Shades of Guilt (German: Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach) is a German television series. It was first broadcast on 6 February 2015, on the internet. The television release was on 20 February 2015, on German television channel ZDF. It based on the novel Schuld written by Ferdinand von Schirach. Moritz Bleibtreu plays the main role of the defense lawyer Friedrich Kronberg.
The lawyer and criminal defense attorney Friedrich Kronberg meets in his cases not only interesting characters from real life, but he is often confronted with moral issues.
The serie is produced by Moovie â the art of entertainment. The filming have started in early April 2014 and lasted until the end of July 2014. It was filmed in and around Berlin, the backdrop of the boarding school is located in Naumburg. The 6th episode was filmed partly in Helmstedt.