SOKO Leipzig

SOKO Leipzig
Genre Crime
Written by Eva Zahn
Volker A. Zahn
Roland Heep
Frank Koopmann
Axel Hildebrand
Directed by Oren Schmuckler
Patrick Winczewski
Michel Bielawa
Christoph Eichhorn
Starring Andreas Schmidt-Schaller
(2001-)
Marco Ginrth (2001-)
Melanie Marschke (2001-)
Gabriel Merz (2001-2006)
Tyron Ricketts (2006-2009)
Pablo Sprungala (2009-2012)
Steffen Schroeder (2012-)
Theme music composer Georg Kleinebreil
Composer(s) Andreas Hoge
George Kochbeck
Philipp E. Kümpel
Andreas Moisa
Country of origin  Germany
Original language(s) German
No. of seasons 14+
No. of episodes 281+
Production
Executive producer(s) Henriette Lippold
Producer(s) Jörg Winger
Editor(s) Matthias Pfeifer
Location(s) Leipzig (Reclam-Carrée, Inselstraße), Saxony
Cinematography Constantin Kesting
Henning Jessel
Camera setup Film; Multiple-camera
Running time 43 Minutes
Production company(s) UFA Fernsehproduktion (2001-2013)
UFA Fiction (2014-)
Distributor ZDF
ZDF Enterprises
Broadcast
Original channel ZDF
Picture format 16:9
Original airing 31 January 2001
Chronology
Related shows SOKO – Der Prozess
External links
SOKO Leipzig at ZDF
SOKO Leipzig at UFA

SOKO Leipzig is one of Germany's most popular crime drama series. It was first broadcast on 31 January 2001, on German television channel ZDF and more than 300 episodes have broadcast since. The series averages 5 million viewers per week. On 12 November 2008, the first part of a two-part crossover between SOKO Leipzig and British police procedural The Bill was aired (Proof of Life), with the same version being shown on both ZDF and British television channel ITV1.[1]

Cast

Current

Actor Role-name Function Seasons Years
Andreas Schmidt-Schaller Hajo Trautzschke Kriminalhauptkommissar 1- 2001-
Marco Girnth Jan Maybach Kriminaloberkommissar 1- 2001-
Melanie Marschke Ina Zimmermann Kriminaloberkommissarin 1- 2001-
Steffen Schroeder Tom Kowalski Kriminaloberkommissar 11- 2012-
Nilam M. Farooq Olivia Fareedi trainee 12- 2013-
Daniel Steiner Lorenz Rettig laboratory assistant 11- 2012-
Anna Stieblich Prof. Dr. Sabine Rossi coroner 9- 2009-
Michael Rotschopf Dr. Alexander Binz prosecutor 10- 2011-
Caroline Scholze Leni Trautzschke daughter of Hajo, wife of Jan 1- 2001-
Maximilian Klas Benni Maybach son of Jan 1- 2001-
Petra Kleinert Dagmar Schnee Kriminalhauptkommissarin (vice squad) 12- 2013-

Alumni

Actor Role-name Function Seasons Years
Gabriel Merz Miguel Alvarez † Kriminalkommissar 1-6 2001-2006
Tyron Ricketts Patrick Diego Grimm Kriminalkommissar 6-9 2006-2009
Pablo Sprungala Vincent Becker Kriminalkommissar-Anwärter 9-11 2009-2012
Anne Arzenbacher Meike Schwarz Police Master 5,6,7,12 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
Silke Heise Dr. Sandra Schönfeld coroner 1-3 2001-2003
Margrit Sartorius Dr. Kathrin Conradi coroner 3-9, 10 2003-2009, 2010
Michael Brandner Dr. Manfred Woernle Police Senior Councillor 10, 11-12 2010, 2011-2012
Hildegard Alex Herta housekeeper of Jan 1 2001

Episodes

Main cast of SOKO Leipzig (2006-2009)
Season Episodes Originally aired (Germany)
Season premiere Season finale
1 12 31 January 2001 18 April 2001
2 10 23 January 2002 27 March 2002
3 18 25 September 2002 28 March 2003
4 20 17 October 2003 2 April 2004
5 25 17 December 2004 16 December 2005
6 22 31 March 2006 19 January 2007
7 16 24 October 2007 11 April 2008
8 22 3 October 2008 13 March 2009
9 17 3 April 2009 30 October 2009
10 33 15 January 2010 11 March 2011
11 23 14 October 2011 30 March 2012
12 22 16 November 2012 22 March 2013
Special 5 30 September 2013 Oktober 4, 2013
13 20 25 October 2013 21 February 2014
14 21 19 September 2014 13 February 2015

Special

The studio of SOKO Leipzig

In April 2013 was started with the filming of a five-part crossover between all ZDF SOKO-series: SOKO – Der Prozess. The teams from the SOKOs 5113, Köln, Leipzig, Stuttgart and Wismar clarify to the murder of a policeman and move off in a criminal milieu in which to rule their own law and its own order.

Production

SOKO Leipzig is produced by UFA Fiction. The Executive Producer and Showrunner is Jörg Winger. The studio is located in the Reclam-Carrée in the Inselstraße 22 in Leipzig.

See also

References

  1. Stephen Armstrong (2 November 2008). "The Bill meets SOKO Leipzig - Times Online". The Times (London). Retrieved 13 November 2008.

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