Next episode: S2026E7 “TBA” airs on ZDF
Die Anstalt is a political cabaret program that has been broadcast by the German television channel ZDF since February 4, 2014. It is considered the successor to News from the Institution, which was shown for the last time on October 1, 2013. The cabaret artists Max Uthoff and Claus von Wagner will lead the show. They are joined by well-known guests from the field of cabaret. The show's director is Frank Hof. The studio represents the foyer of a psychiatric clinic. The cabaret artists performing can enter the stage via corridors, stairs and an elevator. Uthoff and von Wagner represent the squatters of the clinic left by Urban Priol and Frank-Markus Barwasser (aka Erwin Pelzig).
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| Season 20267 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Die Krankstalt | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Die IRANstalt 2 | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Die Prostitutionsanstalt | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Die Energie-Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Die AntifAnstalt 100 | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Die Anstalt – Jetzt erst rechts! | Previous | — | |
| E7 | TBA | Next Episode | — | |
| Season 20258 | ||||
| E1 | Die Anstalts-Testwahl | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Die Bürokratie-Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Die Aufrüstungs-Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Die Plastik-Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Die gute Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Union unter Strom | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Die Abriss-Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Weihnachten, aber normal | Aired | — | |
| Season 20248 | ||||
| E1 | 10 Jahre "Die Anstalt" | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Schuldenbremse voraus! | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Die Rente ist sicher (für Pensionäre) | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Europa auf der rechten Spur | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Neues vom Klima | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Placebo-Ängste und gefühlte Wahrheiten | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Freunde des Patriarchats | Aired | — | |
| E8 | SOKO Ampel | Aired | — | |
| Season 20237 | ||||
| E1 | Die Anstalt ermittelt | Aired | — | |
| E2 | E-Fuels oder doch eher "Ö-Fuels"? | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Der schnöde Mammon | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Die (ganz normale) Anstalt | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Die AfD und das Klimageld | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Die Abschiebeanstalt | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Nahost-Konflikt, Moral und der Weihnachtsmann | Aired | — | |
| Season 20228 | ||||
| E1 | Schnuppertag Grenzmanagement | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Sonderausgabe in Kriegszeiten | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Krieg in der Ukraine | Aired | 4 | |
| E4 | Die Anstaltscrew auf Klimamission | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Der Große Preis: Die Inflationsshow | Aired | 6 | |
| E6 | Blackout | Aired | 7 | |
| E7 | Irans Frauen und die Freiheit | Aired | 7.5 | |
| E8 | Inklusion | Aired | — | |
| Season 20218 | ||||
| E1 | Der Tod, die Moral, das Corona, Jens und der Föderalismus | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Pflegelöhne und Impfstoffpatente | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Affären der Union | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Lieferkettengesetz | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Parteien zur Bundestagswahl vs die Wirklichkeit | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Sondierungen nach der Wahl (+Afghanistan) | Aired | 7 | |
| E7 | Biodiversitätskrise | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Corona-Weihnachtsfeier (Impfskepsis) | Aired | — | |
| Season 20208 | ||||
| E1 | Wagners Anstalt Late Night | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Corona | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Die Ökonomisierung der Krankenhäuser und was Bertelsmann damit zu tun hat | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Die Doku (Corona) | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Rassismus | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Detektivbüro - Akte Assange | Aired | — | |
| E7 | US-Wahl | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Jahresrückblick | Aired | — | |
| Season 20198 | ||||
| E1 | Die Bahn / Stuttgart 21 | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Auto-Industrie, Grenzwerte | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Das Narrenschiff und die Energiewende | Aired | — | |
| E4 | EU und EZB | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Sommerfest der Demokratie | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Das EEG-Paradoxon (Klimaschutz) | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Treuhand | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Klimathematik oder: Weihnachten ohne Neffton | Aired | — | |
| Season 20188 | ||||
| E1 | Klimawandel | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Waffenexport | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Hartz IV | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Medien | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Zuwanderung | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Immobilienmarkt | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Novemberrevolution | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Ernährung. Fleisch und anderes Gemüse | Aired | — | |
| Season 20178 | ||||
| E1 | Fake News und Donald Trump | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Automobilindustrie | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Demokratie | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Arbeit | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Wahlprogramme 2017 | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Rechtsruck Bundestagswahl | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Neoliberalismus | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Pflegenotstand | Aired | — | |
| Season 20168 | ||||
| E1 | Silvesternacht in Köln | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Armut und Reichtum | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Rechtspopulismus | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Transatlantisches Freihandelsabkommen | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Europäische Union | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Deutsche Innen- und Außenpolitik | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Syrienkonflikt und Völkerrecht | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Bundestagswahl 2017 | Aired | — | |
| Season 20158 | ||||
| E1 | Religion | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Griechenland | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Feminismus | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Spionage | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Fluchtursachen | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Nahostkonflikt | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Rechtsextremismus | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Weihnachtsfeier | Aired | — | |
| Season 20148 | ||||
| E1 | Revolution | Aired | — | |
| E2 | Rente | Aired | — | |
| E3 | Europäische Union | Aired | — | |
| E4 | Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft | Aired | — | |
| E5 | Erster Weltkrieg | Aired | — | |
| E6 | Steuern | Aired | — | |
| E7 | Flüchtlinge | Aired | — | |
| E8 | Weihnachtsfeier | Aired | — | |
Die Anstalt is a political cabaret program that has been broadcast by the German television channel ZDF since February 4, 2014. It is considered the successor to News from the Institution, which was shown for the last time on October 1, 2013. The cabaret artists Max Uthoff and Claus von Wagner will lead the show. They are joined by well-known guests from the field of cabaret. The show's director is Frank Hof. The studio represents the foyer of a psychiatric clinic. The cabaret artists performing can enter the stage via corridors, stairs and an elevator. Uthoff and von Wagner represent the squatters of the clinic left by Urban Priol and Frank-Markus Barwasser (aka Erwin Pelzig).
S2026E7 "TBA" airs Tue, Nov 10, 2026 on ZDF.
7 episodes of Season 2026 have been announced so far, 6 of which have aired. Episodes release on varying dates.
The last announced episode of Season 2026 (S2026E7) airs Tue, Nov 10, 2026. More episodes may still be added.
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