New movies and series in September 2024 on ARD, ZDF and Arte

2024-08-31 13:59:02

To be seen in the ARD media library in September

Talking pigs – AI translates animal language: Have you ever wished your dog could talk to you? At least pig grunts can be modified and translated in the future using a new AI translation service. What can these animals tell us about our interactions with them?

Love Machine – Viennese for a few hours: Two people broke up because of death, apartment gone, money well: Having reached the lowest point in his life, Georg Hillmaier had to change his ways – to a call boy. Things go surprisingly well until she falls in love with the driving instructor. The Austrian comedy won the “Romy” for “Best Film” in 2019.

Seconds – In the wake of the disaster: A mysterious train accident in a railroad yard presents a team of investigators with special challenges. Under great public pressure, they had to solve the case, which eventually changed them. The six-part series is a German-Finnish co-production.

Harry – the fateful years of a prince: The “black sheep” of Windsor, Prince Henry Charles Albert David, Duke of Sussex, or Harry for short, will turn 40 in September.

Do you want to live forever? Frank Seibert and personal optimization: The fitness tracker dangles on the wrist, the meditation app on the mobile phone and the supplements wait on the shelf: Germany is at its personal best. In the documentary, Frank Seibert examines the question of what everything really brings us.

Purest happiness: For Gina’s 50th birthday, a cleaner unexpectedly shows up at her door – but she prefers to keep her apartment clean. And a joke turns into a business idea: Gina quickly hires her entire transportation company full of young, capable men to turn them into debt-free crews.

To celebrate her agreement with the holy men of debt, Gina produced corks.MDR/ARD

So, Marianne – a Leonard Cohen series: In the 1960s, a young Leonard Cohen traveled to the Greek island of Hydra in search of artistic inspiration. There is his muse in the form of Norwegian Marianne Ihlen, who is, however, in a toxic relationship. The series tells the story of a young love that had a decisive influence on Cohen’s future international star.

ARD Crime Season: 158 minutes – attack in Halle: On October 9, 2019, Stephan B. carried out an attack on a synagogue in Halle an der Saale. Its purpose: the mass killing of Jews. Two people were killed and many others were injured. The true crime series deals with attacks.

Sam – Saxon: From East Germany’s first Afro-German policeman to media star, to criminal, to writer: The life of Samuel Meffire is a turbulent one – and now it serves as the basis for this series, which is awarded the Grimme prize in 2024.

Y Collection: Youth Terrorists: Because of online hate speech in Telegram groups and Tiktok videos, more and more young people are being radicalized on the Internet. What happens when you are exposed to violent gangster fantasies as a twelve year old? And how do you find your way back? The report follows a young man from an outreach program run by the federal Agency for National Defense.

To be seen in the ZDF media library in September

Beyond Paradise: Inspector Goodman has left the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to move with his fiancée to the small British town of Shipton Abbott. There are a few murder cases in the quiet town – but Goodman can’t sit back.

Joy away: After an earthquake in Paris, a toxic fog has suddenly spread across the city. Mathieu and Anna can escape to a boarding house – but they are stuck there with their daughter Sarah. How long are they safe for?

My mother-in-law is strange: Physicist Steven Mills is researching radio waves that can be sent far into space. With this experiment he threatens the house of the strange Celeste. She decides to get to the bottom of the danger and travels to Earth – where Steven falls head over heels in love with her.

Terra X: World CitiesNew York, Istanbul and Paris: These three great world cities each have completely different cityscapes and populations. The scientist Leon Windscheid traveled to all of them to discover the nature of cities in depth.

Premonition drugs: An eleven-year-old boy disappears without a trace at his mother’s birthday party. Then visions suddenly appeared to his eight-year-old cousin.

Young people – it’s complicated!: The focus of this sitcom is a young group of friends who fight their way through many situations in life. His motto seems to be: fall down, get up, straighten your crown, move on.

For Cathrin, Frank, Sophie and Tim, things are going sometimes more and sometimes not so well in their lives.Frank Dicks / ZDF

The Northman: Amleth, son of the late Viking king Aurvandil, was cheated out of the throne; but distracts himself by looting and fighting. Until he remembers during the attack that he once swore to avenge his father.

Against All Gods – Divided Faith: A Jew, a Muslim, a Catholic, a Hindu woman, a Buddhist and an atheist under one roof – can that work well? This social experiment aims to find out.

Concordia – Poisonous Utopia: In the Swedish city of Concordia, AI ensures unlimited surveillance. There are no crimes there. But then the utopia is shattered by violent murder.

This would be great: David moved from Amsterdam to Berlin for his girlfriend. But then he separated from her. But David did not want to leave Berlin and try his luck as an actor in the capital.

You can find it in the Arte media library in September

Life among elephants: How do elephants really live in the wild? Scottish scientist Iain Douglas-Hamilton researched this in the 1960s and became world famous. But when the demand for ivory leads to the extinction of the animals, a biologist must risk his name to save the elephant population.

Fritz the Elephant: A Tragic Story: This documentary also tells what happened to Fritz the Asian elephant, who had to make the spectators take advantage of the biggest sport in the world in the 20th century.

Paul Newman: The Irrevocable Brother: Steel blue eyes – that’s what many people still associate with Hollywood star Paul Newman. But the actress is more than just her looks. This painting traces Newman’s career and life.

Mom: The third season of the series is all about Derek’s birthday. He and Pauline rented a large country house especially for this. But the family seems somehow distracted.

McMafia: Alex Godman knows nothing about his family’s ties to the mafia. Until murder confronts you with the dark secrets of your relatives and you find yourself in a dangerous web of tangles.

Katharina Tempel – What we fear: Hamburg criminal inspector Katharina Tempel was called to the attack in the court, where a prisoner in custody managed to escape. When he reopens his case, the detective uncovers a dark family secret.

Castles of the Loire: Chambord, Chenonceau, Villandry and Co.: The Loire Valley is known for its many castles. They attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. However, they were not interested in the history of the French monarchy.

Basteibrücke: In the middle of the rugged backcountry of Saxon Switzerland, the rock formation of the Bastei Bridge is especially important. It is not only tourists who like to stay there; The rock formation is also a popular retreat for many types of animals. Will the fame of the natural idyll be their downfall?

Greetings children: France 1944: 12-year-old Julien and his new student Bonnet become friends at a Catholic boarding school. But then Bonnet was arrested by the Gestapo – he was Jewish. Will Julien see his friend again?

Lovers: When Jeanne, the wife of a rich publisher, met the student Bernard, she was immediately impressed: the very next day, they were engaged. Initially ignored as a horror film, the film by French director Louis Malle was awarded the Special Jury prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1958.

Zambian Wildlife: The Luanwa River in Zambia has the highest density of hippos in the world. This analysis shows what other species of animals live in the Luangwa Valley and what challenges they face every day.

Two hippos in ZambiaEarth Touch USA LLC / ARTE

Site not available: The murder of a schoolgirl brings Parisian journalist Adam Vollmann back to his hometown in northern France. There, his former lover Axel Challe is suspected of the crime. Adam searches for clues: What connection does Axel have with the dead woman?