SOKO München explained

Alt Name:	SOKO 5113
Genre:	Police procedural
Creator:	Dieter Schenk
Director:	Kai Borsche Bodo Schwarz Ulrich Stark Zbynek Cerven
Starring:	Wilfried Klaus (1978–2009) Werner Kreindl (1978–1992) Bernd Herzsprung (1978–1992) Hartmut Schreier (1992–2010) Michel Guillaume (1993–2017) Christine Döring (2000–2008) Bianca Hein (2006–2020) Gerd Silberbauer (2008–2020) Joscha Kiefer (2010–2020)
Theme Music Composer:	Arpad Bondy
Composer:	Axel Kroell Robert Fuhrmann Robert Krolage
Country:	Germany
Language:	German
Num Seasons:	46
Num Episodes:	675
Executive Producer:	Eva Gerstenberg
Producer:	Daniel van den Berg Joachim Kosack
Editor:	Axel Laustroer
Location:	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Cinematography:	Oliver-Maximilian Kraus Matthias Papenmeier Stefan Motzek
Runtime:	43 minutes
Company:	Elan-Film Gierke & Company (1978–2020) UFA Fernsehproduktion (1978–2013) UFA Fiction (2014–2020)
Channel:	ZDF
Last Aired:	^[1]
Related:	SOKO – Der Prozess

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 – 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)

See also

• List of German television series

Notes and References

1. Web site: "SOKO München": Letzte Folge heute am 29. Dezember – das passiert im Abschieds-Special. Tonight. 29 December 2020. 16 December 2022.