TV series

Rex - Vienna Calling

2026 · 1 season

A cozy, brisk crime procedural with a dog at its heart, balancing grisly cases with warm domestic drama.

Overview: Together with Commissioner Max Steiner, Inspector Felix Burger, and their boss Major Evelyn Leitner, German Shepherd Rex investigates cases in the Vienna homicide division, supported by pathologist Dr. Tom Wippler. For Max, Rex is more than just a four-legged colleague. He also shares his home with the German Shepherd. The experienced investigator is single and still suffering from his separation from his ex-wife Sarah. But things are about to get lively again when Max's adult daughter Anna returns from South America. And where the daughter is, the mother is never far away.
How it feels: Tense, warm, earnest and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Crime, family, mystery, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
family
mystery
loyalty
healing
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild