WaPo Elbe

Station:
Das Erste (DE)

Status:
Running

Start:
2023-02-14

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Illegal salmon fishing, drug dealing, and deadly rivalries: crime is on the rise in the German-Czech border region, which is why a new team from the WaPo (water police) is manning the outpost on the Elbe.

WaPo Elbe Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'Kleopatra' (Season 3 Episode 7) and airs on 17 Nov 2026 11:50 (CDT).

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List of episodes

S3E4 - Lug & Trug

Janas grandmother, Babicka, becomes a victim of a grandchild scam. At the same time, the WaPo is investigating a fraud ring that scams people with fake yacht rental offers. It quickly becomes clear that the two cases are connected. Babicka, who lost a valuable heirloom in the scam, develops Miss Marple-like qualities. She teams up with other victims and pursues her own battle plan against the fraudsters. When Maike and her team are finally able to apprehend the mastermind behind both scams, both she and the fraudster himself are in for a surprise.

Air Date: 27 Oct 2026 12:50 (CDT)

S3E5 - Im Wein liegt die Wahrheit

A winemaker dies after drinking poisoned wine. Johnny Rowitzky operated the organic winery Taufenstein near Meißen with his friend André Stein and his wife Isabel. Rowitzky had an appointment with Karl Berner, the chief buyer of a wine wholesaler. Did he poison him because of a dispute over money? Or was it the trainee Sophie Schröder, who desperately wants to leave the winery? When an extortion letter announcing more poisoned bottles appears, the wine blogger Kostja Wagner comes under suspicion. After all, he has been systematically disparaging the wines of the Taufenstein winery for weeks. The WaPo is investigating at full speed. And gradually finds out that everyone had something to do with everyone else.

Air Date: 03 Nov 2026 11:50 (CDT)

S3E6 - Der alte Kapitän

The old Captain Bieber is found drowned in the Elbe. During their investigations, the police quickly encounter contradictions. Heiko, 47, the only son, was supposed to look after his father in the evening, but he was reportedly only away for a short while and was keen on his father's coin collection. Wife Hilde had a long-standing affair and her demented husband was getting in her way. The disease made him in need of care and even more difficult to tolerate than he already was. A nursing home was out of the question and he had alienated all the caregivers. All their joint plans with the lover had to wait, which made him angry, so he too came under the investigators' scrutiny. At the same time, Sami falls victim to a series of burglaries. He energetically pursues the perpetrator, manages to catch him and links him to the captain's case. But what exactly happened and who was the perpetrator?

Air Date: 10 Nov 2026 11:50 (CDT)

S3E7 - Kleopatra

A tragic incident on the theater ship "Elbprinzessin" shocks the tranquil town of Pirna. During the premiere of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra", the lead actor, Vladimir Holik, falls into the Elbe under mysterious circumstances. It quickly becomes clear that it was no accident. The theater dagger, with which Holik injured himself on stage, had been tampered with. The WaPo team begins to investigate and stumbles upon a web of jealousy, unresolved conflicts, and secrets. In addition to Holik's questionable past and his intimate relationship with the much older theater diva Regine Weise, her daughter Penelope also comes into focus, as she fears for her inheritance. The young actress Julia, on the other hand, is still seeking her place in the theater family and is playing with loaded cards, just like Regine's old theater friend Jakob, who is particularly devoted to her...

Air Date: 17 Nov 2026 11:50 (CDT)

S3E8 - TBA

Air Date: 24 Nov 2026 11:50 (CDT)