The WORST episodes of Vienna Blood

Every episode of Vienna Blood ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Vienna Blood!

To know criminals' minds you have to get close to murder. A brilliant young doctor takes on mysterious cases in bohemian Vienna.

Last Updated: 11/17/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing

7.35

185 votes

#1 - The Melancholy Countess

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/10/2021

When a widowed Hungarian countess drowns in her bath at a luxury hotel, it is revealed that she has been suffering from melancholia - but a post-mortem reveals strychnine poisoning. Oskar joins up with Max to solve the riddle of why anyone would want her dead.

Directors: Robert Dornhelm

Writer: Steve Thompson

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7.40

169 votes

#2 - The Devil's Kiss

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/17/2021

A beggar girl finds a mutilated corpse in Vienna's slum quarter. The secret services warn Oskar that the investigation is not the concern of the Leopoldstadt police. However, when Oskar receives anonymous messages relating to the murder, he can't resist delving further.

Directors: Robert Dornhelm

Writer: Steve Thompson

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7.41

160 votes

#3 - Darkness Rising

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/24/2021

When a monk is found brutally murdered in his monastery, suspicions immediately falls on a Jewish man who publicly reprimanded the victim for spreading anti-Semitic rhetoric.

Directors: Robert Dornhelm

Writer: Steve Thompson

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7.44

55 votes

#4 - Mephisto Waltz (1)

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/4/2024

Vienna, 1909. Oskar is baffled when the director of security agrees to a secret rendezvous with a notorious, recently captured criminal.

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7.44

381 votes

#5 - The Last Seance

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2019

Junior doctor Max Liebermann asks to observe a criminal case for his studies. Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt reluctantly offers him full access to the case of a murdered woman.

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7.50

321 votes

#6 - The Queen of the Night

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/25/2019

Oskar is called away from Max and Clara’s engagement party with news of a murder in a Spittelberg brothel. Oskar is quick to make an arrest, but Max is not convinced that they have the right man.

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7.58

118 votes

#7 - The God of Shadows

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/2022

Max applies his neurological expertise to the case of a retired soldier, Captain Steiner, who is convinced that he is cursed and tortured by vengeful spirits.

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7.59

284 votes

#8 - The Lost Child

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/2/2019

At a family gathering, the Liebermanns are shocked by an act of violence from Max's nephew Daniel.

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7.64

126 votes

#9 - Death Is Now a Welcome Guest

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/28/2022

When a famous film star dies during the premiere of her new film, Max and Oskar's investigation gets them embroiled in the dark underbelly of stardom and far-right politics.

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7.70

54 votes

#10 - Mephisto Waltz (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/2024

With Max in the hospital, Oskar is racked with guilt but is determined to unmask the traitor in the heart of the Austrian establishment. He realises just how powerful this enemy is when he finds himself framed for murder.

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7.78

136 votes

#11 - Deadly Communion

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2022

A young seamstress is murdered in a luxury fashion house. Oscar and Max are initially perplexed, but further clues are revealed when Max receives a letter at his new practice.

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