Horror series Hameln”: audience ratings divide the nation!

Horror series Hameln”: audience ratings divide the nation!

The horror series “Hameln” premiered on television and in the media library on December 30, 2025. The series, which consists of a total of six episodes, was partly filmed in Hameln and therefore shows many well-known places, which arouses great interest, especially among viewers from Hameln and the Weserbergland dewezet.de reported.

All episodes are available in the ZDF media library and will also be broadcast on ZDFneo on January 12th and 19th at 8:15 p.m. However, opinions on the quality of the series are divided: positive comments praise the plot and the actors' performance, while critics criticize "wooden dialogue" and a confusing story. Some viewers also compare the series with other TV formats and films, such as “Zombie and Back to the Future” or “The Three Question Marks”. The horror factor is perceived differently: While some find the series to be “violent” and “brutal”, others do not see it as real horror.

Viewing ratings and feedback worth seeing

The first episode of the series was watched by 440,000 viewers, but viewership dropped to 200,000 at times in subsequent episodes. The market shares among young viewers were between 0.5 and 0.8 percent, with one episode even reaching 1.8 percent. Michael Boyer, employee of Hameln Marketing and Tourismus GmbH, spoke positively about Götz Otto in the role of the Pied Piper. A more precise assessment of the streaming numbers in the media library is not yet known zdf.de notes.

– Submitted by West-East media