Airdate: Sirius, The Rope.

Two Euro dramas both premiere tonight at SBS VICELAND.

Sirius
Tuesday, 14 June at 10.10pm on SBS VICELAND (4 Parts)
In this four-part docu-drama series, an international team of police officers and several journalists embark on an investigation to understand the incomprehensible: the discovery of forty-eight bodies on a farm in the Swiss Alps. The victims are all part of a sect, the Order of the Solar Temple. At first, it seems that they have taken part in a death ritual. But as the case grows, no leads are ruled out.

Episode One:
5 October 1994. Switzerland is in turmoil after the discovery of forty-eight dead on a farm in Cheiry, and two burned chalets in Salvan. What all the victims have in common is that they are part of a religious sect. They seem, at first glance, to have participated in a deadly ritual. When the investigators arrive on the scene, they are horrified to find the bodies of women and children among the deceased.

The Rope
Tuesday, 14 June at 11.05pm on SBS VICELAND (3 Parts)
A group of scientists at an observatory in Norway discover a mysterious, seemingly endless rope leading into the forest. Some scientists decide to follow the rope, while others stay behind. Stars Jean-Marc Barr, Christa Theret and Suzanne Clement.

Episode One:
Renowned scientists Bernhardt Mueller and his wife Agnes have just received authorisation to implement the observation protocol on which they have been working for fifteen years. But their festivities are disturbed by a strange green rope that has appeared at the edge of the forest, stretching through the trees. Curious to solve this mystery, Bernhardt decides to follow the rope accompanied by several of his colleagues.