We have compiled a fantastic selection of German films and series for you to enjoy that are currently available in the media libraries of the public broadcasters and on various streaming services in Germany.
Based on the play 'Heisenberg' by Simon Stephens: Two elderly loners meet by chance and, despite their differences, find each other over the course of the film. Starring Caroline Peters, Burghart Klaußner, directed by Lars Kraume. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 27.02.2025.
2023, thriller, 89 min, OV with German subtitles Blindspot
When his wife Anara is in a coma after a car accident, Max searches for the person responsible and believes he is on the trail of a conspiracy. Starring Klaus Steinbacher, Marlene Tanczik, directed by Hannu Salonen). Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 2.04.2025
A thriller about a gangster terminally ill with cancer, who, in the time he has left, seeks to settle an old score and encounters an unexpected twist. Starring Kida Khodr Ramadan, Emma Drogunova, directed by Kida Khodr Ramadan. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 25.04.2025.
2023, comedy, 30 min, OV with German subtitles Der KI-Kollege
Stehlmann's accounting firm gets a new employee, an AI that only knows one agenda: optimization. Any harmony at the office is now gone. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 13.12.2025.
The documentary commemorates the devastating fire that destroyed the Anna Amalia Library in Weimar in 2004, looking at both the events of the disaster and the subsequent restoration efforts. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 20.08.2026.
