SOKO is a German (ZDF) and Austrian (ORF) police procedural television series franchise. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". Some English-language titles do not contain the word "SOKO", however.
Launched in 1978 under the title SOKO 5113 (changed to SOKO München in 2015), the original series ran for forty-two years, until 2020. 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.
List of series SOKO 5113 / SOKO München (1978–2020) Solo für Sudmann (1997) SOKO Leipzig (2001–present) SOKO Kitzbühel (2001–2021) SOKO Köln (2003–present) SOKO Wismar (2004–present) SOKO Donau (in Germany SOKO Wien; 2005–present) "Der vierte Mann", a Donau–Leipzig single-episode crossover (2019) SOKO Rhein-Main (2006–2007; initially titled Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main) SOKO Stuttgart (2009–present) SOKO – Der Prozess five-part crossover between five ZDF SOKO series (2013) SOKO Hamburg (2018–2024) SOKO Potsdam (2018–present); first three seasons streamed under the name Luna + Sophie in the United States SOKO Linz (2021–present)
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External links SOKO series on ZDF