RTL shows the live event “The Passion” about the last days of Jesus’ life. The Easter special is coming up at the “big celebrity baking” (Sat.1). The British eccentric Phileas Fogg wants to broadcast “Around the World in 80 Days” on ZDFneo.
8:15 p.m., RTL, The Passion, Show
“The Passion – The Greatest Story of All Time” is now returning to the screen. This year, the venue for the major live music event is the documenta city of Kassel, where the last days in the life of Jesus Christ will once again be staged on a spectacular stage by many stars and transported into the present day with well-known pop songs. Hannes Jaenicke takes on the role of narrator.
8:15 p.m., Sat.1, The Big Celebrity Baking – Easter Special, Baking Show
Three prominent baking chicks compete against each other with an old baking hand at their side: singer Sarah Engels and pop veteran Eloy de Jong, the two comedy talents citizens Lars Dietrich and Lisa Feller as well as the Olympic long-distance runner Sabrina Mockenhaupt and soccer world champion Thomas Häßler. The teams bake for victory in three Easter challenges. The winner receives 10,000 euros for a good cause.
8:15 p.m., Das Erste, Kafka: Bureau, drama series
The episode shows Franz Kafka (Joel Basman) in his professional world as an insurance lawyer. He is a renowned expert in the field, wins almost every court case on behalf of the insurance company and is highly respected by his superiors – an honor he does not reciprocate. For him, the rather comfortable workplace is a living hell from which he just wants to escape. At the height of the First World War, his superiors go so far as to save Kafka’s life by officially declaring him indispensable, thus saving him from being drafted.
8:15 p.m., ZDFneo, Around the World in 80 Days, adventure series
In 1872, British eccentric Phileas Fogg (David Tennant) makes a bet with his old friend Bellamy (Peter Sullivan). He claims to be able to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, powered by modern transportation. He was inspired by a newspaper article that mentioned the theoretical possibility of such a trip. A mysterious postcard with the word “coward” spurs him on even further.
8:15 p.m., NITRO, Hulk, action drama
After a laboratory accident involving deadly gamma rays, scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) turns into the green monster Hulk during fits of rage. Only his girlfriend Betty (Jennifer Connelly) knows his secret. The military, led by Betty’s father General Ross, tries to stop the green monster. Can Betty calm the monster and save Bruce?