Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig) is a German crime drama television series first broadcast on 31 January 2001 on ZDF. More than 400 episodes have been screened since. On 12 November 2008, the first of a two-part crossover between SOKO Leipzig and British police procedural The Bill, titled "Proof of Life", was aired, with the same version being shown on both ZDF and British television network ITV.[1]Soko Leipzig is the second offshoot of SOKO München, launched in 1978 under the name SOKO 5113. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team".
The series details the investigative work done by the special commission of the Leipzig police. The team, consisting of Hajo Trautzschke, Jan Maybach, Ina Zimmermann, and Tom Kowalski, mostly investigates crimes such as murder and manslaughter. They are supported by team assistant Olivia Fareedi, coroners Sabine Rossi and Mara Stein, as well as laboratory assistant Lorenz Rettig and prosecutor Alexander Binz. In cases concerning sexual offenses, Dagmar Schnee is also on the team.
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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.
A crossover episode with SOKO Donau, titled "Der vierte Mann", was broadcast on ORF on 2 November 2019 and ZDF on 8 November 2019. The screenplay was based on a true story related to the Viennese political activist Rudolfine Steindling.[2][3]
In April 2013, a five-part crossover between five ZDF SOKO series, titled SOKO – Der Prozess, began filming. The teams included in the show are 5113, Cologne, Leipzig, Stuttgart, and Wismar.
^Stephen Armstrong (2 November 2008). "The Bill meets SOKO Leipzig – Times Online". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
^""Soko Donau"–Spezial: Leipzig zu Gast in Wien" ["Soko Donau" special: Leipzig as a guest in Vienna]. kurier.at (in German). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^"ORF-1-Premiere für erstes "Soko Donau"-Crossover "Der vierte Mann"" [ORF-1 premiere for the first "Soko Donau" crossover "The Fourth Man"]. ots.at (in German). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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Leipzig Homicide SOKO Leipzig is a German crime drama television series first broadcast on 31 January 2001 on ZDF More than 400 episodes have been screened since On 12 November 2008 the first of a two part crossover between SOKO Leipzig and British police procedural The Bill titled Proof of Life was aired with the same version being shown on both ZDF and British television network ITV 1 Soko Leipzig is the second offshoot of SOKO Munchen launched in 1978 under the name SOKO 5113 SOKO is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission which means special investigative team Leipzig HomicideSeries logoAlso known asSOKO LeipzigGenrePolice proceduralWritten byFrank Koopmann Roland Heep Jeanet Pfitzer Axel Hildebrand Eva Zahn Volker A Zahn Markus Hoffmann Uwe KossmannDirected byOren Schmuckler Patrick Winczewski Michel Bielawa Jorg Mielich Robert del Maestro Christoph Eichhorn Herwig FischerStarringAndreas Schmidt Schaller 2001 Marco Ginrth 2001 Melanie Marschke 2001 Gabriel Merz 2001 2006 Tyron Ricketts 2006 2009 Pablo Sprungala 2009 2012 Steffen Schroeder 2012 2022 Nilam Farooq 2013 2019 Amy Mussul 2019 Johannes Hendrik Langer 2022 Theme music composerGeorg KleinebreilComposersAndreas Hoge George Kochbeck Philipp E Kumpel Andreas MoisaCountry of originGermanyOriginal languageGermanNo of seasons24No of episodes475ProductionExecutive producersHenriette Lippold Katharina RietzProducerTanya Momella MalloryProduction locationsLeipzig Reclam Carree Inselstrasse CinematographyHenning Jessel Constantin Kesting Matthias PapenmeierEditorMatthias PfeiferCamera setupFilm multiple cameraRunning time44 minutesProduction companiesUFA Fernsehproduktion 2001 2013 UFA Fiction 2014 Original releaseNetworkZDFRelease31 January 2001 2001 01 31 RelatedSOKO Der Prozess Proof of Life Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Crossovers 3 Cast and characters 3 1 Current 3 2 Former 4 Episodes 5 Gallery 6 Special 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksSynopsis editThe series details the investigative work done by the special commission of the Leipzig police The team consisting of Hajo Trautzschke Jan Maybach Ina Zimmermann and Tom Kowalski mostly investigates crimes such as murder and manslaughter They are supported by team assistant Olivia Fareedi coroners Sabine Rossi and Mara Stein as well as laboratory assistant Lorenz Rettig and prosecutor Alexander Binz In cases concerning sexual offenses Dagmar Schnee is also on the team Crossovers editOn 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 A crossover episode with SOKO Donau titled Der vierte Mann was broadcast on ORF on 2 November 2019 and ZDF on 8 November 2019 The screenplay was based on a true story related to the Viennese political activist Rudolfine Steindling 2 3 Cast and characters editCurrent edit Actor Role Function Seasons YearsAndreas Schmidt Schaller Hajo Trautzschke chief inspector 1 2001 Marco Girnth Jan Maybach chief inspector 1 2001 Melanie Marschke Ina Zimmermann chief inspector 1 2001 Steffen Schroeder Tom Kowalski detective inspector 12 22 2012 2022Johannes Hendrik Langer Moritz Brenner detective inspector 22 2022 Anna Stieblich Prof Dr Sabine Rossi coroner 10 2009 Michael Rotschopf Dr Alexander Binz prosecutor 11 2011 Judith Sehrbrock Dr Mara Stein coroner 11 2011 Daniel Steiner Lorenz Rettig laboratory assistant 12 2012 Petra Kleinert Dagmar Schnee chief inspector vice squad 13 2013 Caroline Scholze Leni Maybach born Trautzschke daughter of Hajo wife of Jan 1 2001 Maximilian Klas Benni Maybach son of Jan 1 2001 Former edit Actor Role Function Seasons YearsGabriel Merz Miguel Alvarez detective inspector 1 7 2001 2006Tyron Ricketts Patrick Diego Grimm detective inspector 7 10 2006 2009Pablo Sprungala Vincent Becker detective inspector candidate 10 12 2009 2012Anne Arzenbacher Meike Schwarz police master 5 6 8 13 2005 2006 2008 2012Nilam Farooq Olivia Fareedi detective inspector 13 19 2013 2019Silke Heise Dr Sandra Schonfeld coroner 1 3 2001 2003Margrit Sartorius Dr Kathrin Conradi coroner 3 11 2003 2010Michael Brandner Dr Manfred Woernle police senior councillor 11 13 16 2010 2012 2015Episodes edit nbsp Main cast of SOKO Leipzig 2006 2009 nbsp Main cast of SOKO Leipzig 2012 Season Episodes Originally aired Germany Season premiere Season finale1 12 31 January 2001 18 April 20012 10 23 January 2002 27 March 20023 18 25 September 2002 28 March 20034 20 17 October 2003 2 April 20045 11 17 December 2004 18 March 20056 21 16 September 2005 19 May 20067 15 29 September 2006 19 January 20078 16 24 October 2007 11 April 20089 31 3 October 2008 5 June 200910 18 4 September 2009 26 March 201011 23 24 September 2010 11 March 201112 23 14 October 2011 30 March 201213 22 16 November 2012 22 March 2013SOKO Der Prozess 5 30 September 2013 4 Oktober 201314 20 25 October 2013 21 February 201415 21 19 September 2014 13 February 201516 20 2 October 2015 19 February 201617 26 16 September 2016 24 February 201718 16 13 October 2017 16 February 201819 22 14 September 2018 22 February 201920 14 18 October 2019 14 February 2020SOKO Der vierte Mann 1 8 November 201921 22 28 August 2020 5 March 2021Gallery editShooting locations and sets nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Special edit nbsp SOKO Leipzig headquartersIn April 2013 a five part crossover between five ZDF SOKO series titled SOKO Der Prozess began filming The teams included in the show are 5113 Cologne Leipzig Stuttgart and Wismar See also editList of German television seriesReferences edit Stephen Armstrong 2 November 2008 The Bill meets SOKO Leipzig Times Online The Times London Retrieved 13 November 2008 Soko Donau Spezial Leipzig zu Gast in Wien Soko Donau special Leipzig as a guest in Vienna kurier at in German 31 October 2019 Retrieved 14 October 2022 ORF 1 Premiere fur erstes Soko Donau Crossover Der vierte Mann ORF 1 premiere for the first Soko Donau crossover The Fourth Man ots at in German 31 October 2019 Retrieved 14 October 2022 External links editLeipzig Homicide at ZDF Leipzig Homicide at UFA Leipzig Homicide at fernsehserien de Leipzig Homicide at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leipzig Homicide amp oldid 1219165560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
