Tijan Njie

The rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, a studio group assembled by German producer Frank Farian and fronted by nightclub dancers Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan. After a string of worldwide hit singles, awards and performances, it was revealed that the duo never sang a note of their songs, leading to one of the biggest scandals in music history.

Seizing poisonous snakes or rescuing an environmental activist from a threatened tree—Mainz bailiff Billy Kuckuck handles these tasks with enthusiasm and competence. But cases such as the eviction of 80-year-old Margot Kühlborn, who has to move out of her familiar apartment after 50 years due to a personal use lawsuit, do not shake her so easily.