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A case that remained a mystery for nearly thirty years. The desperate search of a brother for his sister. And the agony of those who are left behind by a chillingly brutal crime.

The life of Katharina von Bora, a nun in the 16th century. When reading Martin Luther's writings about the freedom of the individual, she decides to leave the convent - and gains the trust and love of the great reformer.

A German man falls in love with a Turkish woman and changes his lifestyle for her family.

Julian, Yassin, and Addi have the same mother but different fathers. When they learn about one another's existences, they go on a road trip together in search of their common roots.

Toni and Marc want to divorce because the great passion seems to have diminished after 15 years of marriage. It should be a consensual separation, but the new beginning is not so easy: both have just gotten the chance of a job abroad.

Paketbotin Nelly hat mit Weihnachten nichts am Hut. Doch als Filou Sonny und der rätselhafte kleine Nick ihren Weg kreuzen, beginnt für Nelly eine weihnachtliche Reise zu sich selbst. Sonny taucht in der Tankstelle auf, in der Nelly ihren Zweitjob hat, und klaut zwei Whiskeyflaschen sowie einen Oldtimer aus der Werkstatt. Gleichzeitig steht der kleine Nick plötzlich zwischen den Regalen, spricht kein Wort und lenkt Nelly während des Diebstahls ab. Was hat es mit dem Jungen auf sich? Da Nelly davon ausgehen muss, dass es sich bei Nick um Sonnys Komplizen handelt, schnappt sie sich den Jungen und nimmt ihn mit auf die Verfolgung. Bei dieser erhält sie Unterstützung von der betagten Taxifahrerin Gesine, die eben noch ihren Wagen an der Tankstelle betankt hatte. Als Nelly das geklaute Auto zufällig vor einer Villa entdeckt, schickt sie Gesine zurück und bittet sie, sich während ihrer Abwesenheit um die Tankstelle zu kümmern. Dann konfrontiert sie gemeinsam mit Nick den Dieb mit seiner Tat. Sonny jedoch stellt sich als freundlicher, aber erfolgloser junger Mann heraus, der gestohlen hat, um seine reiche Familie zu Weihnachten zu beeindrucken - vergeblich. Nelly möchte nichts mehr, als den Ärger vom eigenen Hals zu haben, nimmt Auto und Whiskey zurück und überlässt Sonny und seinen vermeintlichen Komplizen ihrem Schicksal. Doch es zeigt sich, dass Sonny den stummen Nick gar nicht kennt. Außerdem sind beide sehr dünn angezogen für eine winterliche Nacht. So hat Nelly Erbarmen und macht sich gemeinsam mit Sonny auf die Suche nach Nicks Zuhause. Bei der folgenden weihnachtlichen Odyssee werden sowohl Nelly als auch Sonny in ihre Vergangenheit zurückgeführt. So trifft Sonny in einer Kneipe, in der ansonsten nur vier betrunkene Weihnachtsmänner miteinander streiten, auf seine einstige große Liebe, die inzwischen unglücklich liiert ist. Und Nelly findet in einem weihnachtlich geschmückten Haus nicht etwa Nicks Eltern, sondern ihre beste Freundin, zu der sich der Kontakt verloren hatte. Kann es sich dabei um Zufälle handeln? Schließlich scheint Nick an jedem Ort, an den er kommt, eine weihnachtliche Rührung zu hinterlassen und die Dinge in Bewegung zu setzen. Begleitet werden die drei an diesem Abend auch unfreiwillig vom bekannten Radiomoderator Olli Knautke, dessen Stimme aus jedem Lautsprecher zu schallen scheint. Als Nelly, Sonny und Nick schließlich zurück zur Tankstelle kommen, hat Gesine mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung des dubiosen Kunden Tattoo, bei dem der Name Programm zu sein scheint, aus dem Zweckbau mit einfachen Mitteln einen glitzernden Weihnachtsort gezaubert. Auch der gestrandete Brandenburger Weihnachtsbaumverkäufer Stojan hat daran seinen Anteil. An der langen, improvisierten Tafel findet sich neben anderen Überraschungsgästen sogar Radiomann Olli ein, der Nelly den ganzen Weihnachtsabend über den letzten Nerv geraubt hat. Er stellt sich als Besitzer des Oldtimers heraus.

Three more years, then she will be 40: Sophie is slowly getting scared. Actually, she should be happy and have everything under control: three growing children, a small catering agency, a large farmhouse and a husband, Hubertus, who is reasonably successful professionally. But somehow life has lost its tension. It will wrinkle like an old apple, worse: like herself. Hubertus increasingly buries himself in his business obligations, spends less and less time at home and hardly notices his wife anymore. He much prefers to watch the attractive young fitness trainer Sylvie on the street. Marital sex has also become more of a chore than a source of joy in a partnership. During the day Sophie has trouble keeping her children under control and her company running, in the evening she asks herself: "Is that all there is now?" - Midlife crisis ahoy. After all, unlike her husband, she can (almost) always rely on her mother Ellen. Her two assistants, Aylin and Gaby, are also loyal to the company "Sophie kocht". And her stubborn perseverance finally pays off: when she wins the charming pop star Marc Terenzi as an advocate and admirer, who introduces her to the world of the rich and beautiful, the tide finally seems to turn: Suddenly there is a hail of lucrative jobs, well-known admirers and even newspaper articles about Sophie's cooking skills. Suddenly she is surfing a wave of success. But at the same time, her private life gets mixed up: In order to finally have more time for Sophie and the family, Hubertus has decided to take a year off - and bursts into the middle of the new situation. While Sophie enjoys becoming more and more part of the glittering celebrity world and finally getting the attention she no longer gets at home, Hubertus feels useless and superfluous. Your outer and inner change does not remain hidden from him. This increases frustration and the family construct gets dangerously lopsided. Now it is up to everyone involved to leave well-trodden paths, to rearrange life and face the routine of everyday life together with verve and a breath of fresh air.

On Christmas Eve, three men in Santa costumes are arrested while breaking into an apartment - but are they really the ones the police think they are?

A banker's family is to be included in a protection programme after the family father became involved in negligent transactions with a gangster. But he will only receive comprehensive protection if he provides the needed information.

In a party mood with Anne, her friend Laura and his best friend and Jewish doctor colleague Tobias , Daniel also poses as a Jew. Above all, he wants to impress Anne. She has specialized in Jewish literature with her bookstore, is a volunteer helper in a Jewish retirement home and also supports the Jewish author Schlomo Wisniewski. Anne and Daniel become a couple and the little swindle becomes a web of white lies that Daniel can no longer get out of. He can only hope that in the end Anne will love him for who he is .

Johnny is distraught after splitting from his wife. Through wild circumstances he gets to know Sophie, a sinti and roma originating from the Balkan area. He learns a lot about the gypsy culture, especially that a gypsy girl only comes with a whole bunch of family members.

They met 15 years ago on a French course - and have been friends ever since: the successful lawyer Caroline, the fragile-looking Judith, the stressed housewife Eva and the extravagant Estelle, co-owner of a flourishing pharmacy chain. Traditionally, the ladies not only spend every Tuesday evening together, but also a carefree weekend trip once a year. This time everything turns out differently: The newly widowed Judith wants to complete the pilgrimage to Lourdes in memory of her deceased husband Arne. Neither Caroline nor Eva and Estelle are enthusiastic about the prospect of marching over hill and dale for days, but as good friends they of course join the grieving Judith. What initially begins as a varied hike through the Pyrenees, however, soon turns out to be a sweaty exertion. The different temperaments increasingly lead to quarrels and mutual taunts. As if that weren't enough, Caroline's young professional colleague and admirer Paul suddenly appears and joins the team of four, which embarrasses the otherwise cool lawyer. On the stony path, the women face repressed conflicts and longings. Housewife Eva remembers that she originally wanted to be a doctor before she began to read every wish from the eyes of her spoiled family. The eccentric Estelle may keep her high standards and her pointed tongue, but she too is reaching her physical limits. Judith alone, with her husband's pilgrimage diary firmly in hand, does not want to let anything dissuade her from her path. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the descriptions in Arne's diary do not coincide with the routes that the four women follow. Judith just doesn't want to admit that. The revelation of the secret of Arne's pilgrimage diary harbors some explosive material that soon puts the friendship of the four to the test.

Maria's life is thrown upside down just before Christmas. She receives a surprise visit from her brother Moritz. But since an accident, he has been suffering from an uncontrollable personality disorder. Now she has to take care of her brother too.

Even beautiful traditions come to an end: Eva, Estelle, Caroline, Kiki and Judith have been meeting for dinner on the first Tuesday of each month for over 15 years. But that's over for now: Kiki wants to get out of the big city, she's fed up with bad air, hectic traffic and endless construction noise. She moves to rural Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with her husband Max and their little daughter Greta. Not far from a picturesque lake, she wants to transform an old village school into an idyllic bed and breakfast for needy city children. But the dream threatens to quickly turn into a nightmare, because the school building turns out to be a complete ruin. During the renovation, bad news chases the next and three weeks before the opening, Max flees from the chaos to a job in Hamburg. Finally, Kiki has to realize that she can't do it on her own. There is no question that her friends will of course arrive immediately as a mobile emergency force. But even between cabbage, turnips and a leaky roof, the "Tuesday women" cannot completely shake off their everyday worries and small problems: The family mother Eva is in a midlife crisis; Judith asks her new tarot cards about every problem; attorney Caroline feels stalked by a dangerous stalker since winning a controversial lawsuit; and the casual bon vivant Estelle is pushed out of her company and foundation by her daughter-in-law - which is all the more delicate since the foundation also finances a large part of Kiki's construction project. And then there is a mysterious stranger who is noticeably interested in the girlfriends. Should he be Caroline's threatening stalker? Or is he more interested in flirting with Eva? The Tuesday women try to solve the riddle with a detective flair. But the countdown to the opening is also running - and the sponsors want to see results. Should the bed and breakfast not be ready, Kiki's dream could end before it even begins.

Summer 1989. Barbara Neder disappears from her house, just after two double murders were committed in a forest nearby. The local police seems unable to cope with the case. Only young detective Anna Bach sees a connection between the cases.

Bethge promises his mother to find his sister. But detectives in Weesenburg aren't keen and block his activities. They suspect a revenge act by mobsters, investigating Barbaras ex-husband instead - causing a Bethge family rupture.

No trace of Barbara, her family turns to the public. But when young detective Anna Bach takes on the files, her hunch is Jürgen Becker, a gardener: He was one of the last seen with Barbara and provided a shady alibi, without being asked.

The gardeners premises are being searched, with Bethge present. Sniffer dogs respond, and a complete car is excavated from the ground. Becker is warned of the search and escapes. Still not a trace of Barbara.

Retired Thomas Bethge summons a team of friends to take on the cold case of his missing sister. After all those years, the gardeners Forbidden Room still hides secrets, that lead to a shattering suspicion.

As they continue their rogue investigation, Thomas, Anne and Frank put the pieces together between Jürgen, the Isefort murders and Barbara's disappearance.