ZDF Replaces 2025 Helene Fischer Show With Christmas Rom-Com 'Weihnachten im Olymp'
Fischer's maternity leave prevents the weeks of preparation the production requires this year.
Overview
- ZDF and Helene Fischer jointly confirmed the 2025 edition of the long-running Christmas special is suspended.
- The replacement is the 90‑minute film Weihnachten im Olymp, which premieres on December 25 at 20:15 on ZDF.
- Early streaming starts November 15 in the ZDF-Mediathek, ahead of the Christmas Day broadcast.
- The romantic comedy stars Mariele Millowitsch and Joachim Król and follows a department store director who reconnects with a past love.
- The show has been a Christmas fixture since 2011, paused during 2020–22 for the pandemic, returned in 2023, and drew 3.61 million viewers in 2024.