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Murder in the North – Because You Are Evil (WT)

Second primetime special for “Morden im Norden” (Murder in the North): Until July 11, the 90-minute crime drama “Weil du böse bist” (Because you are evil, working title) with Sven Martinek, Ingo Naujoks, Julia E. Lenska and Jonas Minthe in the leading roles will be filmed in Lübeck, Hamburg and the surrounding area.

This time, the Lübeck homicide squad is faced with an almost impossible task: two years after the disappearance of a young woman, detective Finn Kiesewetter (Sven Martinek) is convinced that he has convicted the murderer. But the court does not consider him guilty and acquits the accused. When the remains of the missing woman are discovered shortly afterwards, the evidence grows stronger – but a new prosecution is not legally possible. Together with his colleagues Lars Englen (Ingo Naujoks), Nina Weiss (Julia E. Lenska) and Gregor Michalski (Jonas Minthe), Finn Kiesewetter does everything he can to bring the perpetrator to justice after all. The situation escalates when a key witness disappears without a trace …

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CAST & CREW

Producer

Hans-Hinrich Koch

Associate Producer

Marion Klann, Anna Neudert

Regie

Tanja Roitzheim

Screenplay

Mike Bäuml

Actor / Actress

Sven Martinek, Ingo Naujoks, Julia E. Lenska, Jonas Minthe, Christoph Tomanek, Tessa Mittelstaedt, Karoline Eichhorn, Thomas Sarbacher, u. a.

PRODUCTION DETAILS

PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY

June to July 2025

First Broadcast

Presumably in January 2026

Runtime

90 min.