SRF buries "The Bestatter" after seven seasons

SRF and the actor have jointly decided not to continue producing the award-winning crime series after seven seasons and to devote themselves to new projects. Filming for the final season will start on June 17, 2018, and will take place as usual in and around the canton of Aargau. It will be directed by Barbara Kulcsar and Chris Niemeyer.

In January 2013, SRF showed the first season of the popular crime series. The great success and the steadily growing fan base at home and abroad confirmed SRF and the Zurich production company Snakefilm to produce six more seasons with a total of 40 episodes over the past years. After seven years, Luc Conrad (Mike Müller), Anna-Maria (Barbara Terpoorten), Fabio (Reto Stalder), Erika (Suly Röthlisberger), Semmelweiss (Martin Ostermeier) and Doerig (Samuel Streiff) are now saying goodbye to their audience. The seventh and final season will air in January 2019. In addition, all seasons of "Der Bestatter" will be available online for seven days starting Monday.

Together with the series' regular cast and the production company Snakefilm, the last six episodes of "Der Bestatter" are being made in sixty-six days of shooting. Barbara Kulcsar ("Nebelgrind," "Zwiespalt") and Chris Niemeyer ("Der Bestatter") are directing.

Ruedi Matter, director of SRF, in a statement: "The Undertaker was a great success, showing us that our audience loves well-told Swiss stories. The series lived not only from the good basic idea and strong stories, but above all from the actors around Mike Müller and Barbara Terpoorten. The team in front of and behind the camera did a great job. I would like to thank the cast and crew for their commitment, dedication and passion. I look forward to the final episodes in January 2019."

Mike Mueller comments, "Quit when you can, not when you have to."