MDR Fernsehen has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1965 and as recent as 2020. Some of the best tv shows from MDR Fernsehen include Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes, airing in 1965 and 1972 respectively. Check out the most acclaimed shows on MDR Fernsehen, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for August 2026.




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.

You can learn how to make love – in the documentary series, a therapist and sexologist Ann-Marlene Henning discuss their sex lives with couples and gives help – always with a pinch of humor.

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



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 was an East German television series.









