Murder by the Lake
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. Sixteen episodes have been broadcast as of February, 2023.
Premise
German homicide detective Micha Oberländer and his Austrian counterpart Hannah Zeiler are partners in a German-Austrian cooperative police agency located at the border between the towns of Bregenz and Lindau. Their job is to solve murders that take place with evidence or clues in both countries, and since international boundaries are not defined in the lake, a multinational approach is essential. The series contrasts the different personalities of the two detectives: while Micha is personable and hot-blooded, Hannah is unemotional and has difficulty with social interactions. Despite, or because of, their different characters and methods, Micha and Hannah make a brilliant team. The longer they work together the more they enjoy each other's company. Maybe even more than they would like to admit. Helping the team is their thorough but plodding colleague Thomas Komlatschek.Recurring subplots in the series are Oberländer's marital difficulties and Zeiler's search for her missing father.
Since episode 16, the mysterious Austrian inspector Luisa Hoffman investigates alongside Micha Oberländer. Zeiler died offscreen in a motorcycle accident.