Funeral for a Dog (2022)

Name: Funeral for a Dog
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Friedrich Mücke, Anne Ratte-Polle, Geraldine Guy, Alina Tomnikov

Drama

Journalist Daniel Mandelkern leaves Hamburg on assignment to interview Dirk Svensson, a reclusive children's book author who lives alone on the Italian side of Lake Lugano with his three-legged dog. After stumbling on a manuscript of Svensson's about a complicated menage a trois, Mandelkern is plunged into mysteries past and present.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (262 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: DE
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

6.40 avg 8 episodes 6.6 → 5.9 45 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Astroland	6.6	17
2	Paradiso	6.8	16
3	Karvasmanteli	6.8	12
4	Shitty City	6.3	9
5	Samuli	6.2	9
6	Froglegs	6.0	8
7	Malpensa	6.6	8
8	Funeral for a dog	5.9	10