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Der Kriminalist

2006–2020 · 15 seasons

A sober, methodical German police procedural that trades flash for quiet moral weight and the slow grind of investigation.

Created by
Christian Görlitz
Genres
Crime
Starring
Christian Berkel, Frank Giering, Anna Schudt
Overview
Der Kriminalist is a German television series produced by Monaco Film Hamburg, subsidiary of Odeon Film. Directors during the first season were Sherry Hormann and Torsten C. Fischer, during the second: Thomas Jahn, Jobst Oetzmann and Torsten C. Fischer.

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Created by
Christian Görlitz
Genres
Crime
Starring
Christian Berkel, Frank Giering, Anna Schudt
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • guilt
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime
Created by
Christian Görlitz
Starring
Christian Berkel, Frank Giering, Anna Schudt, Stephanie Japp, Antonia Holfelder, Timo Jacobs, Johanna Polley, Janek Rieke
Music
Hans Hafner
Length
15 seasons, 109 episodes, 60 min each
Network
ZDF
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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