SOKO München (until 2015: SOKO 5113) is a German police procedural television series that first aired on 2 January 1978 on ZDF. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". Production of the show ended in 2020, after forty-two years.
Crossover
On 3 April 2013, five SOKO teams were brought together for a five-part special titled SOKO â Der Prozess. In it, the teams from Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Stuttgart, and Wismar have to solve the murder of a police officer. The five episodes were shown across Germany from 30 September to 4 October 2013.
Longest-serving cast
- Wilfried Klaus as Chief Inspector Horst Schickl (381 episodes, 1978âÂÂ2008)
- Hartmut Schreier as Chief Inspector Manne Brand (278 episodes, 1992âÂÂ2008)
- Michel Guillaume as Chief Inspector Theo Renner (261 episodes, 1993âÂÂ2008)
- Werner Kreindl as Chief Inspector Karl Göttmann (126 episodes, 1978âÂÂ1992)
- Christine Döring as Chief Inspector Susanne von Hagenberg (118 episodes, 2000âÂÂ2008)
- Bernd Herzsprung as Chief Detective Fred Less (115 episodes, 1978âÂÂ2008)
Spin-offs
The first spin-off of SOKO München was a twelve-part series named Solo für Sudmann, launched in 1997. This was followed by various SOKO series based in different cities in Germany and Austria:
*Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig, since 2001)
*SOKO Kitzbühel (2001âÂÂ2021)
*SOKO Köln (since 2003)
*SOKO Wismar (since 2004)
*SOKO Donau (in Germany SOKO Wien; since 2005)
*SOKO Rhein-Main (2006âÂÂ2007; initially titled Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main)
*SOKO Stuttgart (since 2009)
*SOKO Hamburg (2018âÂÂ2024)
*SOKO Potsdam (since 2018)
*SOKO Linz (since 2021)
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