Der Pass

Der Pass (English: The Pass) or Pagan Peak is an Austrian-German television crime drama series which premiered on Sky Deutschland on 25 January 2019. It was inspired by season 1 of the Danish-Swedish series, Broen | Bron (English:The Bridge). Der Pass was co-created by Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert, both of whom also direct and write episodes. Criminal profiler Alexander Horn advised on police procedure. The action is set largely in the Austro-German border region from Traunstein to Salzburg. In the first season of eight episodes, two detectives, German Ellie (Julia Jentsch) and Gedeon (Nicholas Ofczarek) from Austria, hunt a serial killer, Gregor (Franz Hartwig), who uses a Krampus mask as a disguise. The pilot episode, "Finsternis" (English: "Darkness"), had its world premiere on 21 September 2018 at the Tribeca TV Festival, ahead of the full series premiere. Its Austrian debut was at the Urania Cinema, Vienna, on 15 January 2019, and its German premiere at Gloria-Palast, Munich, on the following day. Season 2 of Der Pass, also of eight episodes, began airing on 21 January 2022. In this season, Ellie and Gedeon investigate a series of murders after female bodies are found in the border area. Their killer, Xandi (Dominic Marcus Singer), is protected by his family's business empire. A third and final season aired beginning 4 May 2023.