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SOKO Köln

2003 · 25 seasons

A steady, comfortable weekly mystery that ambles through a German city, solving cases with teamwork and a touch of humour.

Created by
Mascha Schilinski, Daniel Helfer
Genres
Crime
Starring
Sissy Höfferer, Pierre Besson, Lukas Piloty
Overview
The SOKO Köln investigates the cathedral city with humor and often with hard work. Their cases take them into a variety of environments, from the Cologne clique to the terraced housing estates on the outskirts of the city.

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Created by
Mascha Schilinski, Daniel Helfer
Genres
Crime
Starring
Sissy Höfferer, Pierre Besson, Lukas Piloty
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • family
  • class
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
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Starring
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Length
25 seasons, 540 episodes
Network
ZDF
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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