"My father's secret" is the first daily series on ARD, in which the genre crime thriller was combined with that of the telenovela. 27-year-old Jule, who returns from Berlin to her hometown of Wismar because her father has disappeared, is at the center of the plot. Julu follows in the footsteps of her father and, in 49 episodes, uncovers a family secret to which she herself is the key. Markus Stromiedel and Kerstin Engel were the creators of the series, Markus Stromiedel developed and supervised the series as head author in the writers' room. The shooting took place from 3 July to 29 August in Hamburg (studio shooting) and Wisma (outside shooting). "My father's secret" was the first daily series to be broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format.
