The Best TV Shows on ZDFinfo

Every ZDFinfo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

ZDFinfo’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 2007 to 2026. As of April 2026, our compilation of ZDFinfo’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. For top-tier entertainment, ZDFinfo delivered Final Days of an Icon and Ich kann Kanzler in 2007 and 2009.

  • Final Days of an Icon
    Final Days of an Icon (2007)10.0

  • Lege packt aus
    Lege packt aus (2021)9.0

  • The History of the RAF
    The History of the RAF (2015)8.0

    In 2014, Germany television network ZDF commissioned a comprehensive TV documentary on the history of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In six 45-minute parts, the series describes the origins, rise, and fall of the terrorist organization "Red Army Faction." Interviewees include Winfried Ridder, former head of department at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution; Rainer Hofmeyer, former head of department at the Federal Criminal Police Office; and political scientist Dr. Wolfgang Kraushaar.

  • Ermittler!
    Ermittler! (2018)8.0

  • Hitler privat
    Hitler privat (2010)7.0

  • Nazi Underworld
    Nazi Underworld (2011)6.8

    Adolf Hitler pretended to be poor but amassed a huge private fortune. The Führer may have believed he was Jewish. Rigorously fact-checked revelations throw a genuine new light on the Nazi regime.

  • The Cuba Libre Story
    The Cuba Libre Story (2015)6.6

    Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.

  • Franco: The Brutal Truth About Spain’s Dictator
    Franco: The Brutal Truth About Spain’s Dictator (2017)6.5

    Using extensive research, this five-part docuseries takes a comprehensive look at Francisco Franco's turbulent, decades-long regime.

  • The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis
    The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)6.2

    Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe in the wake of World War I.

  • Annihilation
    Annihilation (2014)5.7

    Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz, we have not finished accounting for the destruction of Europe's Jewish population. One question remains today: not why, but how was the Shoah possible?

  • Face to Face
    Face to Face (2014)2.0

  • Ich kann Kanzler
    Ich kann Kanzler (2009)N/A

  • Der Delikatessenjäger
    Der Delikatessenjäger (2012)N/A

  • Die Büffelranch
    Die Büffelranch (2012)N/A

  • M.A.D. World
    M.A.D. World (2015)N/A

  • Aufstieg und Fall des Kommunismus
    Aufstieg und Fall des Kommunismus (2017)N/A

  • Countdown zum Zweiten Weltkrieg
    Countdown zum Zweiten Weltkrieg (2018)N/A

  • Lost Places
    Lost Places (2020)N/A

    Historic places, forgotten, threatened and threatening at the same time. Made of steel, poured in concrete or blasted out of a mountain, yesterday's monuments from the great eras of history come alive again.

  • Russlands Kriege
    Russlands Kriege (2023)N/A

  • Einsatzbereit - Ausbildung bei der Bundeswehr
    Einsatzbereit - Ausbildung bei der Bundeswehr (2026)N/A

    Exclusive insights into specialized training programs of the German Armed Forces. The series follows soldiers in the Army and Navy on their demanding training path – from beginning to end.