The Best TV Shows on ZDFinfo

Every ZDFinfo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

ZDFinfo has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 2007 and as recent as 2021. For top-tier entertainment, ZDFinfo delivered Les derniers jours d'une icône and Ich kann Kanzler in 2007 and 2009. Check out the most acclaimed shows on ZDFinfo, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for October 2025.

  • 15 Minutes of Fame
    15 Minutes of Fame (2014)9.5

  • 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

  • besseresser challenge
    besseresser challenge (2020)8.0

  • 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)6.5

    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)6.4

    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

  • NOVA: Treasures of the Earth
    NOVA: Treasures of the Earth (2018)2.0

    Treasures of the Earth: Gems, Metals, and Power is a 3-part series that will take us on a journey deep inside Earth to uncover the mysteries of how these treasures were created, and to explore how they have allowed humankind to progress and build our great civilizations. But even as that quest continues, we are discovering that some of our treasures may soon run out or have unintended consequences that bring new perils. Can our ancient treasures reveal new secrets that will help us solve the problems we face today?

  • Les derniers jours d'une icône
    Les derniers jours d'une icône (2007)N/A

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

  • Die Jahreschronik des Dritten Reichs
    Die Jahreschronik des Dritten Reichs (2013)N/A

  • Nelson Müllers Landpartie
    Nelson Müllers Landpartie (2015)N/A

  • Das war dann mal weg
    Das war dann mal weg (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.

  • Mythos - Die größten Rätsel der Geschichte
    Mythos - Die größten Rätsel der Geschichte (2020)N/A

  • Schuld & Sühne
    Schuld & Sühne (2021)N/A