The Best TV Shows on ZDFinfo

Every ZDFinfo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Stay up-to-date with over 20 of ZDFinfo’s elite series, with our list refreshed for September 2026. Boasting a rich catalog, ZDFinfo features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 2007 to 2026. Some of the best tv shows from ZDFinfo include Final Days of an Icon and Missing Link – Die unglaublichsten Verbindungen, airing in 2007 and 2011 respectively.

  • 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

  • Chernobyl: Utopia in Flames
    Chernobyl: Utopia in Flames (2023)7.5

    In 1970, near the Ukrainian village of Chernobyl, a utopia was born: the world's largest nuclear power plant. Its inhabitants, chosen for their talent and faith in the future, lived a dream that was shattered on April 26, 1986, when the technologically obsolete plant exploded, causing thousands of victims.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Duels
    Duels (2014)2.0

  • Missing Link – Die unglaublichsten Verbindungen
    Missing Link – Die unglaublichsten Verbindungen (2011)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

  • USA extreme - Life in the Land of Contrasts
    USA extreme - Life in the Land of Contrasts (2023)N/A

    The United States of America—the land of unlimited opportunities, the dream of many immigrants. But is it really a dreamland?

  • Russian Wonderland
    Russian Wonderland (2023)N/A

  • Kiez & Knete
    Kiez & Knete (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.

  • 9/​11 - Der lange Schatten des Terrors
    9/​11 - Der lange Schatten des Terrors (2026)N/A

    The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, reshaped the world far beyond the day itself. The ensuing “War on Terror” transformed warfare and intelligence operations, expanded surveillance and the use of drones, and raised fundamental questions about torture, human rights and the rule of law. At the same time, 9/11 fuelled racism, radicalisation and conspiracy theories, while contributing to growing distrust in political institutions and the media. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and Guantánamo to the rise of right-wing populism and increasing political and social division, the long-term consequences of 9/11 continue to shape global politics and society today.