Laura Lo Zito

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied city of Lviv. In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Soha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewish refugees for 14 months in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of Lviv (formerly Poland).

Tore, a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement, falls in with a dysfunctional family who test his seemingly unwavering faith.

Alcoholic Isabell wants to celebrate her niece's baptism. But her father can't forgive past mistakes. He wants to keep up the perfect family picture. Isabell must find the courage to choose her own path.

Things are going wrong in the life of unsuccessful 30-year-old penny dreadful novelist Juliane. Her fiancé Jürgen has split up with her. She is rescued by her uncle Hans, who hires her as a temp for his dental practice in Berlin. Here she meets Büffel and Jean, a Swiss man with whom she immediately falls in love. Büffel falls in love with Juliane and the entanglements begin...

Before Christmas, the angels have the mission to make happier 70% of the people. The story is based on angel Uriel and two new angels helping him.

Queen Klara not only rules over her own kingdom, she is also ruler of the Twelve Months and guides them through the year. The Prince of Frost, whose dark forces only strengthen in the leap year, try to prevent the progression of the year.

One could almost believe, two fresh lovers would kiss here tenderly. In fact, Jan and Katja come straight from the divorce judge who finished what had started promisingly - a harmonious, fulfilled marriage and family life. The common house building was too much for their relationship. While a dream came true for Katja, the building was a pure torture for Jan. He escaped more and more and started an affair. When Katja comes after the infidelity, there is only one consequence for her: Divorce.

State guests, international nobility, stars - Hella Wiegand loves her work as a housekeeper in the elegant grand hotel in Hamburg. Appreciated by her colleagues and superiors and popular with the maids under her supervision, she has a promising career ahead of her. Then Hella accidentally witnesses a sexual assault by her boss Jakob Braunstein on the chambermaid Shirin. She wants to support Shirin and convinces her to defend herself. But Braunstein manages to turn the tables. Hella suddenly finds herself in the pillory and Braunstein shamelessly exploits his position of power...

Rosa Winter has a lot of experience with wedding planning. She has stood at the altar with Sam three times - and each time her groom has seen her flee at the last second! Can such a woman organize a beautiful wedding celebration for other people as an event planner? Rosa says: yes! Especially as the graphic designer has just inherited a bridal fashion store from her aunt. Since she has little idea about paperwork, she brings the patented industrial clerk Meral on board. But the very first customer order turns out to be a real test...

Fashion reporter Laura Hansen's research in Tuscany, accidentally reveals that her late mother Gloria, who spent holidays in Prato for 25 years, had a secret adulterous affair in Lucca with surviving local gentleman Emanuele della Torre. Laura falls in love with business attorney Alessandro della Torre, before realizing he's Emanuele's son and works for an Italian luxury-label that exploits thousands of Chinese sweatshop laborers selling "made in Italy" without European labor conditions, as if her mother's secret weren't enough complications, yet lets them be drawn into a web of deceit.—KGF Vissers

Morden im Norden is a German Police that has been broadcast by Das Erste. The show is set in Lübeck, Germany Morden im Norden is part of a series of commonly branded shows with similar themes called "Heiter bis tödlich".