Overview
- The three-part series will stream in the ZDF-Mediathek from January 21, timed ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.
- Thilo Mischke, actor Katja Riemann and author Ronja von Rönne investigate what roles their families played in the Nazi era through a structured, on-camera inquiry.
- The production conducts research at major repositories including the Arolsen Archives, incorporates eyewitness accounts and features AI-assisted restoration of historical photos, with publicist Michel Friedmann appearing.
- Mischke reveals that his grandmother was born out of wedlock in an SS-run Lebensborn home, a finding uncovered during the filming.
- According to production materials, numerous public figures declined to take part over fears about potential revelations, and ZDFinfo will run a related remembrance-day documentary slate on January 27.