Vienna Blood is a British-Austrian procedural drama television series set in Vienna, Austria, in the early 1900s. Based on the Liebermann novels by Frank Tallis, the series follows Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard), a doctor and student of Sigmund Freud, as he assists Police Detective Oskar Rheinhardt (Juergen Maurer). By providing psychological insights into the subjects’ motives, they investigate disturbing murders with success. A continuing sub-theme is the growing anti-Semitism against the Liebermann family. Max is a member of a liberal Jewish family in Leopoldstadt, a traditional Jewish district, while Oskar, a lapsed Catholic, is based at that district's police precinct.

The first series began broadcasting on BBC Two on 18 November 2019. On 6 July 2020, it was recommissioned for a second series.^[1] The programme was renewed for a third series, which began broadcasting on BBC Two on 14 December 2022.^[2][3] It has been renewed for a fourth series.^[4]

The series was a coproduction of Endor Productions and MR Film (Austria).^[8]

Each episode consists of two parts^[6] but numbering of episodes varies by country. In Austria, episodes are numbered by case (3 episodes per series) but in the USA by part (6 episodes per series).

The first series of three 90-minute episodes was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two between 18 November and 2 December 2019.^[14] Austrian channel ORF 2 aired the show beginning 20 December 2019 with dubbing.^[15][16]

In the United States, PBS showed the series in six 45-minute episodes; broadcast began on 19 January 2020.^[17][18]

Vienna Blood received a 53% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the ‘Critics Consensus’ reading, 'Though it rarely rises above 'watchable', fans of period crime series may enjoy passing time with Vienna Blood's charismatic cast anyway.'^[19] The Guardian's Emine Saner, giving three out of five stars to the first episode, remarked that the series was similar to Thompson's prior work on Sherlock, particularly in its leads' dynamic and the presentation. However she did praise the two lead actors.^[20] Sean O'Grady of The Independent gave it five out of five stars, praising the direction, recreation of the period and storytelling.^[21]

• Freud (TV series), a fictional Sigmund Freud solves murders