Some of the best tv shows from Hr-fernsehen include Hessenschau and Kommissar Freytag, airing in 1961 and 1963 respectively. Hr-fernsehen’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1961 to N/A. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from April 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.




In Crime Time, the public prosecutor's office, forensic medicine, police and profilers talk about Hessian criminal cases that they won't soon forget. How do they manage to catch the perpetrators? How do real murderers think?

The story begins on a tiny island called Morrowland, which has just enough space for a small palace, a train station and rails all around the island, a grocery store, a small house, a king, two subjects, a locomotive named Emma, and a locomotive engineer by the name of Luke.















Three clever, individualistic city rabbits land at a boarding school hidden deep in the forest. There, ancient traditions and a strong sense of community prevail, the children learn powerful rabbit magic – and the newcomers turn the sheltered school life upside down. The stage is set for an entertaining, exciting, and emotional culture clash between modern city kids and traditional forest dwellers, which repeatedly shows us: Being different is magical.