SOKO München

*SOKO München*
SOKO München
Also known as	SOKO 5113
Genre	Police procedural
Created by	Dieter Schenk
Written by	Conny Lens; Franz-Xaver Wendleder; Hubert Eckert; Jochen Wedegärtner; Renate Kampmann;
Directed by	Kai Borsche; Bodo Schwarz; Ulrich Stark; Zbynek Cerven;
Starring	Wilfried Klaus (1978–2009); Werner Kreindl (1978–1992); Bernd Herzsprung (1978–1992); Hartmut Schreier (1992–2010); Michel Guillaume (1993–2017); Christine Döring (2000–2008); Bianca Hein (2006–2020); Gerd Silberbauer (2008–2020); Joscha Kiefer (2010–2020);
Theme music composer	Arpad Bondy
Composers	Axel Kroell; Robert Fuhrmann; Robert Krolage;
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of seasons	46
No. of episodes	675
Production
Executive producer	Eva Gerstenberg
Producers	Daniel van den Berg; Joachim Kosack;
Production locations	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Cinematography	Oliver-Maximilian Kraus; Matthias Papenmeier; Stefan Motzek;
Editor	Axel Laustroer
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Elan-Film Gierke & Company (1978–2020); UFA Fernsehproduktion (1978–2013); UFA Fiction (2014–2020);
Original release
Network	ZDF
Release	2 January 1978 –; 29 December 2020
Related
	SOKO – Der Prozess

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)