SOKO München

SOKO München (until 2015: SOKO 5113) is a German police procedural television series that first aired on 2 January 1978 on ZDF. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". Production of the show ended in 2020, after forty-two years.

Crossover
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.

Longest-serving cast

 * Wilfried Klaus as Chief Inspector Horst Schickl (381 episodes, 1978–2008)
 * Hartmut Schreier as Chief Inspector Manne Brand (278 episodes, 1992–2008)
 * Michel Guillaume as Chief Inspector Theo Renner (261 episodes, 1993–2008)
 * Werner Kreindl as Chief Inspector Karl Göttmann (126 episodes, 1978–1992)
 * Christine Döring as Chief Inspector Susanne von Hagenberg (118 episodes, 2000–2008)
 * Bernd Herzsprung as Chief Detective Fred Less (115 episodes, 1978–2008)

Spin-offs
The first spin-off of SOKO München was a twelve-part series named Solo für Sudmann, launched in 1997. This was followed by various SOKO series based in different cities in Germany and Austria:
 * Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig, since 2001)
 * SOKO Kitzbühel (2001–2021)
 * SOKO Köln (since 2003)
 * SOKO Wismar (since 2004)
 * SOKO Donau (in Germany SOKO Wien; since 2005)
 * SOKO Rhein-Main (2006–2007; initially titled Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main)
 * SOKO Stuttgart (since 2009)
 * SOKO Hamburg (2018–2024))
 * SOKO Potsdam (since 2018)
 * SOKO Linz (since 2021)