Things We Fear

screenable online: 6 episodes

Will the truth come out? Seventeen-year-old Lisa and her mother Franka move to the idyllic Black Forest because Lisa is suffering from panic attacks. But on the anniversary of a school shooting at the local high school, another tragedy occurs.

Lisa and her mother Franka move to the secluded town of Großstetten. But the new beginning they hope to embark on together is overshadowed by sinister events – right on the first anniversary of a…

The shock over the horrific suicide of a police officer runs deep, opening up old wounds for everyone in town. While Franka starts to investigate, Lisa’s menacing visions intensify.

It’s time for the annual carnival season kick-off in Großstetten. For Lisa, the evening ends on a disturbing note – she is convinced she is being stalked by a dark figure.

Lisa wakes up terrified in a stranger’s car in the middle of the forest. She can’t remember anything about what happened, and sends her location to her mother. A very worried Franka rushes to her…

Lisa has a growing feeling there is something more behind her frightening visions. Are the figures trying to tell her something? Determined, she sets off to search for clues in her past.

Simon’s situation escalates. In desperation, he drives to the school to confront the love of his life. Meanwhile, Lisa must confront the dead in an effort to learn the whole truth.

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Format

6×45’

Produced by

Bavaria Fiction

Cast

Mina-Giselle Rüffer, Paul Ahrens, Marie Leuenberger, Alessandro Schuster, Esmael Agostinho, Jürg Plüss a.o.

Year of Production

2023

Original Language

German

Broadcaster

ZDF

Writer

Daniel Rübesam, Judith Angerbauer, Torsten Lenkeit

Director

Daniel Rübesam

Awards

Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2024: Best Music Fiction (Anna Kühlein)

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Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen (German Academy for Television) 2025: Supporting Role (Alessandro Schuster)

Award Nominations

Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen (German Academy for Television) 2025: Cut (Linda Bosch)

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