Overview
- The special, titled “Weil du böse bist,” has been streaming in the ARD Mediathek since December 31, 2025 and aired on Das Erste on January 5 at 20:15.
- The plot centers on 25-year-old Anja Liebke’s disappearance, an acquitted boyfriend, and evidence that resurfaces two years later under a legal bar on prosecuting the same case again.
- The investigation intensifies after the suspect’s half-sister and former alibi, Kristina, disappears, while the lead detective’s closeness to the victim’s parents adds emotional strain.
- ARD confirmed returning leads Sven Martinek (Finn Kiesewetter), Ingo Naujoks (Lars Englen), Julia E. Lenska (Nina Weiss) and Jonas Minthe (Gregor Michalski), with Karoline Eichhorn and Thomas Sarbacher among the cast.
- ARD announced that production on season 13 begins after the film with new episodes expected from autumn 2026, and early critiques describe the ending as only partly convincing.