ZDF Magazin Royale
Season 11
202516 episodes
Episode 1
What comes to the right and left?
Aug 29, 202536m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
What if there were no longer left and right? How neutral do we need to become in the future? Perhaps it's time to ask ourselves: Am I still asking the right questions?
Episode 2
Violence against women in Germany
Sep 5, 202531m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Domestic violence happens so frequently in Germany that you could set your watch by it: every two minutes. Statistics are now even being collected on femicides – with several key findings.
Episode 3
42.195 km: A medal for pushing others aside
Sep 12, 202528m
TMDB rating 5.0TMDB
Turn off your brain, get your legs moving! Millions of people are already running it: the marathon. Anyone can be a runner, as long as they invest enough: in equipment, nutrition, apps – and the right mindset.
Episode 4
Fack Ju Hitla
Sep 19, 202527m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Is teaching not such a relaxing profession after all? Far-right slogans are increasingly becoming part of everyday school life. What happens when a teacher wants to stand up for democracy?
Episode 5
Kimmel, Kirk, and children's books: Is the USA transforming into an autocracy?
Sep 26, 202529m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
The US government has declared the alleged Deep State to be its greatest enemy so that it can build an actual Deep State to fight the alleged Deep State.
Episode 6
How rich men buy opinions
Oct 10, 202530m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
A sense of responsibility. Three men, bursting with it, are personally intervening out of concern for the German media landscape: with money, entrepreneurial spirit, and of course, the right personnel.
Episode 7
Oysters for Future
Oct 17, 202529m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
It's fresh, mineral, aphrodisiac, slightly salty, subtly shelly in the mid-palate, and intensely nutty in the finish: the oyster. But this outrageously erotic snack needs our help!
Episode 8
ZDF Magazin Royale presents: International Comedy Union
Oct 24, 202532m
TMDB rating 9.0TMDB
For the first time in its long and proud history, the International Comedy Union (ICU) is offering an exclusive insight.
Episode 9
Help, the police are coming!
Oct 31, 202532m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
People experiencing mental health crises can find themselves in exceptional situations. Police officers are repeatedly overwhelmed when dealing with individuals in such circumstances.
Episode 10
1000 ways not to bite the dust
Nov 7, 202529m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
Do we ALL have to die? Theoretically, it can happen to any of us at any time. But who lives longer depends primarily on who has the deeper pockets.
Episode 11
Germany's most beautiful tax havens
Nov 14, 202531m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Entrepreneurs looking to save money need to leave the major cities and move to towns with lower business taxes. With a bit of luck, they might even share a mailbox with a DAX-listed company.
Episode 12
Your body, my choice
Nov 21, 202531m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
According to surveys, around 80 percent of Germans support the decriminalization of abortion. But well-connected groups are against it – and are interfering in other people's wombs.
Episode 13
AI chatbots: Sycophancy, lies, persistence
Nov 28, 202533m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
More and more people are using large artificial language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok. But these AI chatbots pose numerous risks to their users.
Episode 14
Russia's hybrid war in Germany
Dec 5, 202531m
Disposable agents, bridgeheads, AfD: Russia is waging a hybrid war against states that support Ukraine. And also against Germany, within Germany.
Episode 15
The dangers of nitrous oxide
Dec 12, 202530m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Nitrous oxide is readily available for purchase at many kiosks in Germany. Completely legal and usually without age verification. But why is it even possible to buy the drug at a kiosk?
Episode 16
Not being killed is enough help.
Dec 19, 202533m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Alternative practitioners treat patients without regulated training and state-approved methods: Are they justifiably controversial, or do they even deserve UNESCO cultural protection?