Murder by the Lake is a German-Austrian TV crime series that has been produced since 2014 by Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Graf Filmproduktion in cooperation with the German television broadcaster ZDF and the Austrian television broadcaster ORF. The series is filmed and set in the adjacent towns of Bregenz, Austria, and Lindau, Germany, which are both located on the southeastern shore of Lake Constance.
Oct 11, 2014 - 1h 30m
Detectives Oberländer and Zeiler find a Celtic mask with a cryptic message at a murder scene.
Mar 4, 2015 - 1h 30m
A forester is found on the brink of death with rabies in his system.
Apr 2, 2016 - 1h 30m
A 10-year-old sleepwalker may know the truth behind the dead woman caught in a fishing net.
Mar 9, 2017 - 1h 30m
A bride and groom get married, but the day becomes a nightmare when the groom finds his bride dead.
Mar 15, 2017 - 1h 30m
Weighed down by iron chains, the well-preserved corpse of a young girl is found in Lake Constance.
Jan 13, 2018 - 1h 30m
Detective Zeiler may be responsible for the death of a victim who knows the truth about what happened to her father.
Feb 3, 2018 - 1h 30m
As the dead body of a woman is found in a hops field, hanging in a spider web on a seven-meter-high scaffold, a chilling suspicion grips Detectives Oberländer and Zeiler - everything points to a serial killer.
Jan 3, 2019 - 1h 30m
As they adjust to changes in their own lives, Oberländer and Zeiler investigate a murder case involving love, loss and revenge.
Oct 9, 2019 - 1h 30m
A woman's body is discovered dressed as a mermaid on the shores of Lake Constance. Detectives Oberländer and Zeiler investigate a group of surfers and the victim's ex-husband as suspects.
Jan 2, 2020 - 1h 30m
A diver is murdered after recovering a box of gold coins from Lake Constance.
Sep 2, 2020 - 1h 30m
Detectives Zeiler and Oberländer investigate the crossbow shooting of a horse trainer, uncovering dark family secrets, betrayal and murder.
Dec 30, 2020 - 1h 30m
A long forgotten curse seems to resurface when children witness a murder in an old and deteriorated mansion. Detectives Zeiler and Oberländer need to investigate the past in order to uncover the truth.
Oct 20, 2021 - 1h 30m
When a baby is found floating inside a wicker basket on the lake, Oberländer and Zeiler suspect a connection to an older case of a missing woman. The strange symbols painted on the sheets the baby was wrapped in give them their first lead.
Jan 9, 2022 - 1h 30m
A disturbed young woman shows up at the police to report a murder she claims to have seen in a vision. Oberländer believes it to be a hoax, but Zeiler is not letting go of the matter. Few hours later, the man described is found dead.
Nov 1, 2022 - 1h 30m
A wolf roaming the woods causes unrest among the population and attracts dubious characters to Lake Constance. When one of them, a trophy hunter, is found dead in his self-made wolf trap, detectives Zeiler and Oberländer are called upon.
Feb 5, 2023 - 1h 30m
While Zeiler has still not returned from her vacation, Oberländer has problems getting used to her replacement, the resolute Detective Hoffmann from Vienna. But soon a complicated murder case forces them to cooperate.
Sep 17, 2023 - 1h 30m
Plagued by nightmares and strange visions, Detective Oberländer is suspected of murder.
Jan 2, 2024 - 1h 30m
Just as the freediver Victor is about to start a new record attempt, the body of his wife is found in the depths of Lake Constance. Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann suspect that Victor himself may have been responsible for the drowning of his wife.
Feb 25, 2024 - 1h 30m
When Hoffmann’s past catches up with her, not only is the relationship with Oberländer put to a test, but also the safety of her family is severely threatened.
Dec 30, 2024 - 1h 30m
After a book reading, a successful author of crime novels is found dead in his secluded mansion in the mountains. Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann suspect that the perpetrator was one of the guests at the event.
Jan 13, 2025 - 1h 30m
Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann in a race against time to free a kidnapped boy.
May 18, 2025 - 1h 30m
A decaying ship emerges from the depths of Lake Constance, dredging up a tragic, unsolved mystery from fifteen years ago. The eerie discovery compels Detective Oberländer to confront the past and reopen the case.
Oct 27, 2025 - 1h 30m
A woman's body is found near the mysterious Wishing Tree. Initially, it seems like a crime of jealousy, but as the detectives dig deeper, they question the obvious, unraveling a web of secrets that changes the investigation's direction.
Jan 12, 2026 - 1h 30m
When a young woman's body is discovered at the annual fairground in Bregenz, detectives Oberländer and Eisler unravel a web of secrets within the insular world of travelling carnival workers.
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While Eisler and Komlatschek fear for Oberländer's life after he is found badly injured in the woods, they uncover a bloody trail of revenge leading to an abandoned children's home with a series of ominous chess notations on the walls.
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The brutal murder of a retired cop at a mysterious ruin pulls detectives Oberländer and Eisler into a chilling cult mystery. Linked to a 20-year-old mass suicide, they race to stop a deadly ritual before the next solar eclipse.
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