The first three episodes of the new ORF mystery thriller series from 8:15 p.m. on ORF 1
Vienna (OTS) – The desire for healthy mountain air for her asthmatic daughter and a new life with the family in her husband’s hometown attracts Brigitte Hobmeier as the doctor Lucia in a new mystery thriller series co-produced by ORF, BR, NDR and ARTE on ORF-1 series Monday, November 13, 2023, from 8:15 p.m. to the fictional Tyrolean village of Rotten, where there is no “snow” in times of climate change, mysterious events are on the agenda and old secrets are pushing to the surface. It quickly becomes clear: life here is different than expected – and something is very wrong. Starring alongside Brigitte Hobmeier as Lucia are Robert Stadlober as her husband, Marie-Luise Stockinger as an unexpected confidant in the strange village, Karl Fischer as the patriarch, Maria Hofstätter as his wife and hotel owner and Stipe Erceg as an investigator. Other roles include Sylvia Eisenberger, Katrin Lux, Ann-Birgit Höller, Lukas Spisser, Anton Algrang and Heinz Marecek.
“Snow” is a project that was mostly conceived and created by women: the story was developed by producer Ursula Wolschlager, who died in September 2021, and filmmaker Barbara Albert, who provided artistic support for the production, together with producer Gabriela Bacher. The scripts come from Kathrin Richter and Jürgen Schlagenhof as well as Michaela Taschenk, based on an idea by Michaela Taschenk. Directed by Catalina Molina (Salzburg ORF country thrillers) and Esther Rauch (“Family Matter”). And numerous core departments in the crew are also staffed by women – such as Leah Striker on camera, production designer Veronika Merlin and casting director Eva Roth. “Snow” is a production by Primary Pictures and X-Filme Productions in collaboration with Beta Film and Mestiere Cinema and in co-production with ORF, BR, NDR and ARTE; funded by IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige and supported by Veneto Film Commission. The series is produced by Gabriela Bacher and Uwe Schott.
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Episode 1 (Monday, November 13th, 8:15 p.m., ORF 1)
The doctor Lucia Salinger (Brigitte Hobmeier) moves with her family to the Tyrolean mountain village of Rotten, the hometown of her husband Matthi (Robert Stadlober). Her little daughter Alma (Laeni Geiseler) suffers from severe asthma and the healthy mountain air of the Alps is supposed to alleviate her illness. But the new start is bumpy: neighbor Aurelia (Sylvia Eisenberger) gives the family a strange welcome and Lucia also has to warm up to her in-laws. After the first night in the new home, Alma claims that a dead woman visited her and gave her a ring. When Lucia has a scary encounter while jogging in the forest, it becomes clear that something is wrong in Rotten.
Episode 2 (Monday, November 13th, 9:05 p.m., ORF 1)
The legend of the “Guardian of the Mountains” never lets Alma go. She talks obsessively about the corpse of a young woman that is supposed to be found at Muttstein. When Alma goes on a mountain hike with Lucia and Valentina (Marie-Luise Stockinger), Alma’s premonition actually becomes reality. Meanwhile, Bruno (Karl Fischer) prepares for the community meeting. There he would like to present his plans for blowing up the mountain and building a new gondola, but Bruno will not only receive approval. At the same time, the young woman’s body can be identified: it is Marianne Wild (Matilda Cunietti), Aurelia’s daughter, who disappeared without a trace 40 years ago. When Lucia discovers an injury on Marianne’s body, she insists on an autopsy.
Episode 3 (Monday, November 13th, 10 p.m., ORF 1)
It is clear: Marianne was murdered. Inspector Prochaszka (Stipe Erceg) begins the investigation, and Alma is also questioned. She has been behaving more and more strangely, especially since Marianne’s body was found, which does not go unnoticed by Lucia. She discovers uncanny parallels to the dead Marianne and she realizes that Alma knows things that she actually cannot know. The mysterious events also put increasing strain on Lucia and Matthi’s marriage and arguments break out. When Lucia wants to flee Rotten with her children, Alma suddenly disappears.