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That’s why Franziska Weisz stops at the Falke “crime scene”.
Franziska Weisz is on stage at her last “Tatort”.
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This “crime scene” farewell raises a few questions: Julia Grosz, played by Franziska Weisz, dies and Thorsten Falke is left alone. But why is the actress quitting?
Federal police officer Thorsten Falke (Wotan Wilke Möhring) will go hunting for criminals alone in the future. The New Year’s “Tatort: What Remains” was the last appearance of investigator Julia Grosz, aka actress Franziska Weisz. At the end of her 13th mission, she dies a tragic death in the film, leaving a gap that, according to the responsible NDR, will not be filled for the time being.
The decision was announced in September. It was not explained why Weisz would no longer be part of the Falke “crime scene”. In a “Bild” interview However, the Austrian commented on her surprising exit, without going into detail: “There are always reasons for doing or not doing things – for everyone involved.” She can only say that, as a Berliner by choice, it was an exciting experience for her to give the Hamburg “crime scene” a female face.
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“Now the playing field in my job is big and my joy of playing and desire for versatility is even greater,” says Weisz. She is now looking forward to other projects: “And because the world has changed a lot in the last few years, I’m actually really keen on comedy.” She says a “big thank you” to all “Tatort” fans: “You’re great!” The head of fiction at Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Christian Granderath, simply remarked that Weisz had given the NDR “crime scenes” “a very distinctive character.” He thanked him for the 13 cases in seven years: The role had undergone an “exciting development” but had now been told.
Franziska Weisz took on the role of Petra Schmidt-Schaller in “Tatort”.
Franziska Weisz took over the role of “Tatort” commissioner alongside Wotan Wilke Möhring in 2015 after Petra Schmidt-Schaller left. She played Grosz’s predecessor Katharina Lorenz in the first six episodes of “Tatort” in northern Germany. Möhring’s role as the taciturn and milk-drinking investigator Falke was introduced in the 2013 film “Feuerteufel”. 18 episodes have been broadcast so far.
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