The Best TV Shows on MDR Fernsehen

Every MDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Across the timeline from 1965 to 2021, MDR Fernsehen has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Among MDR Fernsehen’s finest offerings are Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes, which debuted in 1965 and 1972, respectively. Check out the most acclaimed shows on MDR Fernsehen, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for July 2025.

  • Wunderschön!
    Wunderschön! (2008)8.5

  • The Secret of Sagala
    The Secret of Sagala (1997)7.3

    Eight-years old Kuba is on the trail of a magic stone, which pieces float somewhere in the world. If he puts the pieces together, the magic stone will bring happiness and prosperity to everyone. In search of the magic bits, Kuba and his brother travel through time and space visiting an ancient Gaul pre-Slavic Biskupin.

  • Elefant, Tiger & Co.
    Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)7.3

  • In aller Freundschaft
    In aller Freundschaft (1998)6.0

    German soap opera about the staff of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig.

  • MDR um 4
    MDR um 4 (2014)5.0

  • Pan Tau
    Pan Tau (2020)5.0

    Pan Tau is a kind gentleman who wears an elegant suit and is always there when families need him. Although it radiates from a completely different time and not a word is spoken, but everything is there and responds to problems in its own way. There can be magic appearing seemingly randomly among families across all social strata in any way possible by tapping the bowler hat on his head for magical perspective shifts. By doing this, it seems to be ignoring all the laws of physics.

  • Riverboat
    Riverboat (1992)4.0

  • Ein Kessel Buntes
    Ein Kessel Buntes (1972)1.8

    The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.

  • Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)1.0

    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.

  • MDR Thüringen Journal
    MDR Thüringen Journal (1992)N/A

  • Musik für Sie
    Musik für Sie (1995)N/A

  • Here from Four
    Here from Four (1997)N/A

  • Lebensläufe
    Lebensläufe (1998)N/A

  • Fakt ist!
    Fakt ist! (2006)N/A

  • Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst
    Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst (2010)N/A

  • Heute im Osten
    Heute im Osten (2013)N/A

  • MDR um Zwei
    MDR um Zwei (2014)N/A

  • MDR Zeitreise
    MDR Zeitreise (2015)N/A

  • Kripo live
    Kripo live (2017)N/A

    Kripo live is a German television series.

  • MDR aktuell
    MDR aktuell (2021)N/A