Vienna-Krimi enthusiastic millions-new cases are in the starting blocks!

Vienna-Krimi enthusiastic millions-new cases are in the starting blocks!

Wien, Österreich - The crime series "Vienna-Krimi: Blind determined" by ARD is still very popular. Up to six million viewers turn on and feverish with the blind ex-boss inspector Alexander Haller, played by Philipp Hochmair, and the taxi driver Niko Falk, represented by Andreas Guenther. The ARD repetitions of the series are currently showing, whereby the last transmission that deals with the "lively buried" case flickers over the screens on July 10 at 8:15 p.m. This is already hoping for the fans for the new episodes that are due in 2025. However, a precise broadcast date is still pending, so reports Ruhr24 .

The filming for the twelfth and thirteenth film of the series took place between October and December 2024 in Vienna. This continues the popular crime series, which has been running as German-Austrian co-production by ORF and ARD since 2018. Claudia Kottal will take on the role of the senior commissioner Mia Markovic in the new episodes, while the twelfth case, entitled "The Dead in the Tiergarten", deals with the fascinating subculture of the "Furries". The thirteenth film, "Freud's mistake", will treat a secret from Halle's past.

a new teammate in the crime thriller

In the Austrian television landscape, however, more is happening. The new crime series “Murder in Vienna” causes a sensation. On Thursday evening, the premiere reached impressive 5.73 million viewers and thus secured the highest range on German television on this day. The market share is 23.4%, which gives the new format of Caroline Frank and Sabine Derflinger a strong start. Rumors state that "Murder in Vienna" will be acted as a possible successor for the traditional "crime scene" on the ORF from 2027, such as the Digital television reported.

The interest in thrillers and crime series is unbroken. A study by IFD Allensbach shows that the popularity of such formats in the spectators between 2020 and 2024 has grown continuously. Over 50% of the people surveyed stated that they were very interested in crime novels, which underlines the continued fascination of the genre. These findings have been published at the end of June 2024, but are only now accessible what many fans will find useful to meet their preference for tension and puzzles Statista .

look ahead

While the viewers are waiting for the new episodes of "Vienna-Krimi", the question remains how the crime landscape in Austria and Germany will develop. Thanks to the constant new developments, it will definitely remain exciting. The audience has a good sense of what works and what doesn't - and many a thriller could be the next big thing.