Mainz – November 02, 2026 -- ZDF is rewriting its November schedule, starting with the 8:15 p.m. slot on Monday, Nov. 2, which now carries the programming block "Zum Tode von Regina Ziegler" (On the Death of Regina Ziegler).
Monday's prime-time film is a 2023 comedy
The slot features "Familie Bundschuh - Bundschuh vs. Bundschuh," a comedy loosely based on Andrea Sawatzki's novel series. Sawatzki plays Gundula Bundschuh, Axel Milberg plays Gerald, and Judy Winter plays Susanne. Franziska Meyer-Price directed from a script by Stefan Kuhlman. The film first aired on Oct. 2, 2023. Regular programming resumes at 9:45 p.m. "Der Fernsehfilm der Woche: Der Geier - Blut und Zweifel" moves to a later date.
A 1979 film airs after midnight
At 12:15 a.m., ZDF shows "Fabian," a 1979 West German production directed by Wolf Gremm. Hans Peter Hallwachs plays the title role, with Hermann Lause, Silvia Janisch and Brigitte Mira in the cast. Schedule resumes at 2:05 a.m., and "Das kleine Fernsehspiel: Formen moderner Erschöpfung" moves to a later date.
Saturday's family saga streams for two years
On Saturday, Nov. 7, "Die Holzbaronin" airs from 12:15 p.m. Christine Neubauer, Henriette Confurius and Michael Mendl lead the cast. Marcus O. Rosenmüller directed from a script by Annette Hess. The German-Austrian production from 2012 first aired on Feb. 26, 2013. It streams from 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2026, until Nov. 7, 2028. Programming picks up again at 3:10 p.m. "Zweibettzimmer" and "Rosamunde Pilcher: Von Tee und Liebe" are dropped.
Other late changes affect three more shows
The Nov. 8 episode of "Precht" at 11:40 p.m. gets the title "Ende der Aufklärung – Zeit der Willkür?" (End of the Enlightenment – Age of Arbitrariness?).
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, "neoriginal" airs episode 10 of "Hamilton - Undercover in Stockholm" at 4:15 a.m. The regular schedule returns at 5:00 a.m., and the "WISO" rerun is cancelled.
On Sunday, Nov. 22, at 12:35 a.m., the "Jahrhundertprojekt Museumsinsel" episode "Das Vermächtnis von Aleppo" gets the subtitle "Das Pergamonmuseum und der Wiederaufbau Syriens." Karsten Gravert is credited as filmmaker, and Katrin Sandmann's credit is removed.