Across the timeline from 1961 to 2020, Hr-fernsehen has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Among Hr-fernsehen’s finest offerings are Hessenschau and Kommissar Freytag, which debuted in 1961 and 1963, respectively. Check out the most acclaimed shows on Hr-fernsehen, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for January 2026.



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?



15 year old Leo and his friends Lollo and Lisa work on his ingenious inventions to help the city’s rulers, the Medicis, from the traps and ploys of a mysterious Conspirator.









Giraffe, Erdmännchen & Co. is a German television series.




