SOKO Wismar is a German police procedural television series that premiered on 6 October 2004 on ZDF. It is the fifth offshoot of SOKO München, launched in 1978 under the name SOKO 5113. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team".
Under the leadership of First Chief Inspector , Chief Inspector , Chief Inspector , and Chief of Police , a police team investigates criminal cases in the north German town of Wismar. Assisting the team are forensic scientist , Latvian exchange officer , and coroner .
SOKO Wismar is produced by Real Film Berlin, a subsidiary of Studio Hamburg. Filming takes place both in Wismar and its surroundings as well as in Berlin. The World Heritage Sites of Wismar's old town and its harbour often serve as filming locations. The entrance to the police station is actually the entrance to the . The inside of the station is filmed at Adlershof Studios, in Berlin.
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.
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