ZDF Magazin Royale: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of ZDF Magazin Royale Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Trump Madness made in Germany
Jan 29, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann explores the question of where we should get our daily Trump madness from after the end of Trump's term in office and awards the "Orange Angel" seal of quality.
The Truth about Frontex
Feb 5, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann investigates the background behind the EU border protection agency "Frontex".
Influencer Paradise Dubai
Feb 12, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann answers the question why so many influencers are drawn to Dubai.
The 17 Interior Ministers of the Interior Ministers
Feb 19, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann investigates the question of who the 17 most spectacular German interior ministers in the world actually are.
Stop & Go on the German Internet
Feb 26, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann wonders why digitalization is progressing so slowly in Germany.
Professional Football despite the Pandemic
Mar 5, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann answers the question why millions of dollars continue to flow into professional football during the Corona crisis, while ordinary consumers have to fear for their ex
How Ischgl became a Corona Cluster
Mar 12, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann examines the circumstances of the Corona cluster in Ischgl and delves into the shadowy world of the Austrian ski lobby.
Where should we put our Nuclear Waste?
Mar 19, 2021 · 30 min
Jan Böhmermann deals with the long-term consequences of the use of nuclear energy.
Nazi Hotspot Dresden – What is the Reason?
Mar 26, 2021 · 30 min
Storks fly south in winter, Thor Steinar jackets march from west to east year-round. There are good reasons why Nazis like to settle in the East.
The international Sand Crisis
Apr 9, 2021 · 30 min
Sand doesn't just lie lifeless on the beach and stick to your water shoes six months after a Mallorca vacation: it's everywhere! In cars, houses, soap, computers, and grated cheese
The Lies of the Gossip Press
Apr 16, 2021 · 30 min
The dirty stepbrother of quality journalism is a pure money-printing machine of the last century. Doing business with lies and misanthropic stories under the guise of press freedom
Clusterfuck Hartz IV
Apr 23, 2021 · 30 min
Even 16 years later, Hartz IV still does not work as the promised great labor market reform: two-thirds of the people who slip into unemployment today end up directly at the old so
The Problem of the German Film Landscape
Apr 30, 2021 · 30 min
Just a few days ago, the Oscars were awarded in L.A. And in Germany, the film industry is doing what it does best: always casting the same three men in leading roles, producing fil
Sebastian Kurz and His Turquoise Family
May 7, 2021 · 30 min
Austria, you are our favorite neighbor! You gave the world Wiener Schnitzel, DJ Ötzi, and, unfortunately, a young boy as Chancellor. That's why it's always good to have a true frie