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ZDF Schedules Jan. 21 Premiere for 'German Guilt' Docuseries Featuring Thilo Mischke

The three-part project probes suppressed family histories from the Nazi era through first‑person inquiry supported by archival research.

Overview

  • The release follows ARD’s decision to drop Mischke from a planned 'ttt' role in 2024 after public criticism over past sexism and racism allegations.
  • Thilo Mischke appears alongside Katja Riemann and Ronja von Rönne as each investigates their family’s past under Nazi rule.
  • Mischke co-produced the project with pqpp2 and discovers his grandmother was born in an SS‑Lebensborn home.
  • Riemann examines the unexplained death of her grandmother in 1945, and von Rönne traces a grandfather’s life marked by a bullet wound.
  • The production blends archival records, eyewitness testimony, animations and AI‑restored images, and features commentary from Michel Friedman.