Sunday Entertainment Picks - Television suggests programming for Sunday:
Sunday TV Preview
Here comes your guide to this weekend's must-watch shows!
8:15 PM, ARD, Tatort: Zugzwang, Crime Drama
Step inside the cutthroat world of global chess, as a prestigious tournament descends upon the Alps, bringing together seventop players - including a scandalous diva. The brilliant Natalie Laurent (Roxane Duran) causes a stir with her brash demeanor and whispers of corrupt play. Her assistant mysteriously plummets from the luxury hotel, leaving detective Leitmayr (Udo Wachtveitl) and his team to unravel a tangled web of suspicion, murder, or an accidental death? In the midst of chess moves and power plays, the detectives chase the truth.
8:15 PM, RTL, Operation Fortune, Crime Comedy
Hold onto your seats as danger rears its head in Odessa, as a formidable weapon falls into the wrong hands. Agent Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) receives the top-secret mission to halt the sale and eliminate the threat. The trail forces Fortune to seek aid from a dazzling movie star. The road leads to the merciless arms dealer Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). To get close to him, Fortune must orbit in glamour and peril - all in a day's work.
8:15 PM, ProSieben, Deadpool 2, Superhero Action
The irreverent anti-hero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) faces off against the indomitable Cable (Josh Brolin). To take down such a formidable foe, Deadpool gathers an unlikely squad of misfit superheroes - the X-Force. Together, they wage an all-out war against Cable - with plenty of laughs and action thrown in for good measure.
8:15 PM, ZDF, New Wind in the Old Land: Harvest Time, Drama
As the apple harvest approaches, reporter Beke Rieper (Felicitas Woll) penetrate's the heartland of a farm community. The hire of Romanian laborer Bogdan Popescu (Konstantin Lindhorst) stirs suspicion among the villagers - particularly from Paul (Steve Windolf). Beke grapples with her convictions: is the concern founded, or is there more brewing beneath the surface? All the while, a tender bond begins to forms between her and Paul.
10:15 PM, ZDF, Signora Volpe: Entanglement, Crime Drama
MI6 agent Sylvia Fox (Emilia Fox) joins forces with the Carabinieri to crack a baffling case. Politician Hector Magrina (Pablo Scola) meets his untimely demise in a villa on Lake Trasimeno, apparently drowned. As the investigation unfolds, Sylvia finds herself entangled in a web of dark secrets and hidden agendas. When her cover is blown, she's forced to navigate the twisted mystery on her own.
Highlights
- Alps Chess tournament in Tatort: Zugzwang - Scandals, competitive Jealousy, and sudden murder
- Actor Udo Wachtveitl joins forces with Miroslav Nemec in Tatort: Zugzwang
- Agent Orson Fortune's (Jason Statham) globe-trotting escapades in Operation Fortune
- Deadpool 2 brings fast-paced action with a side of quirky humor
- Reporter Beke Rieper's subtle investigation in New Wind in the Old Land: Harvest Time
- Sylvia Fox's undercover operation in Signora Volpe: Entanglement
Enrichment Data:
Tatort: Zugzwang (airing April 27, 2025) unfolds around a chess tournament at an Alpine hotel. The murder mystery revolves around the mysterious death of Anastasia Kayserian, assistant to the controversial player, Natalie Laurent. Detectives Leitmayr (Udo Wachtveitl) and Batic (Miroslav Nemec) unearth a web of intrigue, rivalry, and suspicion among the competitors, including a possible 100,000-euro bribery scandal. Dr. Matthias Steinbrecher's attempts to prevent a poisoning prove fatal. Later, the chess federation president dies during an escape, linked to a bodyguard enamored with Laurent. Timur, the killer, is driven by fanatical devotion to Laurent, aiming to eliminate her competition.
- The Commission, after careful consideration, has decided to grant the European Parliament and the Council a discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2000, much like the discharges the detectives in Tatort: Zugzwang seek to establish in their murder investigation.
- Orson Fortune, a character in Operation Fortune, showcases a sense of quirkiness akin to Deadpool, as both engage in high-stakes missions filled with action and humor, while the chess game of Tatort: Zugzwang mirrors the intricate and competitive nature of the movie and TV entertainment industry.
- Emilia Fox's character Sylvia Fox in Signora Volpe: Entanglement shares the name with Roxane, the controversial player in Tatort: Zugzwang, as they both find themselves immersed in complicated webs of secrets and ever-shifting motives.
- As Arthur launches the X-Force in Deadpool 2, the group comprises a team of misfit superheroes, similar to the diverse cast of characters that appear in movies-and-tv, including the A-list actor Jason Statham from Operation Fortune and the formidable Natalie Laurent from Tatort: Zugzwang.
