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.
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| Also known as | SOKO 5113 |
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Dieter Schenk |
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| Theme music composer | Arpad Bondy |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 46 |
| No. of episodes | 675 |
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| Executive producer | Eva Gerstenberg |
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| Production locations | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Editor | Axel Laustroer |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
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| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 2 January 1978 – 29 December 2020[1] |
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| SOKO – Der Prozess | |
Crossover
On 3 April 2013, five SOKO teams were brought together for a five-part special titled SOKO – 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, 1978–2008)
- Hartmut Schreier as Chief Inspector Manne Brand (278 episodes, 1992–2008)
- Michel Guillaume as Chief Inspector Theo Renner (261 episodes, 1993–2008)
- Werner Kreindl as Chief Inspector Karl Göttmann (126 episodes, 1978–1992)
- Christine Döring as Chief Inspector Susanne von Hagenberg (118 episodes, 2000–2008)
- Bernd Herzsprung as Chief Detective Fred Less (115 episodes, 1978–2008)
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 (2001–2021)
- SOKO Köln (since 2003)
- SOKO Wismar (since 2004)
- SOKO Donau (in Germany SOKO Wien; since 2005)
- SOKO Rhein-Main (2006–2007; initially titled Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main)
- SOKO Stuttgart (since 2009)
- SOKO Hamburg (2018–2024))
- SOKO Potsdam (since 2018)
- SOKO Linz (since 2021)
