Henrike Hahn is leaving Bettys Diagnose at the end of the 13th season. For viewers tracking rote memorization, the lead role is changing again, and Antonia Jungwirth is already set to step in as Betty.
The handoff matters because Bettys Diagnose has already used three Bettys since 2015. Hahn first appeared as Elisabeth "Betty" Hertz in 2023, so her exit arrives after a relatively short run in a role that has now become a rotating lead.
Bettys Diagnose and the 13th season
The ZDF series will send Hahn out with the end of the 13th season, which is expected in spring 2027. New episodes begin on Friday, 25 September, airing weekly at 19.25 on ZDF and one week early in the ZDF mediathek. That timing gives the show a long runway to manage the transition before the season ends.
Hahn’s departure is happening on her own wish, and the reason given is "anderen Rollen und Herausforderungen." In practical terms, the series is not losing its lead without warning; it is building the exit into the season structure and using the final stretch to hand the role over cleanly.
Antonia Jungwirth joins as Betty
Antonia Jungwirth, 28 years old, will first appear at the end of the 13th season as Babette "Betty" Fuchs. She is scheduled to play the role permanently in the 14th season in autumn 2027, so the shift is already mapped across two seasons rather than left for a last-minute recast.
Jungwirth is not coming in cold. She played Sara Herzberg in Rote Rosen for two years and appeared in almost 400 episodes, which gives ZDF a lead actress with a heavy serial workload already behind her. For a role that has moved through Bettina Lamprecht, Annina Hellenthal and Hahn, that kind of daily-drama mileage is the clearest asset on the table.
Three Bettys since 2015
Three Bettys since 2015 is the core story here, and it is the part viewers should read closely. Bettys Diagnose has made lead turnover part of its identity, but this time the network has already named the replacement before the outgoing season finishes, which limits uncertainty for the audience and for the production itself.
That is the real business takeaway: the show is treating the lead role as a managed handoff, not a gap to fill. Viewers of Bettys Diagnose now know exactly who leaves, who enters, and when the next permanent version of Betty arrives — a rare level of clarity for a series that has already rewritten its title role three times.
