Overview
- ARD aired back‑to‑back Falke films on December 21, introducing Denis Moschitto as Mario Schmitt alongside Wotan Wilke Möhring in a cross‑border case.
- AGF reported 7.22 million viewers for part one and about 5.82 million for part two, with market share near 27% for both; streaming catch‑up figures were not yet available.
- Viewers criticized white subtitles that were difficult to read against light backgrounds and voiced frustration over the extended runtime and a cliffhanger.
- Munich’s Tatort returns December 26 with “Das Verlangen,” a chamber‑style case set almost entirely inside the Residenztheater that early reviews describe as theatrical and well acted.
- Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl are scheduled to retire in 2026 after roughly 100 films, with successors Ferdinand Hofer and Carlo Ljubek already lined up and final episodes filmed.