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# Germany's ZDF Airs BBC Hit "Ludwig" After Coproducing Its Second Season
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/10/19/ludwig-zdf-bbc-coproduction/
- Published: 2026-10-19T07:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T07:47:10.000Z
- Description: Germany's ZDF schedules the first season of a British crime comedy whose second season it helped pay for.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Buyers, ZDF, BBC, David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, #pool-2026-10-20, #ai-generated

ZDF airs the six episodes of the first season of BBC crime comedy "Ludwig" from 29 November, two a night late on Sunday evenings from 10:15 p.m., under the German subtitle "Mörderische Rätsel", DWDL reports, and was a coproducer on the second season, which aired in the UK shortly before. David Mitchell plays puzzle setter John Taylor, who poses as his missing twin brother James, a senior police detective in Cambridge, at the urging of his sister-in-law Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin). DWDL says the series reached more than 9.5 million people within a month of its 2024 BBC premiere, and that a third season is ordered along with a Christmas special due in 2026.

**Source**: [DWDL, 19 October 2026](https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/108259/zdf%5Ffindet%5Fsendetermin%5Ffuer%5Fbbcserienhit%5Fludwig/?ref=scrolletta.com)