SOKO München explained

Alt Name:SOKO 5113
Genre:Police procedural
Creator:Dieter Schenk
Director:
  • Kai Borsche
  • Bodo Schwarz
  • Ulrich Stark
  • Zbynek Cerven
Starring:
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

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:

See also

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.