SOKO Potsdam

SOKO Potsdam is a German police procedural television series that premiered on 24 September 2018 on ZDF. It is the tenth offshoot of SOKO München, launched in 1978. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". The show revolves around a police team that investigates murders and other serious crimes in the city of Potsdam and surrounding areas.[1][2][3] The first three seasons air as Luna + Sophie in the US.

SOKO Potsdam
Series logo
GenrePolice procedural
Written by
  • Richard Kropf
  • Hanno Hackfort
  • Bob Konrad
  • Krystof Hybl
  • Anne Katrin Mascher
  • Stefan Scheich
  • Robert Dannenberg
  • Stefan Rogall
Directed byvarious
Starring
  • Michael Lott
  • Yung Ngo
  • Bernd Stegemann
  • Anja Pahl
  • Skandar Amini
  • Agnes Decker
Composers
  • Leonard Petersen
  • Jens Oettrich
  • Daniel Freundlieb
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes54
Production
Executive producers
  • Gerda Müller
  • Michael Tinney
  • Lasse Scharpen
Producers
  • Jochen Cremer
  • Lisa Keiner
  • Marie Therese Dalke
  • Georg Bonhoeffer
Cinematographyvarious
Editorvarious
Running time43 minutes
Production companyBantry Bay Productions
Release
Original networkZDF
Original release24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)

Cast and characters

Current

Actor Character Rank Since
Michael LottBernhard HenschelCriminal council Kriminalrat2018–
Yung NgoThomas BrandnerForensic technician2018–
Bernd StegemannWerner VenseCoroner2018–
Anja PahlTamara MeurerChief inspector2021–
Skandar AminiSamir AmariDetective inspector2021–
Agnes DeckerPauline HobrechtChief inspector2022–

Former

Actor Character Rank Since
Katrin JaehneSophie PohlmannChief inspector2018–2021
Omar El-SaeidiDavid GrünbaumCriminal superintendent2018–2021
Hendrik von BültzingslöwenChristoph WestermannCriminal superintendent2018–2021
Caroline EriksonLuna KunathChief inspector2018–2021
Sönke SchnitzerRobert Pohlmann2018–2021

Luna + Sophie

In 2023, PBS began streaming the first three seasons of the series under the title Luna + Sophie, with English subtitles.[4] Presented by Walter Presents, a British video-on-demand service that streams foreign programs with English subtitles, the show's title is derived from the names of the two original protagonists.[4][5] Due to cast changes in subsequent seasons of SOKO Potsdam, including the departures of Caroline Erikson and Katrin Jaehne, who portrayed Luna and Sophie, respectively, only the first three seasons were streamed as Luna + Sophie.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Soko Potsdam wird ausgestrahlt" [Soko Potsdam is broadcast]. maz-online.de (in German). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. "Drehbeginn für die neue ZDF-Krimiserie "SOKO Potsdam"" [Start of shooting for new ZDF crime series "SOKO Potsdam"]. presseportal.de (in German). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "SOKO Potsdam: 5 Fragen an den neuen Ermittler "Samir Amari"" [SOKO Potsdam: 5 questions for new investigator "Samir Amari"]. tvdigital.de (in German). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. "Luna + Sophie, Season 2, Episode 1 Fatal Attraction". PBS. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. Prange, Stephanie (27 January 2021). "'Presumed Guilty', 'Fear by the Lake' Among 'Walter Presents' Titles Coming to PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in February". Media Play News. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. Bundel, Ani (11 July 2023). "'Luna+Sophie' Season 2 to Broadcast on PBS Stations in July". Telly Vision. Retrieved 5 September 2023.


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