Showcasing over 20 shows from 1970 up until 2025, ORF 2 stands as a beacon of television excellence. For top-tier entertainment, ORF 2 delivered Scene of the Crime and Seitenblicke in 1970 and 1987. Our curated list, current as of April 2026, showcases over 20 of ORF 2’s highest-rated series.


Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve of the relationship.

After World War I, political divisions deepen in a village in Upper Bavaria. Julius Kraus, a reclusive cobbler, finds himself caught between the fronts when his Jewish identity is revealed. The two 90-minute feature films are based on the novel "Unruhe um einen Friedfertigen" (Unrest Around a Peaceful Man) by Oskar Maria Graf, a masterpiece of German-language exile literature.

First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz, a Munich police detective, attempts to balance her professional and private life.

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.


The criminal psychologist Richard Brock teaches at the University of Vienna. He used to work as a psychologist until his wife took her own life and he lost his license on suspicion of incorrect treatment. In the meantime he has developed a reputation as a particularly good interrogation specialist and is therefore called in by the police in special cases.

Drama about the last ten years of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.











