25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal from the nineties into the present. The result is a gripping, current legal drama about hysteria in social media, collective anger and how the hunger for revenge can overlook the victims.
1 season · 7 episodes
S1 E1Episode 1
Nov 4, 202132 min
A judicial scandal erupts in the fictional small town of Ottern when a pediatrician discovers evidence that a girl has been raped.
S1 E2Episode 2
Nov 4, 202132 min
The growing scandal now finds 26 adults accused of running a child pornography ring. The local prosecutor and an anti-abuse activist work to put the accused behind bars.
S1 E3Episode 3
Nov 4, 202136 min
Ottern is full of journalists covering the case; Schlesinger and his associate, the mysterious `Fixer' Azra, check into a local hotel.
S1 E4Episode 4
Nov 4, 202135 min
One of the defendants in the abuse trial, a 75-year-old woman, is found hanged in her cell; Schlesinger meets the activist, Reuth, for a drink and they have a heated discussion about child protection and ethics.
S1 E5Episode 5
Nov 4, 202132 min
Fueled by social media, public indignation rages, calling for the resurrection of the death penalty; a psychology expert testifies that the children's statements are credible, but Schlesinger isn't convinced.
S1 E6Episode 6
Nov 4, 202134 min
At the trial, Schlesinger reveals inconsistencies in the paediatrician's findings and the children's statements about the alleged abuse.
Peter Kurth
Rechtanwalt Dr. Richard Schlesinger
Narges Rashidi
Azra
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Staatsanwalt Cordelis
Désirée Nosbusch
Hauptkommissarin Laubach
Michael Pink
Angeklagter Ernesto Perez
Katharina M. Schubert
Kinderschützerin Ina Reuth
Julika Jenkins
Richterin Landsberg
Hans-Heinrich Hardt
Richter Faller
Falk Rockstroh
Kinderarzt Dr. Liessen
