Genre: | Police procedural |
Director: | various |
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Country: | Germany |
Language: | German |
Num Seasons: | 5 |
Num Episodes: | 54 |
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Cinematography: | various |
Editor: | various |
Runtime: | 43 minutes |
Company: | Bantry Bay Productions |
Network: | ZDF |
SOKO Potsdam is a German police procedural television series that premiered on 24 September 2018 on ZDF. It is the tenth offshoot of SOKO München, launched in 1978. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". The show revolves around a police team that investigates murders and other serious crimes in the city of Potsdam and surrounding areas.[1] [2] [3] The first four seasons air as Luna + Sophie in the US.
Current
Actor | Character | Rank | Since | |
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Michael Lott | Bernhard Henschel | 2018– | ||
Yung Ngo | Thomas Brandner | Forensic technician | 2018– | |
Bernd Stegemann | Werner Vense | Coroner | 2018– | |
Anja Pahl | Tamara Meurer | Chief inspector | 2021– | |
Skandar Amini | Samir Amari | Detective inspector | 2021– | |
Agnes Decker | Pauline Hobrecht | Chief inspector | 2022– |
Former
Actor | Character | Rank | Since | |
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Katrin Jaehne | Sophie Pohlmann | Chief inspector | 33 episodes 2018–2021 | |
Omar El-Saeidi | David Grünbaum | Criminal superintendent | 37 episodes 2018–2021 | |
Christoph Westermann | Criminal superintendent | 37 episodes 2018–2021 | ||
Caroline Erikson | Luna Kunath | Chief inspector | 45 episodes 2018–2021 | |
Sönke Schnitzer | Robert Pohlmann | 2018–2021 |
In 2023, PBS began streaming the first three seasons of the series under the title Luna + Sophie, with English subtitles.[4] Presented by Walter Presents, a British video-on-demand service that streams foreign programs with English subtitles, the show's title is derived from the names of the two original protagonists.[5]
In 2024, season 4 began streaming, retaining the Lune + Sophie name even though Katrin Jaehne (Sophie) had left the series and Anja Pahl joined as Tamara Meurer. Four episodes into the season, Omar El-Saeidi (David Grünbaum) and Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen (Christoph Westermann) simultaneously left the series, with both characters getting the same promotion.
Due to the cast changes in subsequent seasons of SOKO Potsdam, including the departure of Caroline Erikson, who portrayed Luna, it is unknown if season 5 will stream and under what title it will be presented.[6]