Overview
- The final pre-hiatus episodes of 'Sturm der Liebe' and 'Rote Rosen' will air on June 27, 2025, with new episodes resuming on September 1, 2025.
- During the summer break, ARD will fill the afternoon slots with Degeto film reruns and live broadcasts of the Tour de France.
- Fans can continue to access past episodes of both series anytime via the ARD Mediathek streaming platform.
- Plans to halve episode runtimes starting in autumn 2025 have been officially shelved, ensuring full-length episodes through at least 2027.
- The summer hiatus aligns with ARD's annual strategy to explore cost-effective programming alternatives, though past experiments have had limited success.