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Season 1

6.6/10219 votes
The Celtic Mystery
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2014
Detectives Oberländer and Zeiler find a Celtic mask with a cryptic message at a murder scene.
Director: Andreas Linke
Writer: Thorsten Wettcke
6.7/10157 votes
Family Issues
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2015
A forester is found on the brink of death with rabies in his system.
Director: Andreas Linke
Writer: Thorsten Wettcke
6.9/10165 votes
Still Waters
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2016
A 10-year-old sleepwalker may know the truth behind the dead woman caught in a fishing net.
Director: Andreas Linke
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.5/10140 votes
Til Death Do Them Part
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2017
A bride and groom get married, but the day becomes a nightmare when the groom finds his bride dead.
Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
7.0/10143 votes
The Girl Who Loved to Laugh
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2017
Weighed down by iron chains, the well-preserved corpse of a young girl is found in Lake Constance.
Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.8/10133 votes
The Returner
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2018
Detective Zeiler may be responsible for the death of a victim who knows the truth about what happened to her father.
Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.9/10138 votes
The Fourth Woman
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2018
As the dead body of a woman is found in a hops field, hanging in a spider web on a seven-meter-high scaffold, a chilling suspicion grips Detectives Oberländer and Zeiler - everything points to a serial killer.
Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.4/10133 votes
Death in the Forest
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/3/2019
As they adjust to changes in their own lives, Oberländer and Zeiler investigate a murder case involving love, loss and revenge.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.7/10130 votes
The Mermaid
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/9/2019
A woman's body is discovered dressed as a mermaid on the shores of Lake Constance. Detectives Oberländer and Zeiler investigate a group of surfers and the victim's ex-husband as suspects.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.8/10121 votes
Curse from the Depths
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2020
A diver is murdered after recovering a box of gold coins from Lake Constance.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.3/10111 votes
Blood Procession
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/2/2020
Detectives Zeiler and Oberländer investigate the crossbow shooting of a horse trainer, uncovering dark family secrets, betrayal and murder.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.8/10118 votes
The Spook
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/2020
A long forgotten curse seems to resurface when children witness a murder in an old and deteriorated mansion. Detectives Zeiler and Oberländer need to investigate the past in order to uncover the truth.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.0/10116 votes
The Soul Circle
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/20/2021
When a baby is found floating inside a wicker basket on the lake, Oberländer and Zeiler suspect a connection to an older case of a missing woman. The strange symbols painted on the sheets the baby was wrapped in give them their first lead.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.6/10121 votes
Second Sight
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/2022
A disturbed young woman shows up at the police to report a murder she claims to have seen in a vision. Oberländer believes it to be a hoax, but Zeiler is not letting go of the matter. Few hours later, the man described is found dead.
Director: Christian Theede
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.8/10112 votes
Among Wolves
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/1/2022
A wolf roaming the woods causes unrest among the population and attracts dubious characters to Lake Constance. When one of them, a trophy hunter, is found dead in his self-made wolf trap, detectives Zeiler and Oberländer are called upon.
Director: Christian Theede
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.5/1098 votes
Nemesis
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/2023
While Zeiler has still not returned from her vacation, Oberländer has problems getting used to her replacement, the resolute Detective Hoffmann from Vienna. But soon a complicated murder case forces them to cooperate.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Mathias Schnelting
7.1/1092 votes
The Night Demon
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/17/2023
Plagued by nightmares and strange visions, Detective Oberländer is suspected of murder.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.8/1083 votes
Breathless
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/2/2024
Just as the freediver Victor is about to start a new record attempt, the body of his wife is found in the depths of Lake Constance. Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann suspect that Victor himself may have been responsible for the drowning of his wife.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.7/1085 votes
The Messiah
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/2024
When Hoffmann’s past catches up with her, not only is the relationship with Oberländer put to a test, but also the safety of her family is severely threatened.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.6/1077 votes
Nightshade
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/30/2024
After a book reading, a successful author of crime novels is found dead in his secluded mansion in the mountains. Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann suspect that the perpetrator was one of the guests at the event.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.6/1081 votes
The Medusa
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 1/13/2025
Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann in a race against time to free a kidnapped boy.
Director: Patricia Frey
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.4/1067 votes
The Ghost Ship
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2025
A decaying ship emerges from the depths of Lake Constance, dredging up a tragic, unsolved mystery from fifteen years ago. The eerie discovery compels Detective Oberländer to confront the past and reopen the case.
Director: Patricia Frey
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.4/1066 votes
The Wishing Tree
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/27/2025
A woman's body is found near the mysterious Wishing Tree. Initially, it seems like a crime of jealousy, but as the detectives dig deeper, they question the obvious, unraveling a web of secrets that changes the investigation's direction.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.7/1053 votes
Wheel of Fate
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/12/2026
When a young woman's body is discovered at the annual fairground in Bregenz, detectives Oberländer and Eisler unravel a web of secrets within the insular world of travelling carnival workers.
Director: Patricia Frey
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
6.2/1038 votes
Shadow Realm
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/5/2026
While Eisler and Komlatschek fear for Oberländer's life after he is found badly injured in the woods, they uncover a bloody trail of revenge leading to an abandoned children's home with a series of ominous chess notations on the walls.
Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer