SOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian television series produced by ORF in collaboration with the German network ZDF. It is the third spin-off of the German crime series SOKO 5113 (SOKO München since 2015), launched in 1978. The show, which debuted on 15 November 2001 in Austria and 7 January 2003 in Germany, is set in the Tyrolean tourist centre of Kitzbühel. The last episode aired on 14 December 2021.[1] "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team".

SOKO Kitzbühel
Series logo
GenrePolice procedural
Written byvarious
Directed byvarious
Starring
  • Heinz Marecek
  • Andrea L'Arronge
  • Ferry Oellinger
  • Kristina Sprenger
  • Christine Klein
  • Jakob Seeböck
  • Julia Cencig
Composervarious
Country of originAustria
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes263
Production
Producervarious
Production locationsKitzbühel, Austria
Cinematographyvarious
Editorvarious
Running time45 minutes
Production companyGebhardt Productions
Original release
Release15 November 2001 (2001-11-15) –
14 December 2021 (2021-12-14)

A follow-up series, SOKO Linz, began filming in May 2021.[2][3][4]

Synopsis

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The story is centered on police detectives Karin Kofler (until 2014), replaced by Nina Pokorny, and Lukas Roither. The team solves complicated murder cases in and around Kitzbühel, many of which involve members of the rich and powerful, common in the resort town. Kofler's father is an amateur detective who often joins the investigations.

Language

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Produced primarily for a German market, the language spoken in the series is very close to High German, while in reality, Southern Bavarian is predominant in Tyrol, where Kitzbühel is located. Viennese German and some other Austrian dialects are also spoken in the series, but never the local one.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Soko Kitzbühel" wird nach 20 Jahren eingestellt
  2. ^ "Abschied von Kitzbühel nach 270 gelösten Fällen" [Farewell to Kitzbühel after 270 solved cases]. kleinezeitung.at (in German). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ab 2022 ermittelt die "Soko Linz" auf ORF 1" [From 2022, "Soko Linz" will investigate on ORF 1]. ooe.orf.at (in German). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Letzte Klappe für neue ORF/ZDF-Krimiserie "Soko Linz"" [Last shot for new ORF/ZDF crime series "Soko Linz"]. ots.at (in German). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Kitzbühel, die verkaufte Legende" [Kitzbühel, the sold legend]. derstandard.at (in German). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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