ORF 2 has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1970 all the way to 2025. Icons of ORF 2, Scene of the Crime and Seitenblicke made their debut in 1970 and 1987, setting industry standards. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from April 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.



Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve of the relationship.

First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz, a Munich police detective, attempts to balance her professional and private life.

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.




The criminal psychologist Richard Brock teaches at the University of Vienna. He used to work as a psychologist until his wife took her own life and he lost his license on suspicion of incorrect treatment. In the meantime he has developed a reputation as a particularly good interrogation specialist and is therefore called in by the police in special cases.

Drama about the last ten years of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.

After World War I, political divisions deepen in a village in Upper Bavaria. Julius Kraus, a reclusive cobbler, finds himself caught between the fronts when his Jewish identity is revealed. The two 90-minute feature films are based on the novel "Unruhe um einen Friedfertigen" (Unrest Around a Peaceful Man) by Oskar Maria Graf, a masterpiece of German-language exile literature.

A journey in the footsteps of this century's most famous artist's muse, the last femme fatale. Alma Mahler -Werfel was worshipped by an entire generation of artists: Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, Oskar Kokoschka and Franz Werfel.




Erlebnis Österreich is a television format from ORF. These are documentary films that are produced by the individual state studios and are included in the nationwide program.



