Die Bergretter season 18 premiere and cast changes, Digi Mart USA News: The German series “Die Bergretter” has returned for its 18th season, with new episodes airing Thursdays at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF and via livestream on Joyn.
The season consists of seven new episodes, and the first five were available in the ZDF Mediathek a week before their television premiere.
According to the publisher, the early episodes center on the search for the last recorded words of mountaineer Anton Höller. Markus and his team recover an audio recording, and Rudi restores a recording of an argument between Anton and Hannes.
Isa and her son Elias confront Hannes, hoping for answers, but then they suddenly disappear.
Elsewhere in the season, Mareike Neuer and her daughter Svea quarrel during a climbing trip over Mareike’s new partner, Jonas, and Svea falls and hangs unconscious in her rope. The rescue is overshadowed by news that emergency physician Katharina Strasser has been diagnosed with leukemia.
The article reports that a rockfall in the Dachstein mountains endangers Marion Mödlhammer, and that the damaged safety nets raise suspicion about the construction firm run by her husband, Jürgen. The team also mourns the unexpected death of Franz Marthaler, played by Heinz Marecek, described as the good soul of the farm.
The publisher also reports that ZDF has announced actress Luise Bähr will leave the series after twelve years. The announcement was made on October 21, and no details about the timing or manner of her departure have been published.
The publisher states that the outcome of the season has not been revealed, and that Katharina’s leukemia storyline remains unresolved in episodes six and seven.
