Munich – November 04, 2026 -- The Austrian comedy "Aufputzt is' – Ein Weihnachtsdebakel" streams in the ARD Mediathek from December 15, 2026, and makes its German TV debut on December 25, 2026, at 10 p.m. on BR Fernsehen.
A Viennese site manager sinks into holiday chaos
Andi (Gery Seidl), a construction site manager in Vienna, is racing to finish a major contract just before Christmas. At the same time, he wants to give his wife Steffi (Marlene Morreis), her young daughter and the demanding mother-in-law a perfect holiday. Between picking up the Christmas tree and hunting for the doors ordered for the site, he is soon overwhelmed.
Lisa Eckhart makes her first cinema appearance
The cast also includes Adele Neuhauser, Thomas Mraz, Maria Hofstätter, Johannes Silberschneider and Thomas Stipsits. Cabaret artist Lisa Eckhart appears in her first cinema role. Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff directed. Seidl wrote the screenplay with Regine Anour and Robert Buchschwenter.
The Mediathek stream runs until January 14, 2027
Viewers can watch the film on demand from Tuesday, December 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027. The TV broadcast follows on Friday, December 25, 2026, at 10 p.m.
BR adds classics, romances and a new fairy tale
BR Fernsehen is also showing the cult films "Single Bells" and its sequel "O Palmenbaum," with Martina Gedeck among the cast. Other holiday titles include "Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung," "Engel mit beschränkter Haftung," "Geschenkt" and "BACH – Ein Weihnachtswunder." The romance "Schneemann sucht Schneefrau" and the Lapland love story "Schlittenfahrt ins Weihnachtsglück" round out the lineup.
The fairy-tale film "Die Prinzessin aus Glas" has its TV premiere on Das Erste on December 25, 2026, at 2:10 p.m. It is available in the ARD Mediathek from December 18.