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An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The stories of police officers and doctors working near the Port of Hamburg.

A high school teacher's double life begins to come apart at the seams when well-hidden secrets gradually emerge.

Aurélie, a police inspector, is sent to South Africa to bring back a young man suspected of being involved in the missing of his girlfriend Julia. He has been arrested on a Swiss merchant marine cargo ship for the murder of a sailor.

May 1945: After the surrender of Nazi Germany, Heinrich Zwygart, Swiss ambassador in Berlin, is ordered back home. Soon he gets caught up in past decisions. He got through the war, will he survive the peace?

Small town guy «Goalie» lands in prison for not ratting out his childhood friend Ueli to the police. After a year spent in jail, he heads back to his hometown Schummertal. He sets for a fresh start, but the old ghosts come back again. He finds no love lost around, except for the waitress Regula who seeks shelter at his place after leaving her violent partner. Goalie takes her to a short trip to Spain, but messes up with her when he finds out the truth behind his year spent in prison.

"Grounding" tells the story of Swissair's downfall in 2001, highlighting the impact on Switzerland's economy and morale. It follows the story of manager Mario A. Corti and the people who lost their jobs, homes, and faith in Switzerland.

When Jessy tells David she's pregnant, his fears of inadequacy as a man take hold. Frantic, he resorts to steroids. Within a short time, David becomes a threat to Jessy and the unborn child.

Simon and Marie, pulled from their lethargic group by an unexpected incident, escape into a nearby enchanted riverside forest, entering a timeless realm away from the pointless chatter.

André, 55, lives with his mother Louise, 80, and leads an unspectacular life. He works as a taxi driver while the elderly diva dreams of bygone days as an actress in Hollywood. One day the charismatic Bill, 50, an American, turns up on their doorstep - a stranger who will soon turn their quiet life upside down.

A series of 55 short films made for the 300rd birthday (1712-2012) of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) puts his philosophy into a new context.

The day after the night of the full moon, 12 children all 10 years of age are found to be missing in the four language regions of Switzerland. The police and the media reassuringly claim that there are plenty of leads and clues.

Jasmin takes part in the Miss Switzerland elections. In the Misses' camp on an exotic island she not only meets her first love but also death in person. Within a short period of time, several Miss Switzerland candidates fall victim to him.

Struggling against obscure threats menacing her little girl, Nicole will discover an unbearable truth.

People go through life with forgotten dreams. Something goes off the rails. A man disappears into the woods. A season is lost. Lovers overcome time. The rules of the world shift. And suddenly new paths open up in people's minds.

Antonia (Emmanuelle Laborit) is a deaf woman in her late twenties who lost her parents as a child. With nowhere to go, Antonia was taken in by Verena (Renate Becker), the mother superior at a Swiss convent where many of the sisters have taken a vow of silence. As she's grown older she begins to wonder if she made the right choice. Doing volunteer work at a homeless shelter, she meets Mikas (Lars Otterstedt), a petty thief and onetime carnival performer who is also deaf. Mikas boldly expresses his desire for Antonia, and to her surprise, she finds herself responding to his advances.

The crime of Professor Capellari is a criminal series of ZDF and Professor Viktor Capellari is a lecturer in criminology at the University of Munich.

Mireille Brefin is recovering from brain tumor surgery and looking forward to returning to work after the Christmas holidays by the sea. But the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia disrupts her plans.

Street urchin Anna, 16, meets her best friend's murderer in a boot camp in the Valais mountains.

Early evening - a big city. Two teenagers shyly flirt with each other, a housewife sits down to watch her daily soap, nurses in a hospital gossip before the nightshift starts, a trendy couple drives through rush hour, so excited they can hardly wait to get home - a man with a rifle enters a building seeking revenge. In the blink of an eye seemingly unrelated events turn upside down what were once secure, happy, 'normal' lives. Behind fear, beyond the unexpected, there is love and hope

Six outstanding personalities of Swiss history presented in a small documentary series.

When five old friends meet again for the first time after their graduation 25 years ago, nothing seems to disturb the cheerful reunion - at first. However, what starts as a party full of small talk and dancing in the sophisticated ambiance of a mild summer night can't cover up the dark secret of their past. While they try to keep up the appearance of a successful existence, gradually more and more cracks to the past open up. It seems that everyone still struggles with the same issues. And so, they fall back on old behavioral patterns and group constellations. Yet, recalling the past also raises questions: Why did the group break up so suddenly? Why did they never meet again afterwards? Why did the ex-student marry her former teacher? And why does this still bother her ex-lover? So, bit by bit, their dark secret is revealed - culminating in a final, intimate revelation that questions everyone's existence. ZONE ROUGE is a tale about a 40+ generation whose protagonists seek to be forever young.