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Genre | Police procedural |
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Directed by | various |
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Country of origin | Germany |
Original language | German |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 54 |
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Cinematography | various |
Editor | various |
Running time | 43 minutes |
Production company | Bantry Bay Productions |
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Network | ZDF |
Release | 24 September 2018 |
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.
Current
Actor | Character | Rank | Since |
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Michael Lott | Bernhard Henschel | Criminal council Kriminalrat | 2018– |
Yung Ngo | Thomas Brandner | Forensic technician | 2018– |
Bernd Stegemann | Werner Vense | Coroner | 2018– |
Anja Pahl | Tamara Meurer | Chief inspector | 2021– |
Skandar Amini | Samir Amari | Detective inspector | 2021– |
Agnes Decker | Pauline Hobrecht | Chief inspector | 2022– |
Former
Actor | Character | Rank | Since |
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Katrin Jaehne | Sophie Pohlmann | Chief inspector | 2018–2021 |
Omar El-Saeidi | David Grünbaum | Criminal superintendent | 2018–2021 |
Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen | Christoph Westermann | Criminal superintendent | 2018–2021 |
Caroline Erikson | Luna Kunath | Chief inspector | 2018–2021 |
Sönke Schnitzer | Robert Pohlmann | 2018–2021 |
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]