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ZDF Sets October Launch for ‘Task Force Querlitz,’ Its First Adult-Animation Sitcom

The short-run satire uses a sci‑fi disaster in a fictional town to lampoon bureaucracy, serving as a test of adult animation at the public broadcaster.

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Overview

  • Three 20‑minute episodes will stream in the ZDFmediathek on Friday, 24 October 2025 at 10:00, with a full block airing overnight on Monday, 27 October on ZDF.
  • Set in the town of Querlitz after a meteor strike, the story follows a four‑person task force of social workers and bureaucrats confronting escalating absurdities.
  • Arne Hain directs, with Simon Thummet as writer and Hain, Thummet and Sebastian Simon credited as creators, produced with PixelPECS.
  • The voice cast features Hans‑Joachim Heist as Ullrich, Luise Wolff as Elli, Elisabet Mell as Goldi and Noah Tinwa as Malik.
  • ZDF positions the series within a German market with few adult animations compared with the U.S., expressing hopes that streaming audiences will seek more projects of this kind.