6.5/10208 votes#1 - Das Rätsel der keltischen Maske
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2014
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Director: Andreas Linke
Writer: Thorsten Wettcke
6.7/10148 votes#2 - Familiengeheimnis
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2015
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Director: Andreas Linke
Writer: Thorsten Wettcke
6.9/10152 votes#3 - Stille Wasser
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2016
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Director: Andreas Linke
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.5/10132 votes#4 - Die Braut
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2017
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Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
7.0/10130 votes#5 - Abgrundtief
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2017
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Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.7/10123 votes#6 - Die Wiederkehrer
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2018
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Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.9/10128 votes#7 - Die vierte Frau
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2018
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Director: Hannu Salonen
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.3/10123 votes#8 - Der Stumpengang
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/3/2019
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Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.7/10116 votes#9 - Die Meerjungfrau
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/9/2019
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Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.7/10109 votes#10 - Fluch aus der Tiefe
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2020
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Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.3/10103 votes#11 - Der Blutritt
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/2/2020
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Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
6.9/10110 votes#12 - Der Wegspuk
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/2020
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Director: Michael Schneider
Writer: Timo Berndt
5.9/10102 votes#13 - 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
6.6/10109 votes#14 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
6.9/10100 votes#15 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
6.6/1081 votes#16 - 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
6.9/1077 votes#17 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
6.8/1062 votes#18 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
6.5/1060 votes#19 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
6.6/1037 votes#20 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
6.4/107 votes#21 - 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: Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep
The Best Episodes of Murder by the Lake Season 1
Every episode of Murder by the Lake Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murder by the Lake Season 1!
Murder by the Lake is a German-Austrian TV crime series that has been produced since 2014 by Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Graf Filmproduktion in...
Genre:Crime
Network:ORF 1
Episodes
21
Avg. Rating
6.6
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6.5
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Das Rätsel der keltischen Maske" is the best rated episode of "Murder by the Lake" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 208 votes. Directed by Andreas Linke and written by Thorsten Wettcke, it aired on 10/11/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Familiengeheimnis".
