Inside CDU

Name: Inside CDU
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-05-07
Rating: 8
Cast: Friedrich Merz, Carsten Linnemann, Markus Söder, Catarina dos Santos-Wintz, Philipp Amthor

8.0 IMDb 7.5 (43) May 2025 2 Seasons 9 Episodes

Returning Series

Documentary

Overview

Two seasons behind the scenes of Germany's Christian Democrats. Season 1 follows Friedrich Merz, general secretary Carsten Linnemann and the CDU campaign team from the collapse of the traffic-light coalition to the snap 2025 federal election. Season 2 follows the party in power through state elections, sliding polls and its struggle with the far-right AfD. A ZDF documentary series.

Created by Steffen Haug, Denise Jacobs

Elbmotion Filmproduktion · ZDF

🇩🇪 Germany · German

Cast

Friedrich Merz

Self

Carsten Linnemann

Self

Markus Söder

Self

Catarina dos Santos-Wintz

Self

Philipp Amthor

Self

Thorsten Frei

Self

Robin Alexander

Self

Mariam Lau

Self

Olaf Scholz

Self

Helene Bubrowski

Self

Key Crew

Steffen Haug

Director

Denise Jacobs

Director

Steffen Haug

Author

Denise Jacobs

Author

Michael Cordero

Producer

Matthias Wissmann

Producer

Carsten Claus

Producer

Carmen Peter

Production Executive

Heike Schnaar

Production Executive

Episode 1

The CDU faces fights on every front: a gloomy mood in the country, strong political rivals, and itself.

Sep 22, 2026 36m

Episode 2

No change of government in Baden-Württemberg, but the result in Rhineland-Palatinate gives hope. At party headquarters in Berlin, the search begins for a way back to winning form.

Sep 29, 2026 35m

Episode 3

Polls slide and the AfD pulls ahead. For the CDU/CSU and the Chancellor, a decisive test begins.

Oct 6, 2026 35m

Episode 4

Between show and reality: rivals celebrate their poll numbers while the CDU fights for every percentage point in the east.

Oct 13, 2026 45m

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