Schwerin is sweating in the hottest summer in years. Detectives Lona Mendt (Petra Schmidt-Schaller) and Frank Elling (Sascha Gersak) are investigating a serial killer who appears to choose his victims at random. But nothing is as it seems. Powerful adversaries clearly have a vested interest in keeping the true circumstances under wraps. The further the devoted family man Elling and the aloof Lona get in their investigations, the greater the obstacles become. Under this pressure, they allow themselves to be drawn into morally highly questionable actions... Shot in Cinemascope, the series impresses with its subtle acting and, like all good crime entertainment, captivates with its interpersonal subplots: Elling's failing marriage, fueled by his mother's dementia (wonderful: Christine Schorn). "Suspense from the start, a twist-filled story with surprising events and strong but flawed, corruptible protagonists, which are completely unusual on German television. There is time for the characters and subplots to develop, but without everything being explained and spelled out. Camera work, acting, narrative technique: high international series standard. What's more, there's hardly any of the usual German police station atmosphere, no coffee machine or chip shop humor. That's amazing. Instead, there are beer-drinking barbecue enthusiasts whose fun reaches almost threatening levels in one scene. The investigation is mainly conducted from a campsite on the Schwerin lake district, which eliminates the routine of officialdom and instead allows the summer, the water, and nature to come into their own. But also Petra Schmidt-Schaller's bikini figure. In short: The four [eight]-part series “Die Toten von Marnow” is really good, gripping television." (Christine Dössel, on: sueddeutsche.de) During the hottest summer in years, detectives Frank Elling and Lona Mendt are tasked with investigating a series of gruesome murders. The victims appear to have been chosen at random...