Overview
Series synopsis
Markus Lanz is a German talk television series that premiered on ZDF on June 3, 2008. It was created by Markus Lanz. It stars Markus Lanz.
TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.
Premise
TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Markus Lanz as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Steffen Möller as Self
- Paul Kuhn as Self
- Paul Potts as Self
- Katharina Saalfrank as Self
- Amelie Fried as Self
- Klaus Wildbolz as Self
- Peter Heinrich Brix as Self
- Oliver Welke as Self
- Vince Ebert as Self
- Ralph Morgenstern as Self
- Kolja Kleeberg as Self
- Jürgen Drews as Self
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 2257 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 18 | October 5, 2010 | November 28, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 29 | June 3, 2008 | September 4, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 103 | June 16, 2009 | June 9, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 115 | August 4, 2010 | July 14, 2011 |
| Season 4 | 134 | August 17, 2011 | July 26, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 135 | August 21, 2012 | July 31, 2013 |
| Season 6 | 122 | September 10, 2013 | July 24, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 125 | August 26, 2014 | July 16, 2015 |
| Season 8 | 133 | August 18, 2015 | July 27, 2016 |
| Season 9 | 127 | August 23, 2016 | July 13, 2017 |
| Season 10 | 122 | August 22, 2017 | July 12, 2018 |
| Season 11 | 131 | August 14, 2018 | July 4, 2019 |
| Season 12 | 57 | August 6, 2019 | December 18, 2019 |
| Season 13 | 132 | January 7, 2020 | December 17, 2020 |
| Season 14 | 140 | January 5, 2021 | December 16, 2021 |
| Season 15 | 134 | January 4, 2022 | December 15, 2022 |
| Season 16 | 138 | January 10, 2023 | December 21, 2023 |
| Season 17 | 138 | January 9, 2024 | December 19, 2024 |
| Season 18 | 139 | January 7, 2025 | December 18, 2025 |
| Season 19 | 85 | January 6, 2026 | July 16, 2026 |
Season 0 preview
18 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sehnsucht Grönland | October 5, 2010 |
| 2 | Sehnsucht Indien | November 27, 2012 |
| 3 | Sensucht Mongolei | December 20, 2012 |
Season 1 preview
29 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode dated 3 June 2008 | June 3, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode dated 4 June 2008 | June 4, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode dated 5 June 2008 | June 5, 2008 |
Season 2 preview
103 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | June 16, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 17, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | June 18, 2009 |
Season 3 preview
115 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 4, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 5, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 12, 2010 |
Season 4 preview
134 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 17, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 18, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 23, 2011 |
Season 5 preview
135 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 21, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 22, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 23, 2012 |
Season 6 preview
122 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 10, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 11, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 12, 2013 |
Season 7 preview
125 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 26, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 27, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 28, 2014 |
Season 8 preview
133 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 18, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 19, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 20, 2015 |
Season 9 preview
127 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 23, 2016 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 24, 2016 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 25, 2016 |
Season 10 preview
122 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 22, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 23, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 24, 2017 |
Season 11 preview
131 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 14, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 15, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 16, 2018 |
Season 12 preview
57 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 6, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 7, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 8, 2019 |
Season 13 preview
132 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 8, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 9, 2020 |
Season 14 preview
140 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 6, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 7, 2021 |
Season 15 preview
134 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 4, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 5, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 6, 2022 |
Season 16 preview
138 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 10, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 11, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 12, 2023 |
Season 17 preview
138 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 9, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 10, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 11, 2024 |
Season 18 preview
139 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 8, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 9, 2025 |
Season 19 preview
85 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 6, 2026 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 7, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 8, 2026 |
Production
Genres
Talk
Country
DE
Original language
de
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDF |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 3, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2026 |
| Status | Returning Series |