In James Cameron's masterpiece "Avatar – Departure for Pandora" (Sat.1), Jake Sully goes on a special mission. "In the Abyss" (Das Erste), Peter Kurth observes a child murderer and the "Ghosts of the Past" (ZDFneo) are up to mischief in England.
8:15 p.m., Sat.1, Avatar – Departure for Pandora, science fiction film
James Cameron's digital milestone sends Sam Worthington on a space mission: When the raw materials on earth are running low, the focus is increasingly on the element Unobtainium, a material that only exists on the moon Pandora. The native population of the Na'vi rebels against the overexploitation of their fantastic nature, which is why ex-Marine Jake Sully is sent on a diplomatic mission – in the body of an avatar.
8:15 p.m., The First, In the Abyss, Crime
Not everyone deserves a second chance. The experienced investigator Wallat (Peter Kurth) is certain of that – and certainly not the child murderer Hagenow (Tobias Moretti), who is released after 15 years in prison. Wallat takes over the management of an LKA team that monitors the potential repeat offender. His "unofficial" assignment does not fit into any service manual: Wallat is supposed to catch Hagenow in the act – in good time, of course – in order to put him behind bars forever. The LKA team serves him around the clock. When Wallat loses sight of him on a night walk, a nightmare begins the next morning: a boy has disappeared without a trace.
8:15 p.m., ZDFneo, ghosts of the past, horror film
England in the early 1920s. The bestselling author Florence (Rebecca Hall) has set herself the task of refuting ghost apparitions and supernatural phenomena with logical and scientific explanations. One day the teacher Robert Mallory (Dominic West) is at her door. The boarding school where he teaches seems to be haunted. One of his pupils perished in unknown circumstances, and students and teachers have lived in fear and terror ever since. Is a ghost up to mischief in the old walls? Old student photos seem to indicate this. After some hesitation, Florence accepts the task …
8:15 p.m., RTL, Big Performance – Who is the star in the star ?, show
Major show greats are back on stage. But the big question is "Who is the star in the star?" Because behind the world-famous singers are in truth German celebrities who have turned into their music idol. Who can achieve the perfect illusion? Michelle Hunziker, Motsi Mabuse and Guido Maria Kretschmer guess which star is behind which music legend.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, The Quiz Champion – The Celebrity Special, Rate Show
Oliver Pocher, Wolfgang Bosbach, Joachim Llambi, Sonja Zietlow and Marcel Reif, among others, dare to play against the five experts. Who will prevail and win 25,000 euros for a good cause? The team of experts consists of Ulrich Wickert (current affairs), Anna Thalbach (literature and language), Katrin Müller-Hohenstein (sport), Michael "Bully" Herbig (film and television), and Wigald Boning (geography) also the reigning and first celebrity special winner as an opponent.