Hr-fernsehen has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1961 all the way to 2020. Highlighting Hr-fernsehen’s quality programming, Hessenschau and Kommissar Freytag stand out, premiering in 1961 and 1963. As of January 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of Hr-fernsehen’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.



In Crime Time, the public prosecutor's office, forensic medicine, police and profilers talk about Hessian criminal cases that they won't soon forget. How do they manage to catch the perpetrators? How do real murderers think?



15 year old Leo and his friends Lollo and Lisa work on his ingenious inventions to help the city’s rulers, the Medicis, from the traps and ploys of a mysterious Conspirator.










Giraffe, Erdmännchen & Co. is a German television series.



