Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Murder in the North Season 11 Episodes
Season 11 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2025 - 2025
Episode 1
Die letzte Bestellung
48 mins
The badly decomposed body of Hans Vonnsen, 69, is found in his house in Lübeck's old town. A natural death that nobody noticed? The former theater dramaturge had lived alone since the death of his husband. When the forensic medicine department found a fracture of a cervical vertebra, which could have been caused by a blow or kick, Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen began investigating. The house heiress Klaudia Mittmann is suspected of murder: she is the daughter of Hans Vonnsen's husband and was not on good terms with her late father's partner. A half-unpacked shopping bag in the kitchen leads the investigators to another lead. The victim had often ordered food from a delivery service. But what does Vonnsen have in common with the delivery man Lenny, which made him invite him to his apartment in the evening? The detectives are supported by police psychologist Yasmin Ahmadi, the new member of the team.
Episode 2
Das Bild eines Jungen
48 mins
The young teacher Jenny Duve is out on her stand-up board on the Baltic Sea. Suddenly a motorboat changes course, picks up speed and rams the woman off her board. She can only be recovered dead by divers later. An accident seems to be ruled out: According to a witness, the motorboat deliberately ran over the paddler with full force. The victim's wife is suspected of murder. Catrinel Raducanu has not always been able to control her jealousy and has been violent towards her partner in the past. But the detectives also check the victim's professional environment and find out that the committed teacher had had trouble with a student. She had already been physically attacked by him once. The detectives meet the student's parents, who are obviously prepared to go to extremes to protect their son.
Episode 3
Die Tote im Zirkus
48 mins
The Sarazetti Circus is performing in Lübeck. During the last performance of the day, the Bulgarian employee Mascha Petrova is found beaten to death. The victim had just done the box office for the evening. There is no trace of the takings. The injured artist Gina Sala, who is in financial difficulties, comes under suspicion. When the detectives discover the stolen money in her trailer, the theft seems to be solved. But is Gina also to blame for her colleague's death? When the investigators research the victim's past, they come across a mystery: Mascha was reported missing in Lübeck by her husband under a different name five years ago. What happened? And where has she been all these years?
Episode 4
Niemandsland
48 mins
The Brazilian Enzo Pereira had just invited his girlfriend Carina Bosse to fly to his hometown of Rio when he was murdered by an unknown assailant. While Carina was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, he was stabbed to death at the front door. During questioning, Carina accused her jealous ex-boyfriend Simon Fink of the murder. The fitness trainer was actually stalking the young woman, but denied having anything to do with the crime. When the detectives wanted to check Enzo's passport, it turned out that Enzo Perreira had been dead for a long time. But who was the murder victim then? And where did the young man, who worked in construction, suddenly get so much money for the trip to Brazil? The investigators are faced with a mystery.
Episode 5
Nicht mit mir
48 mins
The body of Pascal Mertens, 20, is found in a park. He had been released early from youth prison just two days ago for good behavior. The police officers bring Heiner Mertens the news of his grandson's death. Pascal, who grew up with his grandfather, had spent six months in prison for grievous bodily harm. In prison he underwent therapy to change his aggressive behavior. His victim at the time was his girlfriend Neele, who also reported him. Neele complained at the time about what she considered to be an overly lenient sentence. When the police officers find out that Neele met with Pascal after his release, Neele claims that Pascal wanted to apologize to her. But Finn and Lars are skeptical: Has she now taken revenge on her tormentor?
Episode 6
Das zweite Alibi
48 mins
The body of graphic artist Jonas Schlebusch is found on the lawn in front of a warehouse. Traces on the ground indicate a fight. A few meters from the crime scene, a fresh graffiti by Lübeck street artist Dimple, who like his role model Banksy wants to remain anonymous and detests the art market, is emblazoned on the wall. The detectives find out that there was a heated argument between Jonas and his wife Eva Schlebusch on the night of the crime. Jonas Schlebusch, still suffering from a stroke, had discovered that his wife, who runs a gallery, was having an affair. A relationship dispute with a fatal outcome? Or does it have something to do with the graffiti of the popular and mysterious sprayer Dimple? The picture was damaged on the night of the crime. Could Jonas be the mysterious Dimple? Did he defend his picture against the attacker and a fight ensued? To solve the case, the detectives have to find out who is really hiding behind the pseudonym Dimple. The case leads back into the past.
Episode 7
Nasses Grab
48 mins
After a trip to the Baltic Sea with his dinghy, the restaurant owner and experienced sailor Oliver Berg goes missing. His pregnant wife Zoey Berg is desperate. Traces of blood on the dinghy's mast point to a sailing accident. Or was it murder? Gregor was also the victim of an assassination attempt at the boat harbor, which is apparently connected to the Oliver Berg case. Due to his head injury, Gregor cannot remember the crime. The investigation initially focuses on the restaurant's chef, Aaron Mahler. He had argued with Oliver Berg, has a criminal record and is only out on probation. Did he commit a crime that his boss knew about? Did he want to avoid going back to prison at all costs? The team's investigation picks up speed when Gregor begins to remember fragments. And they go in a direction that no one would have expected.
Episode 8
Das Ende vom Lied
48 mins
Musician Kai Scherer is shot dead in front of his car on the street. His six-month-old daughter Leni survives the assassination attempt unharmed in her car seat. Kai's girlfriend Nelli Wagner reports an argument between him and his ex-wife Rebecca, a successful artist agent. Did she kill Kai out of jealousy? But Rebecca, too, has since found a new partner and even wanted to finance her ex-partner's new album. Nina Weiss and Finn Kiesewetter find a 3D-printed ghost gun in the victim's apartment. The family also had problems with their neighbor Paul Rehm, a violent prepper known to the police, who had repeatedly complained about loud music and baby crying. Did the neighborly dispute escalate to death?
Episode 9
Raues Klima
48 mins
A group of climate activists blocked an access road to Løbeck's old town. During the demonstration, a driver broke through the line of protesters and nearly ran over student Anka, who was stuck to the asphalt. Her friend Ren followed the car on his bicycle and finally caught up with the driver in the underground parking garage of the municipal hospital. A short time later, his body was found in the hospital stairwell. Forensic pathologist Dr. Strahl diagnosed a broken neck. Everything indicates that Ren had been pushed down the stairs. Was there a fatal scuffle with the aggressive driver? And was the perpetrator a member of the hospital staff? A surgeon who urgently needed heart surgery that morning became a suspect. The detectives discovered that the senior physician had already lost his driver's license several times for speeding. As a member of the ultra-conservative Values Union, he also showed little sympathy for the climate stickers. When this initial suspicion was dispelled, however, a young father became the focus of the investigators: In order to be present at the birth of his child, he had rushed to the hospital. Did the climate activists get in his way?
Episode 10
Auf kurze Distanz
48 mins
Architect Jan Eschenburg is shot dead while jogging in a Lübeck park. The targeted shot hits him right in the heart. The victim, along with his twin brother Frank and his wife Ellen, founded the urban planning firm "Lebensraum." Their largest project is the transformation of an entire city district into a car-free zone. Even though the city of Lübeck supports the plan, there is resistance to the transformation. Could this be the motive for the crime? Or is it because Jan Eschenburg has fallen in love with Max Schulte, who, as a gas station owner, fears for his livelihood and is actually an enemy? Schulte has a gun license and, in addition to his grandfather's old shotguns, keeps a modern hunting rifle with a telescopic sight in his workshop. But Ellen Eschenburg, a former biathlete, also comes under suspicion. She is a good shot and has invested her entire inheritance in the firm. Is the outwardly harmonious "Lebensraum" team actually deeply divided?
Episode 11
Vergebung
48 mins
Politician Daniel Kramer is run over and fatally injured in a Lübeck residential area. Was it a politically motivated attack? Fortunately, an eyewitness noted the car's license plate number. This tip leads detectives Finn and Lars to the St. Ludgeri parish. The vehicle used in the attack is the parish's official car. Pastor Christoph Petersen is shocked by Kramer's death. He was a close friend of the victim. Nina and Gregor investigate that the socially committed politician was having an affair with 19-year-old Syrian Djamila Bashar. Djamila has been a protégé of the parish since she fled to Germany three years ago. Why did she get involved with a man twice her age? Was she coerced by Kramer? Nina and Gregor discover that Susanne Kramer had discovered her husband and threatened to kill him. Did she carry out her threat? When the investigators visit Djamila at home, a young man flees her apartment. As it turns out, it's her brother Tarik, who's in the country illegally. Did he discover his sister's affair and end it violently?
Episode 12
Gefallene Götter
48 mins
A cyclist is zigzagging along a street. She struggles to dismount, staggers onto the road, and is struck head-on by a car. While emergency physicians fight for the life of Dr. Anna Struck, head of surgery at the Lübeck Hospital, Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen begin the investigation. Shortly before the accident, Dr. Anna Struck spoke to her husband Ivo on the phone and expressed suspicion that she had been poisoned. An initial drug test confirms this. Struck was under the influence of a very strong prescription sedative. The detectives are investigating an attempted murder. Did Anna Struck have enemies at the hospital? The renowned and successful senior physician Frederik Liedke, who is on the verge of burnout and has recently lost his temper frequently, is under suspicion. He was apparently threatened with dismissal. Katrin Bergmeier, whose eight-year-old daughter Lotte died during an emergency operation, also had a motive. Bergmeier filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Anna Struck - and lost. Did she want revenge for Lotte's death?
Episode 13
Verräter
48 mins
A worker is found shot dead in front of a warehouse. After ballistic examination of the bullet, the detectives are certain that the perpetrator is escaped prisoner Peter Schneider. He had been treated in hospital for stomach cancer on the day of the crime, overpowered the prison officer, and fled with his weapon. Schneider was in prison for a serious robbery in which a man was killed. But the loot was never found. He could really use the money while on the run. Does his family know where the money is? Detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen visit Schneider's wife Julia and their 17-year-old son Leon. Julia is shocked when she learns of the escape; she is afraid of her violent husband. Since she is now together with Schneider's brother Kurt, she fears her jealous husband's revenge. When the detectives try to lure the perpetrator into a trap, the situation escalates.
Episode 14
Ruhe sanft
48 mins
Annegret Thomsen, the senior partner of a long-established funeral home, is found dead this morning with a broken neck. Evidence at the crime scene indicates that she was pushed with full force against a coffin. Suspicion falls on her daughter Birte, who has spent half her life looking after the family business. Apparently, her mother wanted to hand the business over to her son Ulli, even though he had only recently joined the company and knew nothing about the business. Did Birte feel left out, and did this lead to a fatal argument between daughter and mother? When forensic pathologist Dr. Strahl closely examines the expensive coffin, he makes a gruesome discovery: The coffin had already been used for a funeral and was about to be sold a second time. Were Birte and her boyfriend David, a previously convicted laborer, behind the fraud? Had Annegret discovered the couple? To solve the case, the detectives must solve the mystery of the "used coffin."
Episode 15
Mein Herz schreit
48 mins
On the Trave River, a drifting sailboat collides with the ferry to Helsinki. The boat leaks and sinks. Rescue workers find the body of a woman on board. She had no chance of escaping the water because the yacht's cabin was locked from the outside. The investigative team succeeds in establishing the victim's identity: Tessa Hadam, 46, from Lübeck, married and mother of two children. Tessa was a recovering alcoholic. Detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen encounter a family traumatized by their mother's alcoholism, in which each member suffered in their own way. The father, Khalid Hadam, no longer had the strength to fight for his marriage. Daughter Samira has fled her parents' home, and her younger brother Aziz, 16, feels abandoned by everyone. Could this be the motive for the crime? And who is the friend Kathie, whom the deceased wanted to meet shortly before her death?
Episode 15
Der tote Clown
48 mins
Hermine Streich, 74, who suffers from Alzheimer's, arrives at the police station in a panic, stammering: "Help, I need help. The clown is dead." The police calm the obviously confused woman and take her home to her daughter Anja. But when the investigators are called to a body found in the backyard of a hospital, they are in for a big surprise: the dead man is dressed as a clown, and a bloody wound gapes beneath his red wig. The victim is Hermine's carer, Fidan Petrov, who also entertained the children in the cancer ward as a hospital clown. Did Hermine, who suffers from dementia, witness the murder of her carer? But what exactly did she see? What did she say really happen - and what was just her imagination? When Police Inspector Nina Weiss tries to question the uncertain witness in more detail, she uncovers a family drama.
