Vienna Blood (2019–present)
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Plot
Max Liebermann is a brilliant young English student of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. When Max comes into contact with Oskar Rheinhardt, a Detective Inspector struggling with a strange case, he agrees to help him investigate a series of unusual and disturbing murders. Max's extraordinary skills of perception and forensics, and his deep understanding of human behavior and deviance, lead them to solving some of Vienna's most mysterious and deadly cases.
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Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
The Lost ChildMax's nephew suffers a breakdown after the drowning of a fellow cadet at a military academy. The police department refute suspicions but Max shows Oskar a pattern of violence and believes that they're looking at a murder investigation. - 02
The Melancholy CountessWhen a depressed Hungarian Countess drowns in the bath of her luxury hotel suite it looks like suicide. Intense scrutiny falls on her psychoanalyst, Max Liebermann. Investigating Officer Oskar Rheinhardt teams up with Max to solve the riddle of the Countess' death and clear Max's professional reputation. - 03
The God of ShadowsMax applies his neurological expertise to the case of a retired soldier, Captain Steiner, who is convinced that he is cursed and tortured by vengeful spirits.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Last SeanceNovember 18, 2019Junior doctor Max Liebermann asks to observe a criminal case for his studies. Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt reluctantly offers him full access - S01E02
Queen of the NightNovember 25, 2019Oskar is called away from Max and Clara’s engagement party with news of a murder in a Spittelberg brothel. Oskar is quick to make an arrest, - S01E03Season's bestThe Lost ChildDecember 2, 2019Max's nephew suffers a breakdown after the drowning of a fellow cadet at a military academy. The police department refute suspicions but Max
Season02
- S02E01Season's bestThe Melancholy CountessDecember 10, 2021When a depressed Hungarian Countess drowns in the bath of her luxury hotel suite it looks like suicide. Intense scrutiny falls on her psycho
- S02E02
The Devil's KissDecember 17, 2021A beggar-girl finds a mutilated corpse in Vienna's slum quarter. The secret services warn Oskar that the investigation is not the concern of - S02E03
Darkness RisingDecember 24, 2021A monk has been found brutally murdered in his monastery. Suspicion falls on a religious Jew who had reprimanded the monk for spreading anti
Season03
- S03E01
Deadly CommunionDecember 14, 2022A young seamstress is murdered in a luxury fashion house. Oscar and Max are initially perplexed, but further clues are revealed when Max rec - S03E02Season's bestThe God of ShadowsDecember 21, 2022Max applies his neurological expertise to the case of a retired soldier, Captain Steiner, who is convinced that he is cursed and tortured by
- S03E03
Death Is Now a Welcome GuestDecember 28, 2022When a famous film star dies during the premiere of her new film, Max and Oskar’s investigation gets them embroiled in the dark underbelly o
Season04
- S04E01
Mephisto Waltz (1)August 4, 2024Vienna, 1909. Oskar is baffled when the director of security agrees to a secret rendezvouz with a notorious, recently captured criminal. - S04E02
Mephisto Waltz (2)August 11, 2024With Max in the hospital, Oskar is racked with guilt but is determined to unmask the traitor in the heart of the Austrian establishment. He
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