A case for two (2014)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | A case for two |
 | |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | since 2014 |
| Production company |
Novafilm |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 in 6+ seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Thriller |
| idea | André Zoch |
| production | Klaus Laudi |
| First broadcast | May 9, 2014 on ZDF |
A case for two is a German crime series with Antoine Monot, Jr. and Wanja Mues in the leading roles. It has been filmed by Novafilm in Frankfurt am Main and the surrounding area since 2013 on behalf of ZDF and is a new edition of the television series of the same name , which ran from 1981 to 2013 a. a. with Claus Theo Gärtner as Josef Matula.
How it all started
In the life of the lawyer Benni Hornberg everything runs smoothly and civilly. That morning, however, a phone call caused it to go awry. Leo Oswald, an old schoolmate and Benni's former best friend, is back in Frankfurt am Main. After 20 years and numerous criminal activities in South America, Leo is in serious trouble: He is accused of killing the respected entrepreneur Stefan Schwarz. And the evidence that the attractive public prosecutor Conni Leinfelder has on hand is overwhelming.
Benni, a specialist lawyer for insurance law - and not criminal law - is determined after initial hesitation to help his old friend. He ignores urgent warnings from his father-in-law, Dr. Oskar Renners, in whose renowned law firm he works. Renners is currently busy with the shrewd star lawyer Frederic Katzner and his other law firm partners to bring a big insurance deal to the stage.
But even Leo, a private detective who has a hand in hand, still has a few secrets ready. Benni initially feels betrayed by his closed friend and also has to learn painfully that his wife Gabi has embarked on a violent affair with her yoga teacher. His old feel-good life seems to be slipping away from him for good. So Benni gets to work all the more intensively to knock Leo out. Leo thinks he knows Stefan Schwarz's murderer. The entrepreneur met the escort lady Marie at an exclusive, private sex party. A few hours later, the pretty student was found dead. But what else had happened that evening?
In the episode roles are Gudrun Landgrebe as adhesion Judge Peters, Jürgen Tarrach as Frederic Katzner, Rainer Sellien Alexander Bast, Sebastian Weber as Paul Herzog, Kida Khodr Ramadan as Kamphausen, Marc Oliver Schulze seen as Stefan Schwarz.
Actors and characters
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In addition to Monot, Jr. and Mues, the permanent ensemble of Season 1 included Thomas Thieme , Christina Hecke and Sina Tkotsch .
The character of Oskar Renner, played by Thieme, who commits suicide at the end of season 2, was Benni Hornberg's father-in-law. Christina Hecke played a public prosecutor named Conni Leinfelder in the first season. After her departure, at the beginning of the 2nd season, the public prosecutor Claudia Strauss, played by Bettina Zimmermann , entered the life of Benni Hornberg. Since then she has also been part of the main cast of the series.
Sina Tkotsch plays Leo Oswald's friend Nele, who finances her studies with escort companions. The two have an on-off relationship .
In episode 5 The Blind Spot , Claus Theo Gärtner makes a guest appearance when he meets the new detective Oswald at a gas station.
Main cast
| actor | Role name |
Period (season) |
Remarks (role) |
| Antoine Monot, Jr. | Benjamin "Benni" Hornberg | 1.01– | former specialist lawyer for insurance law |
| Vanya Mues | Leo Oswald | 1.01– | Private investigator, returns to Frankfurt am Main after 20 years underground and is initially arrested |
| Bettina Zimmermann | Claudia Strauss | 2.01– | Public prosecutor |
| Sina Tkotsch | Nele Schindler | 1.01-5.04 | Student who finances her living as an escort, on-off relationship with Leo |
| Emilia Bernsdorf | Nina Hornberg | 3.01– | Daughter of Benni and his ex-wife Gabi |
| Thomas Thieme | Dr. Oskar Renners (†) | 1.01-2.03 | Lawyer and ex-father-in-law of Benni, commits suicide in episode 7 due to an incurable disease (bone cancer) |
| Christina Hecke | Conni Leinfelder | 1.01-1.04 | Public prosecutor |
| Kathrin Kühnel | Gabi Hornberg-Renners | 1.01-3.06 | Benni's ex-wife and mother of their daughter |
production
The series is produced by Novafilm, a subsidiary of Odeon Film AG on behalf of ZDF. The first season, however, was still produced by Odeon TV, which has been a pure label of Novafilm since 2015.
The producers of the first season were André Zoch , who was also responsible for the concept for the redevelopment of the series, and Klaus Laudi. Klaus Laudi has been the sole producer since the second season. Matthias Pfeifer and Nadja Grünewald-Kalkofen have editorial responsibility for ZDF.
Season 1 head writer was Florian Oeller. Mike Bäuml has occupied this position since the second season.
So far, ZDF has commissioned 30 episodes, which are divided into seven seasons. The sixth season was filmed in and around Frankfurt from March 2019 and broadcast on ZDF from November 29, 2019. The shooting period for the seventh season, which consists of four episodes, was to be March to June 2020, but filming had to be interrupted in the meantime due to the corona pandemic .
Episode list
| Season | Number of episodes | German-language first broadcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 4th | May 9, 2014 | May 30, 2014 |
| 2 | 4th | October 30, 2015 | 20th November 2015 |
| 3 | 6th | October 21, 2016 | November 25, 2016 |
| 4th | 4th | 20th October 2017 | 17th November 2017 |
| 5 | 4th | 19th October 2018 | November 9, 2018 |
| 6th | 4th | 29th November 2019 | December 27, 2019 |
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fateful friendship | May 9, 2014 | Marcus Ulbricht | Florian Oeller |
| 2 | 2 | Murderous confidence | May 16, 2014 | Andreas Herzog | Florian Oeller |
| 3 | 3 | Danger behind bars | May 23, 2014 | Andreas Herzog | Kai-Uwe Hasenheit |
| 4th | 4th | Deadly past | May 30, 2014 | Marcus Ulbricht | Florian Oeller |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | The blind spot | October 30, 2015 | Felix Herzogenrath | Johannes Lackner |
| 6th | 2 | For lack of evidence | November 6, 2015 | Felix Herzogenrath | Mike Bäuml |
| 7th | 3 | The Great Wall of China | November 13, 2015 | Hannu Salonen | Johannes Lackner |
| 8th | 4th | Green Sauce | 20th November 2015 | Hannu Salonen | Jens-Frederik Otto |
season 3
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | The black sheep | October 21, 2016 | Axel Barth | Mike Bäuml |
| 10 | 2 | Powerless | October 28, 2016 | Axel Barth | Andreas Knop |
| 11 | 3 | Shattered dream | 4th November 2016 | Ulrich Zrenner | Michael Burdock ; Charlotte Wetzel |
| 12 | 4th | Glamor girl | November 11, 2016 | Ulrich Zrenner | Kai-Uwe Hasenheit |
| 13 | 5 | Lonely together | 18th November 2016 | Thomas Nennstiel | Andreas Knop |
| 14th | 6th | The apartment | November 25, 2016 | Thomas Nennstiel | Mike Bäuml |
Season 4
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 1 | Without scruples | 20th October 2017 | Thomas Nennstiel | Mike Bäuml |
| 16 | 2 | Construction murder | October 27, 2017 | Thomas Nennstiel | Carlos Calvo, Martin Dolejš |
| 17th | 3 | Note madness | 3rd November 2017 | Thomas Nennstiel | Boris Gullotta |
| 18th | 4th | The farewell letter | 17th November 2017 | Thomas Nennstiel | Boris Gullotta |
Season 5
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | 1 | Family ties | 19th October 2018 | Thomas Nennstiel | Jan Ricken, Roderick Warich |
| 20th | 2 | The divided apple | October 26, 2018 | Thomas Nennstiel | Rainer Ewerrien |
| 21st | 3 | Death of a pilot | 2nd November 2018 | Thomas Nennstiel | Jan Ricken, Roderick Warich |
| 22nd | 4th | Bolognese Mortale | November 9, 2018 | Thomas Nennstiel | Jan Ricken, Roderick Warich |
Season 6
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | In the shadow of Venus | 29th November 2019 | Uljana Havemann | Jan Ricken, Roderick Warich |
| 24 | 2 | Cardiac arrest | December 6, 2019 | Uljana Havemann | Rainer Ewerrien |
| 25th | 3 | Adem | December 13, 2019 | Florian Eichinger | Boris Gullotta, Markus Staender |
| 26th | 4th | Outdoor | December 27, 2019 | Florian Eichinger | Jan Ricken, Roderick Warich |
Web links
- A Case for Two at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A case for two at Fernsehserien.de
- A case for two on the ZDF side of the broadcast
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Hopefully we like Matula". bild.de, May 9, 2014, accessed May 9, 2014 .
- ↑ "Bettina Zimmermann: Bettina Zimmermann joins" A case for two "". focus.de, February 26, 2015, accessed on February 26, 2015 .
- ↑ "Comeback for Matula". bild.de, September 24, 2015, accessed on September 24, 2015 .
- ↑ On the set of the cult series: A case for two friends! bild.de, March 31, 2019, accessed on June 2, 2019 .
- ↑ lifePR (c) 2002-2020: Start of shooting - new episodes of EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI, Odeon Film AG, press release - lifePR. Retrieved on July 19, 2020 (German).