The Best TV Shows on ZDFinfo

Every ZDFinfo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Our curated list, current as of July 2026, showcases over 20 of ZDFinfo’s highest-rated series. Among ZDFinfo’s finest offerings are Final Days of an Icon and Ich kann Kanzler, which debuted in 2007 and 2009, respectively. A broadcaster of distinction, ZDFinfo has aired more than 20 shows between 2007 and 2026.

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

  • Lege packt aus
    Lege packt aus (2021)9.0

  • 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

  • Die Büffelranch
    Die Büffelranch (2012)N/A

  • DDR Mobil
    DDR Mobil (2016)N/A

  • Das war dann mal weg
    Das war dann mal weg (2017)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

  • Russian Wonderland
    Russian Wonderland (2023)N/A

  • Russlands Kriege
    Russlands Kriege (2023)N/A

  • Partyschlager
    Partyschlager (2024)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.