Fortsetzung der beliebten ARD Degeto Film-Krimireihe LOST IN FUSETA – EIN KRIMI AUS PORTUGAL: WEISSE FRACHT als Zweiteiler  

Saturday, 25 April | 8.15 pm (Part 1) and 9.45 pm (Part 2) | on ARD

Cologne, 20 April 2026 – In the third instalment of the bestselling series written by award-winning screenwriter Holger Karsten Schmidt under the pseudonym Gil Ribeiro, the extraordinary protagonist Leander Lost (Jan Krauter), together with his colleagues Graciana Rosado (Eva Meckbach) and Carlos Esteves (Daniel Christensen), must solve a life-threatening case that draws them ever deeper into the machinations of a drug cartel… On 25 April, Das Erste will broadcast the third instalment of the popular ARD Degeto Film crime series LOST IN FUSETA – A CRIME DRAMA FROM PORTUGAL: WHITE CARGO as a two-part series, airing back-to-back from 8.15 pm.

About the book:

LOST IN FUSETA – A CRIME NOVEL FROM PORTUGAL: WHITE CARGO (Part 1)
In quick succession, a German dropout and a single teacher are murdered in Fuseta and Tavira. The investigative trio of Leander, Graciana and Carlos are faced with a mystery, as neither a motive nor a connection between the murders is apparent. Leander’s extraordinary powers of deduction eventually lead the team onto the trail of a planned drug shipment, where all the threads seem to converge. But something else hangs over the frantic investigations: Leander’s impending return to his old job in Hamburg, which forces both him and Graciana’s sister Soraia (Filipa Areosa) to face the crucial question of what they actually feel for one another… Leander doesn’t have much time to think about it, however, as events come thick and fast: a chain of fateful decisions puts not only him, Graciana and Carlos in mortal danger, but also the people who mean the most to them. For the ruthless drug smugglers are pursuing a perfidious and cunning plan.

LOST IN FUSETA – A CRIME DRAMA FROM PORTUGAL: WHITE CARGO (Part 2)
Three unsolved murders and a seriously injured witness who now fears for his life every second – the Polícia Judiciária in Fuseta is under pressure. Sub-Inspector Graciana Rosado makes serious accusations against her colleague Carlos Esteves: how could he – without consulting her – involve the inexperienced Toninho (André Leitão) in a risky undercover operation to intercept a drug shipment? Meanwhile, Europol Commissioner Leander Lost receives an unexpected visit from the gangster Montoya (Paulo Calatré): Zara (Bianca Nawrath) has been kidnapped. To save her, Leander is to hand over Zara’s boyfriend Toninho. If anyone were to find out about the kidnapping, it would mean the hostage’s death. However, as an autistic person, Leander cannot lie – and when Toninho asks him about Zara during a hospital visit, the investigator tells the truth. Leander now takes Graciana and Carlos into his confidence. But whilst Lost and his colleagues rely on a ruse, Toninho sets off unnoticed on a solo mission…

Alongside Jan Krauter, Eva Meckbach and Daniel Christensen, the cast includes Anton Weil, Bianca Nawrath, Konstantin Lindhorst and, among others, the Portuguese stars Filipa Areosa and André Leitão.

LOST IN FUSETA – A CRIME DRAMA FROM PORTUGAL: WHITE CARGO is a production by 307 PRODUCTION GmbH on behalf of ARD Degeto Film for Das Erste. Screenplay: Holger Karsten Schmidt – based on the novel “White Cargo – Lost in Fuseta. A Portuguese Crime Drama.” by Gil Ribeiro. Director: Felix Herzogenrath. Cinematography: Dominik Berg. Music: Sven Rossenbach, Florian Van Volxem. Casting: Jo Monteiro. Costume design: Ana Simão. Production design: Paulo Routier. Make-up: Jeanette Tripodi, Maria Almeida. Editing: Vincent Assmann. Sound: Christoph Köpf. Lighting: Daniel Nicolau. Sound design: Jochen Fenzl. Mixing: Michael Gerlach. Line producer: Beate Balser. Production managers: Chris Schmelzer, Sandra Moll (ARD Degeto Film). Producer: Cara Wiemann. Executive producer: Simone Höller. Editors: Niklas Wirth, Christoph Pellander (both ARD Degeto Film).