SOKO Stuttgart (English title: Stuttgart Homicide) is a German police procedural television series that premiered on 12 November 2009 on ZDF. It is the eighth 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".

SOKO Stuttgart
GenrePolice procedural
Starring
Theme music composerUwe Schenk
Composers
  • Günther Illi
  • Peter Gromer
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes350
Production
Producers
  • Torsten Lenkeit
  • Oliver Vogel
Camera setup
  • Thomas C. Weber
  • Pascal Rémond
Running time45 minutes
Production companyBavaria Film
Original release
NetworkZDF
Release12 November 2009 (2009-11-12) –
present
Related
SOKO – Der Prozess

The first season of Stuttgart Homicide, consisting of twenty episodes, aired on ZDF from November 2009.[1] In February 2022, filming began on the fourteenth season, made up of twenty-five episodes.

Crossover

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Drehstart der 9. Staffel "Soko Stuttgart "". Bavaria Film GmbH (in German). 16 February 2017.
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