • All episodes are now streaming in the ZDF-Mediathek as six 45‑minute parts, with a three‑night TV broadcast slated for January 12–14, 2026 as three 90‑minute films.
  • The multigenerational saga returns to the Schöllack family and their dance school Galant, with intergenerational tensions driving the narrative.
  • A central storyline revisits a 1936 transfer of the school from a Jewish family, prompting a contemporary restitution effort led by London lawyers for a Jewish foundation.
  • The season introduces a film‑within‑the‑film structure as a journalist documents the family, framing reflections on the past and present.
  • Claudia Michelsen, Sonja Gerhardt, Emilia Schüle and Maria Ehrich reprise their roles, with Sabin Tambrea returning in a new role as teacher Robert Beck.