Leipzig Homicide
Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig) is a German crime drama television 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]
| Leipzig Homicide | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | 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 |  |
| Original language(s) | German |
| No. of seasons | 19+ |
| No. of episodes | 377+ |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Henriette Lippold |
| Producer(s) | Jörg Winger |
| Production location(s) | Leipzig (Reclam-Carrée, Inselstraße), Saxony |
| Cinematography | Constantin Kesting Henning Jessel |
| Editor(s) | Matthias Pfeifer |
| Camera setup | Film; Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 43 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | UFA Fernsehproduktion (2001–2013) UFA Fiction (2014–) |
| Distributor | ZDF ZDF Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | ZDF |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 31 January 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | SOKO – Der Prozess |
| External links | |
| SOKO Leipzig at ZDF | |
| SOKO Leipzig at UFA | |
Plot
The series is about the investigative work of the Special Commission of the Leipzig police. The team, consisting of Hajo Trautzschke, Jan Maybach, Ina Zimmermann and Tom Kowalski, mostly investigate in capital crimes like murder or manslaughter. They are supported by team assistant Olivia Fareedi, coroner Prof. Dr. Sabine Rossi and Dr. Stein as well as laboratory assistant Lorenz Rettig and prosecutor Dr. Alexander Binz. In cases concerning sexual offenses, Dagmar Schnee is also in the team.
Cast
Current
| Actor | Role | 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 | Kriminalkommissar | 11- | 2012– |
| Nilam M. Farooq | Olivia Fareedi | Kriminalkommissarin | 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 Maybach born: 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– |
Former
| Actor | Role | 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, 15 | 2010, 2011-2012, 2015 |
| Hildegard Alex | Herta | housekeeper of Jan | 1 | 2001 |
| Rahmi Özgündüz | Ravshan | 16 | 2017 | |
| August Wittgenstein | Ivo Novack | 2015 |
Episodes
| 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 |
| 15 | 20 | 2 October 2015 | 19 February 2016 |
| 16 | 29 | 16 September 2016 | |
Gallery
Special
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, Cologne, 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
Leipzig Homicide 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.
References
- Stephen Armstrong (2 November 2008). "The Bill meets SOKO Leipzig - Times Online". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
External links
- Leipzig Homicide at ZDF
- Leipzig Homicide at UFA
- Leipzig Homicide at fernsehserien.de
- Leipzig Homicide on IMDb