''Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig)'' is a German crime drama television series first broadcast on 31 January 2001 on

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. More than 400 episodes have been screened since. On 12 November 2008, the first of a two-part crossover between ''SOKO Leipzig'' and British police procedural ''

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'', titled " Proof of Life", was aired, with the same version being shown on both ZDF and British television network ITV. ''Soko Leipzig'' is the second 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".

Synopsis

The series details the investigative work done by the special commission of the

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

police. The team, consisting of Hajo Trautzschke, Jan Maybach, Ina Zimmermann, and Tom Kowalski, mostly investigates crimes such as murder and manslaughter. They are supported by team assistant Olivia Fareedi, coroners Sabine Rossi and Mara Stein, as well as laboratory assistant Lorenz Rettig and prosecutor Alexander Binz. In cases concerning sexual offenses, Dagmar Schnee is also on the team.

Crossovers

On 3 April 2013, five SOKO teams were brought together for a five-part special titled '' SOKO – Der Prozess''. In it, the teams from

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, Leipzig,

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, and

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have to solve the murder of a police officer. The five episodes were shown across Germany from 30 September to 4 October 2013. A crossover episode with '' SOKO Donau'', titled "Der vierte Mann", was broadcast on ORF on 2 November 2019 and ZDF on 8 November 2019. The screenplay was based on a true story related to the Viennese political activist Rudolfine Steindling.

Cast and characters

Current

Former

Episodes

Gallery

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Special

In April 2013, a five-part crossover between five ZDF SOKO series, titled '' SOKO – Der Prozess'', began filming. The teams included in the show are '' 5113'', ''

'', ''Leipzig'', ''

'', and ''

''.

References

External links

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