Matthew Beard and Juergen Maurer went on the search for “Mephisto” and thus one last time on the historical “Vienna Blood” criminal hunt on ORF on Friday, December 20th and Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at 8:15 p.m -2 premiere in Umut Dağ’s two-part finale of the international ORF event production with a total of 1.281 million viewers Viewers (widest circle of viewers, including nightly repeats) or 17 percent of the Austrian TV population aged twelve and over. An average of 416,000 (preliminary weighting) with an 18 percent market share (target group 12+) attended the brilliant finale of the successful series. The first part was used most intensively with up to 520,000 and an average of 428,000 viewers with a market share of 18 percent (12+).
In addition to Matthew Beard and Juergen Maurer, Josef Ellers, Luise von Finckh, Charlene McKenna, Conleth Hill, Amelia Bullmore, Raphael von Bargen, Simon Hatzl, Miriam Hie, Robert Reinagl and Maria Köstlinger appeared in other roles for the two 90-minute films in front of the camera. The star-studded episode roles include Leonie Benesch, Ulrike Beimpold, Johannes Zeiler, Johannes Zirner, Murathan Muslu, Stipe Erceg, Tobias Resch, Stefan Pohl, Theresa Riess, Rainer Galke, Lukas Spisser, Stefan Puntigam, Stefan Gorski, Daniel Keberle, Rina Juniku, Daniel Jesch and Patrick Seletzky can be seen. The scripts this time again come from “Vienna Blood” veteran Stephen Thompson (based on the novel by Frank Tallis). “Vienna Blood – Mephisto” is a production by MR FILM and Endor Productions in co-production with ORF, ZDF, Seven.One Studios International, made with the support of FISA+, Film in Austria (ABA), TV Fund Austria, Film Fund Vienna and the State of Lower Austria.
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The two-parter “Vienna Blood – Mephisto” is still available to stream on ORF ON, where other parts of the popular series are also available.
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