SOKO München

SOKO München (until 2015: SOKO 5113) is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired on 2 January 1978, and is set in Munich. SOKO is an abbreviation of the German term “Sonderkommission” (engl. special investigation team).

SOKO München
Also known asSOKO 5113
GenreCrime
Created byDieter Schenk
Written byConny Lens
Franz-Xaver Wendleder
Hubert Eckert
Jochen Wedegärtner
Renate Kampmann
Directed byKai Borsche
Bodo Schwarz
Ulrich Stark
Zbynek Cerven
StarringWilfried Klaus (1978–2009)
Werner Kreindl (1978–1992)
Bernd Herzsprung (1978–1992)
Hartmut Schreier (1992–2010)
Michel Guillaume
(1993–)
Christine Döring (2000–2008)
Bianca Hein (2006–)
Gerd Silberbauer (2008–)
Joscha Kiefer (2010–)
Theme music composerArpad Bondy
ComposersAxel Kroell
Robert Fuhrmann
Robert Krolage
Country of origin Germany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons45
No. of episodes656+
Production
Executive producerEva Gerstenberg
ProducersDaniel van den Berg,
Joachim Kosack
Production locationsMunich, Bavaria, Germany
CinematographyOliver-Maximilian Kraus
Matthias Papenmeier
Stefan Motzek
EditorAxel Laustroer
Running time43 Minutes
Production companiesElan-Film Gierke & Company (1978–)
UFA Fernsehproduktion (1978–2013)
UFA Fiction (2014–)
DistributorZDF
ZDF Enterprises
Release
Original networkZDF
Picture format16:9
Original release2 January 1978 (1978-01-02)
Chronology
Related showsSOKO – Der Prozess
External links
SOKO München at ZDF
SOKO München at UFA

The production ends in 2020 after 40 years; it is planned to replace the format by SOKO Hamburg and SOKO Potsdam.

Longest serving cast

  • Wilfried Klaus as Kriminalhauptkommissar Horst Schickl (381 episodes, 1978–2008)
  • Hartmut Schreier as Kriminalkommissar Manne Brand (278 episodes, 1992–2008)
  • Michel Guillaume as Kriminalkommissar Theo Renner (261 episodes, 1993–2008)
  • Werner Kreindl as Kriminalhauptkommissar Karl Göttmann (126 episodes, 1978–1992)
  • Christine Döring as Kriminaloberkommissarin Susanne von Hagenberg (118 episodes, 2000–2008)
  • Bernd Herzsprung as Kriminalobermeister Fred Less (115 episodes, 1978–2008)

Spin-offs

The first spin-off series was a twelve-part series named Solo für Sudmann in 1997, followed by SOKO series based in other cities in Germany and Austria:


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