Season 52

Polizeiruf 110 (1971), Season 52 is the long-running German crime show you can watch online on iFILM — eight episodes that ARD has carried since the East German days. Each one stands alone: a fresh case, a different detective team, a different town.

This 2023 run leans into the small, human edge of crime. A man pushed over the line by bankruptcy in "Der Gott des Bankrotts", a missing young man whose name becomes the title, a thread of paranoia, a headless body found near Cottbus. Don't come for car chases. The pull is procedural and patient — the camera sits with witnesses and suspects, and the why matters more than the corpse.

The anthology format is the season's strongest card: start anywhere, no back-catalogue required. It suits viewers who like slow continental detective work over polish. Watch Polizeiruf 110 Season 52 online on iFILM.