MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

TV series
Poster for Rookies

Rookies

2020–2024 · 6 seasons

A gentle, case-of-the-week procedural where young trainees learn on the job, mixing mild mystery with personal growing pains.

Created by
Franco Tozza, Oliver Liliensiek
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
François Goeske, Neil Malik Abdullah, Jane Chirwa
Overview
Practical semester at the Halle/Saale Police College: Finally out of the seminar rooms and into real life - which for the students means: real murder cases. With the support of their trainers in the homicide squad, they will have to solve this. The beginners sometimes overshoot the mark, make mistakes and have to learn new things on their way to becoming fully qualified detectives. In each episode, a case between the university and real life is dissected, discussed and solved, while the private complications of the students, lecturers and trainers are not neglected.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Rookies

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Franco Tozza, Oliver Liliensiek
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
François Goeske, Neil Malik Abdullah, Jane Chirwa
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • education
    • work
    • friendship
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    More like this

    Titles like Rookies

    TV series

    Hamburg Dockland

    2007

    A steady, easy-going German procedural that blends police work with hospital life, comfortable and familiar rather than gripping.

    Same director: Oliver Liliensiek · About crime and work · procedural

    Also
    Same director: Oliver Liliensiek
    Via
    • crime
    • work
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    21
    Details
    Hamburg DocklandHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Law & Order

    1990

    A cool, methodical plunge into the machinery of justice, where dry banter and grim discoveries give way to courtroom sparring with few easy answers.

    About crime · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Seasons
    26
    Details
    Law & OrderHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    NCIS: Hawaiʻi

    2021–2024

    A sunny, easy-going procedural where cases wrap up neatly and the team's banter keeps things light.

    About crime · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • procedural
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    3
    Details
    NCIS: HawaiʻiHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    21 Jump Street

    1987–1991

    A earnest, issue-driven undercover procedural that balances teen angst with moral lessons, feeling dated but sincere.

    About crime and coming-of-age · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • coming-of-age
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Seasons
    5
    Details
    21 Jump StreetHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Ellis

    2024

    A steady, familiar detective procedural that coasts on routine casework and an easygoing lead presence rather than surprises.

    About crime and work · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • work
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    2
    Details
    EllisHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Großstadtrevier

    1986

    A gentle, long-running procedural that feels like catching up with old friends while they handle the everyday ups and downs of a city beat.

    About crime and friendship · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • friendship
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    38
    Details
    GroßstadtrevierHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    The Sommerdahl Murders

    2020

    A gentle, scenic crime procedural where personal entanglements matter as much as the cases, easy to dip into.

    About crime and friendship · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • friendship
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    7
    Details
    The Sommerdahl MurdersHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Rookie Blue

    2010–2015

    A fast-paced, warm-hearted procedural that balances case-of-the-week tension with the messy personal lives of its young ensemble.

    About work and friendship · procedural

    Via
    • work
    • friendship
    • procedural
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    6
    Details
    Rookie BlueHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    BOSS

    2009–2011

    A polished, briskly professional police procedural with a charismatic female lead, balancing casework tension against light workplace comedy and personal longing.

    About crime and work · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • work
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Seasons
    2
    Details
    BOSSHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    We Are Criminal Police

    2024

    A grounded, earnest procedural that follows a young officer's growth with steady tension and emotional weight.

    About work and coming-of-age · procedural

    Via
    • work
    • coming-of-age
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Seasons
    1
    Details
    We Are Criminal PoliceHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    SOKO Wismar

    2004

    A calm, familiar procedural that ambles through small-town cases with gentle humour and little urgency.

    About crime and work · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • work
    • procedural
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    24
    Details
    SOKO WismarHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Cuffs

    2015

    A brisk, grounded police procedural that balances tense incidents with the personal lives of its officers, making for an easy-watch ensemble drama.

    About crime and work · procedural

    Via
    • crime
    • work
    • procedural
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    1
    Details
    CuffsHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Created by
    Franco Tozza, Oliver Liliensiek, Nico Zavelberg, Franziska Jahn, Petra Käthe Niemeyer, Irina Popow
    Written by
    Lucas Flasch, Heike Brückner von Grumbkow, Jörg Brückner, Isabella Oliveira Parise Kröger
    Starring
    François Goeske, Neil Malik Abdullah, Jane Chirwa, Luise von Finckh, Timmi Trinks, Esther Schweins, Salvatore Greco, Martin Bretschneider
    Length
    6 seasons, 72 episodes, 43 min each
    Network
    ZDF
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

    TMDBIMDbWikidata