SOKO Linz is an Austrian police procedural television series that premiered on 1 February 2022.[1] A collaboration between ORF and the German broadcaster ZDF, it is the eleventh offshoot of SOKO München, launched in 1978. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". The show, which replaces the first Austrian incarnation of the SOKO franchise, SOKO Kitzbühel,[2] revolves around a police team that investigates murders and other serious crimes in the Austria-Germany-Czechia tripoint, centred on the city of Linz.[3] The series has been approved for a second season, and filming began on 4 May 2022.[4]
| SOKO Linz | |
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| Genre | Police procedural |
| Written by | various |
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| Country of origin | Austria |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Florian Gebhardt |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Kürzl |
| Editor | Alexandra Löwy |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Gebhardt Productions |
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| Network | ORF, ZDF |
| Release | 1 February 2022 (ORF) 21 October 2022 (ZDF) |
Cast and characters edit
| Actor | Character | Rank |
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| Katharina Stemberger | Johanna "Joe" Haizinger | Chief inspector |
| Daniel Gawlowski | Ben Halberg | Chief inspector |
| Anna Hausburg | Nele Oldendorf | Chief inspector |
| Damyan Andreev | Aleks Malenov | Department assistant |
| Alexander Pschill | Dr. Richard "Richie" Vitek | Coroner |
| Miriam Hie | Yara Nejem | Office manager |
| Paula Hainberger | Emilia Ertl |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Abschiede, Fortsetzungen und eine neue Sisi" [Farewells, sequels and a new sissy]. volksblatt.at (in German). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ ""Soko Kitzbühel" wird nach 20 Jahren eingestellt" ["Soko Kitzbühel" is discontinued after 20 years]. kurier.at (in German). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Drehstart für die neue ZDF/ORF-Serie "Soko Linz"" [Filming begins for new ZDF/ORF series "Soko Linz"]. kurier.at (in German). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Die "Soko Linz" startet in die zweite Runde" [Second round of "Soko Linz"]. ots.at (in German). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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