SOKO Leipzig / Season 18

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Season 18 of SOKO Leipzig
Original title SOKO Leipzig - Season 18
Episodes 22nd
Country of production GermanyGermany Germany
First broadcast September 14, 2018 - February 22, 2019 on ZDF
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The eighteenth season of the German crime series SOKO Leipzig comprises 22 episodes and celebrated its premiere on September 14, 2018 on ZDF. The final was broadcast on February 22, 2019. All episodes were published in the ZDFmediathek one week before the TV broadcast .

The season's episodes are first broadcast on Fridays at 9:15 p.m. and in some cases at 9:35 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.

As in previous seasons, three full- length episodes (90 minutes instead of the usual 45 minutes of an episode) were produced with The Bird Girl , Crash and My Child .

actor

Role name actor Episodes
Chief Detective Ina Zimmermann Melanie Marschke 20th
Chief Detective Jan Maybach Marco Girnth 21st
Detective Inspector Tom Kowalski Steffen Schroeder 20th
Detective Inspector Olivia Fareedi Nilam Farooq 8th
Detective Inspector Kim Nowak Amy Mußul 4th
Chief Detective a. D. Hans-Joachim Trautzschke Andreas Schmidt-Schaller 5
Laboratory assistant Lorenz Rettig Daniel Steiner 18th
Forensic doctor Prof. Dr. Sabine Rossi Anna Stieblich 10
Forensic doctor Dr. Mara stone Judith Sehrbrock 11
Chief Detective Dagmar Schnee Petra Kleinert 5
Chief Public Prosecutor Matthias Krauss Sebastian Fräsdorf 3
Public Prosecutor Dr. Alexander Binz Michael redhead 1
Leni Maybach Caroline Scholze 2
Benni Maybach Maximilian Klas 1
Jackie Löber Sinje Irslinger 1
Paul Zimmermann Peter Laser 3
Dr. Kaminsky Jana Bauke 1

Episodes

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		Original title First broadcast D Director script Audience rating Prod.
Code
344 1 blackout September 14, 2018 Robert del Maestro Julia Meimberg, Manuel Meimberg 4.44 million 369
Investigators find a young man in the park who has been stabbed to death. When Commissioner Tom Kowalski finds photos of his daughter Jackie on the victim's cell phone, which were taken shortly before the crime, he suppresses the cell phone and investigates on his own. The victim was on the night of the crime with some friends and Jackie in the club, which Jackie can no longer remember.

Guest actors: Leonie Rainer as Nadine Oertel, Moritz Leu as Ole Seidel, Michel Diercks as Rafael Kuhn, Moritz Heidelbach as Michael Seidel, Armin Zarbock as the kiosk owner, Simon Mantei as the bartender

345 2 Wrong hope September 21, 2018 Robert del Maestro Barry Thomson, Annabel Wahba 4.75 million 370
At the book presentation by the life coach Martin Becker, his colleague Sven Wichert is killed by a poisoned drink. The investigators suspect that the murder involved Becker, who was supposed to drink from the glass. Johanna Reisch, who completed an unsuccessful coaching training with Becker, and Becker's missing son, who suddenly appears with him, are suspected. When it comes out that Sven Wichert was hired by Becker as a ghostwriter for his bestseller, Becker himself moves into the focus of the investigation.

Guest actors: Siegfried Terpoorten as Martin Becker, Kristina Pauls as Maria Hahn, Lukas Hupfeld as Karsten Gramer, Hanna Jürgens as Johanna Reisch, Jörg Rühl as police officer, Till Schmidt as caretaker, Toni Haase as Sven Wichert

346 3 Dangerous role model 28th September 2018 Robert del Maestro Markus Hoffmann, Uwe Kossmann 4.81 million 371
The body of young Sammy Kessner is found in front of an old bowling center. He was shot and then bled to death in agony. However, the victim was once considered a model student, but increasingly slipped into criminality. Sammy Kessner was involved in arms deals on the Darknet. The investigators are therefore wondering whether he was the victim of a failed arms deal or whether his teacher, Bruno Zeller, with whom he did not have a good relationship, took revenge on him because he was threatened with a weapon by Sammy Kessner.

Guest actors: Janina Fautz as Nina Zeller, Aaron Hilmer as Sammy Kessner, Katharina Spiering as Evelyn Kessner, Rouven Israel as Robin Henke, Johannes Richard Voelkel as Bruno Zeller, Langston Uibel as Bockel, Jan Hasenfuß as policeman

347 4th Never enough 5th October 2018 Patrick Winczewski Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann , Roland Heep 5.11 million 374
Lorenz Rettig is quite astonished when Anne Fiori unexpectedly appears on his doorstep. She asks for his help in the community garden, where they make a terrible discovery. In the raised bed they find the half-decayed corpse of bomb defuser Dennis Basler, a colleague of Anne Fiori. Investigators initially suspect Anne Fiori, but a new situation emerges when it comes to light that the garden was sold to the building contractor Otto Zuse.

Guest actors: Lena Dörrie as Anne Fiori, Jürgen Heinrich as Kurt Odenthal, Karolina Lodyga as Maria Basler, Thomas Dehler as Otto Zuse, Dirk Dyballa as Dennis Basler

348 5 Broken October 12, 2018 Patrick Winczewski Marco Girnth 4.75 million 375
When the lawyer Mark Wolters drives over a country road at night, which is also Ina Zimmermann's son Paul, an accident occurs. Wolters was distracted by flirting with his colleague Katrin Berg and hit the road. Investigators are called the next morning to a body found in the trunk of Wolters' car. The dead person is Gregor Lippold, a colleague of Wolters who felt that he was being left out in planning his career in the law firm. But the case becomes even more explosive when Erik Hemmerling, the firm's intern, is kidnapped.

Guest actors: Julia Dietze as Katrin Berg, Barnaby Metschurat as Mark Wolters, Philipp Baltus as Boris Schubert, Thomas Dannemann as Gerd Hemmerling, Hartmut Volle as Dr. Klaus Bernemann, Hubertus Hartmann as Gregor Lippold, Sarah Hannemann as Jasmin, Josef Mattes as Erik Hemmerling

349 6th No means no 19th October 2018 Jörg Mielich Jan Braren 4.64 million 378
Olivia Fareedi learns of possible rape during an undercover investigation against a drug dealer. However, at first it cannot do anything. After the investigation is over, she and Dagmar Schnee want to convince the victim to report the rape so that the case can be investigated. The alleged perpetrator is the former soap star Bill Wunderlich, who admits consensual sex, but sees his person in disrepute.

Guest actors: Johanna Ingelfinger as Janine Wagner, Nils Brunkhorst as Bill Wunderlich, Krunoslav Šebrek as René Scholl, Bülent Sharif as Sahin, Amrei Haardt as Nicole Schmidt, Wolfgang Zarnack as lawyer

350 7th stab in the heart October 26, 2018 Jörg Mielich Manuel Meimberg, Julia Meimberg 4.48 million 376
Investigators find a corpse under a highway bridge with a deep stab wound in the area of ​​the heart, which was deliberately stabbed. When another dead woman appears a short time later, who was also killed with a targeted stab in the heart, the investigators assume a serial killer. That's why they get support from the profiler Frank Seefeld. It is not easy for Jan Maybach, as he has to lead the team while Ina Zimmermann is away and also gets into a personal conflict with Frank Seefeld.

Guest actors: Tobias Oertel as Frank Seefeld, Jana Klinge as Anja Wolf, Tom Jahn as Holger Mazurek, Cosima Lehninger as Stefanie "Tiffi" ​​Kolb

351 8th The shadow man 2nd November 2018 Jörg Mielich Manuel Meimberg, Julia Meimberg 4.31 million 377
Markus Teuber's body is found in front of a gay club. Jens Rose, Teuber's partner, suspects her homophobic neighbor Bernd Uhlig. The investigators find out that Teuber led a double life. He had been happily married under the name of Klaus Mertens for 20 years. Teuber's wife, Vanessa Mertens, is also the focus of the investigation. It is speculated whether Teuber's secret might have been revealed or whether his wife could not endure her husband's sexual orientation.

Guest actors: Martin Bretschneider as Jens Rose, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer as Manfred Mertens, Sonsee Neu as Vanessa Mertens, Christian Kahrmann as Bernd Uhlig, Roman Schomburg as Robin Mertens, Markus von Lingen as Markus Teuber, Philipp Oehme as the bartender, Tim Forssman as the guy, Susanne Bredehöft as a bartender

352 9 The Wendt case November 9, 2018 Sven Fehrensen Manuel Meimberg, Julia Meimberg 4.68 million 386
Nicole Wendt is found dead after the birthday party of her father Wilfried Wendt, a famous publisher. Shortly before, she was appointed the publisher's new managing director. For Wilfried Wendt, his son Kai is the culprit, as he is not only the black sheep of the family, but also had an argument with his sister. However, in the course of the investigation, new clues emerge, revealing a well-kept family secret.

Guest actors: Markus Boysen as Wilfried Wendt, Hedi Kriegeskotte as Marianne Wendt, David Rott as Florian Wendt, Josef Heynert as Kai Wendt, Monika Wegener as Nicole Wendt, Bianca Nawrath as Nicole Wendt (young), Fynn Malou Meinert as Florian Wendt (young)

353 10 Behind closed doors 16th November 2018 Sven Fehrensen Felicitas Korn 4.80 million 384
When police officer Sven Schlüter comes home from a company party at night, he finds his murdered wife Anja. In the case of the dead, defensive injuries are discovered that indicate a tough fight. Investigators find out that the victim was having an affair, causing her husband Sven and secret lover Dr. Martin Schmidt came into the focus of the investigation. But then a family drama reveals itself because their son Yannick was terminally ill, which led to a tense relationship within the family.

Guest actors: Thomas Arnold as Sven Schlueter, Leonard Carow as Yannick Schlueter, Mercedes Müller as Nadine Renner, Thomas Lawinky as Jochen Weinold, Anja Schneider as Anja Schlueter, David C. Bunners as Dr. Martin Schmidt, Timo Hack as Yannick (young)

354 11 Gold child 23rd November 2018 Sven Fehrensen Axel Hildebrand 4.68 million 385
Influencer Nike Gold travels to Leipzig for a shoot with her daughter Maggie, manager Doro and bodyguard Tatjana. At the airport they are attacked by a stranger whose knife attack Maggie narrowly missed. Tatjana pursues the attacker and kills him in a fight. The investigators find a strand of Maggie's hair in a container on the dead man. The situation worsens when Maggie is kidnapped a short time later.

Guest actors: Jasmin Lord as Nike Gold, Natalia Rudziewicz as Doro Gerber, Sylta Fee Wegmann as Tatjana Lunkewitz, Adrian Topol as Arthur Koschwitz, Oliver Reinhard as Klaas Schuhmann, Luke Neite as hipster, Lilly Wagner as Maggie Gold

355 12 The intrigue November 30, 2018 Sven Fehrensen Markus Hoffmann, Uwe Kossmann 4.30 million 383
Journalist Aleksander Gretzky kneels next to his dead partner with the murder tool in his hands. Caught in the act, he is arrested by Inspector Jan Maybach and confesses to the murder. However, the case does not seem to be resolved so quickly when investigators find out that Gretzky is a key figure in a political scandal. Leni Maybach worked with Gretzky in the newspaper editorial office and could know the real reason for the murder and thus bring a truth to light.

Guest actors: Peter Benedict as Pit Birnbaum, Daniel Lommatzsch as Aleksander Gretzky, Rainer Laupichler as Dr. Peter Landau, Zoe Moore as Jasmin Glaser, Simona Theoharova as Maria

356 13 The Chinese light 7th December 2018 Maris Pfeiffer Markus Hoffmann, Uwe Kossmann 4.27 million 398
After the former SOKO boss Hajo Trautzschke had lunch with Prof. Rossi in a Chinese restaurant, he was passed out and kidnapped by two dropouts from the Nazi scene. Prof. Rossi suspects bad things and informs the SOKO team, which immediately starts a search. But not only the investigators are looking for the kidnappers, the Chinese mafia also wants to track them down. The team is on the lookout for their former boss, who is trying to win the kidnappers' trust.

Guest actors: Anton Spieker as Sven Quitzendorfer, Odine Johne as Rieke, Simon Rußig as Thor, Maximilian Jaenisch as a cat, Poki Wang as Li Quang, Long Dang-Ngoc as Chen Tian, Aaron Le as a lawyer

357 14th The wrong muse December 14, 2018 Patrick Winczewski Barry Thomson 4.37 million 379
Roberta Neuhaus is found strangled between her own works of art. Since a valuable painting is missing, the investigators suspect a robbery and murder and suspect the convicted art dealer Nicolai Blago. But when it emerges that the victim was trading in fake art, the investigation focused on new suspects, such as the art appraiser Kappenstein, who was about to go into hiding. Meanwhile, the two investigators Tom Kowalski and Olivia Fareedi get a little closer.

Guest actors: Niklas Kohrt as Elliot Neuhaus, Franziska Wulf as Bernadette Tech, László I. Kish as Nicolai Blago, Sebastian Weber as Felix Kappenstein, Hildegard Lena Kuhlenberg as Roberta Neuhaus

358 15th The bird girl (90 min.) December 28, 2018 Patrick Winczewski Ulf Tschauder 4.21 million 372/373
During the legal proceedings against building contractor Hans Woitek, his partner Karsten Tiedemann fell from the roof of a building shell to his death. Prosecutor Binz has no doubt that this is murder and that Tiedemann should be silenced in order not to let the mafia-like structures of the company go up. However, the case gets a new twist when the investigators find a lead in the Czech Republic to a young woman. Shortly before the case is resolved, Dr. Binz and his family are threatened, which is why he asks Commissioner Ina Zimmermann to stop the investigation.

Guest actors: Gabriela Lindl as Karolina Adámková, Danny Exnar as Milan Brykner, Maike Bollow as Senta Tiedemann, Timon Ballenberger as Finn Woitek, Peter Peniaska as Jakub Linhart, Frank Röth as Hans Woitek, Justus Johanssen as Julian Tiedemann, Marcel Mohab as Sergio, Sabine Falkenberg as a judge

359 16 Crash (90 min.) 4th January 2019 Jörg Mielich Jan Braren, Manuel Meimberg 5.57 million 389/390
The paraplegic Peter Hoffmeister finds the body of his wife Julia Hoffmeister. He then tries to commit suicide, which Commissioner Jan Maybach can prevent at the last moment. Initially, the investigators have no usable lead until Lorenz Rettig provides the first clue. The victim was registered on an affair portal for married people. But Hoffmeister's supervisor, Raoul Merad, also has a motive, since he was apparently in love with the victim and feels pushed back.

Guest actors: Paul Herwig as Peter Hoffmeister, Langston Uibel as Raoul Merad, Judith Mauthe as Lorena Bergmann, Jonas Hien as Stefan Lammert, Sabine Werner as Frau Wagner, Robert Schupp as Florian Singer, Anna von Haebler as Julia Hoffmeister, Jonas Fürstenau as Konrad Wagner , Bastian Semm as trainer, Nils Malten as carer

360 17th My child (90 min.) January 11, 2019 Patrick Winczewski Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep 5.12 million 380/381
Shortly after a petty criminal was found shot, managing director Sasha Bettenrot confesses to the murder. However, when the investigators learned that the Bettenrot family's son had been kidnapped and the ransom delivery failed, the case took a new turn. The investigators are under time pressure, as the kidnapping victim Louis may be in mortal danger if there is another accomplice. The case becomes a personal matter for Commissioner Olivia Fareedi when it is revealed that Louis has been adopted. When she succeeds in locating Louis' whereabouts, Olivia Fareedi has to act and makes a decision with grave consequences.

Guest actors: Katja Danowski as Christina Bettenrot, Matthias Ziesing as Sasha Bettenrot, Imogen Kogge as Regina Ludowitz, Kai-Peter Malina as Tobias Bosch, Anna Herrmann as Lydia Bosch, Theo Kircher as Louis

361 18th Naked January 25, 2019 Patrick Winczewski Eva Zahn, Volker A. Zahn 4.51 million 382
When Laura Schüler jogs through the streets of Leipzig at night, she is drugged and kidnapped. The investigators find the woman's body a short time later and assume a sex crime. First the ex-boyfriend and business partner of the victim moves into the circle of suspects. However, Dagmar Schnee finds another lead on a website that contains videos of women who have been drugged and filmed having sex.

Guest actors: Ines Kurenbach as Meike Eichhorn, Steffen Lehmann as Lars Eichhorn, Konstantin Frolov as Marcel Fritsch, Anke Retzlaff as Jasmin Nowak, Caspar Langer as Luca Fritsch

362 19th Practical test 1st February 2019 Jörg Mielich Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep 4.87 million 388
Looking for someone to strengthen her team, Ina Zimmermann talks to the young Commissioner Kim Nowak, who is a possible candidate for the vacant position. However, the conversation is not going well and a rejection seems certain. After the conversation, Kim Nowak wants to report her mother's sick note in the hairdressing salon when two masked men suddenly storm the shop and take hostages. Kim Nowak poses as a hairdresser and secretly contacts Ina Zimmermann via her cell phone. The two masked men demand 230,000 euros from Tobias Kortschak, the husband of a hostage, for the release of the hostages. He suspects that his wife is a cheap trick to get his money.

Guest actors: Alina Levshin as Sascha Zertik, Anton Rubtsov as Eugen Zertik, Tobias Licht as Tobias Kortschak, Mirka Pigulla as Nadine Kortschak, Carina Wiese as Monja Nowak, Sanne Schnapp as Anja Masur, Simon Werner as SEK director

363 20th Ranya February 8, 2019 Oren Schmuckler Markus Hoffmann, Uwe Kossmann 5.03 million 391
Investigators find the body of the Moroccan Kamal Achchakir, who was brutally murdered. The murder suggests a xenophobic motive. A first lead leads the inspectors Kim Nowak and Jan Maybach to the human trafficker and pimp Aslan König. They are supported by Dagmar Schnee. When the young Moroccan Ranya, the victim's sister, shows up, the case takes a turn. Meanwhile, Commissioner Jan Maybach signs the lease for his new apartment as he is moving out of the shared flat with colleague Tom Kowalski.

Guest actors: Tobias Schenke as Jens Rieker, Sabrina Amali as Ranya Achchakir, Tamer Yigit as Aslan König, Oscar Hoppe as Mitch, Dennis Kamitz as Janek, Jakob Plutte as Bernie, Vera Kasimir as Frau Goslow

364 21st Deep in the heart 15th February 2019 Oren Schmuckler Manuel Meimberg 5.06 million 392
Shortly after the funeral of the deceased pensioner Gerda Moll, Pastor Palm is found murdered. First, the commissioners talk to Maria Moll and her son Jonas, who are both active in the community and who were very close to Pastor Palm. However, Jonas Moll is very aggressive when talking to Pastor Palm, which makes him suspicious. For investigator Jan Maybach, the case becomes personal. He is worried about his father, who suffered a heart attack after an argument with Jan Maybach and was put into an artificial coma.

Guest actors: Hartmut Becker as Father Maybach, Peggy Lukac as Mother Maybach, Katja Studt as Maria Moll, Hans Klima as Manfred Moll, Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt as Pastor Palm, Jürg Plüss as Boris Moll, Peter Weiss as Chaplain David Seidel, Michelangelo Fortuzzi as Jonas Moll

365 22nd Gambled away February 22, 2019 Oren Schmuckler Jeanet Pfitzer, Frank Koopmann, Roland Heep 5.35 million 393
Cleaner Elina Jungklaus caught a burglar in the act in the Leipzig civil engineering department. When the investigators arrive a short time later, the young woman is dead. Peter Hassmann, the victim's shift supervisor, tried to stop the burglar, but he did not succeed. A first lead leads to the victim's husband, Oliver Jungklaus, who copied his wife's work key and sold it to Pedro Basker, who used it to break into the property. At the last second, the commissioners can prevent Oliver Jungklaus from killing the alleged murderer, Pedro Basker. However, the case is not yet resolved.

Guest actors: Antonio Wannek as Oliver Jungklaus, David Zimmphia as Peter Hassmann, Jaime Krsto Ferkic as Pedro Basker, Anja Thiemann as Isabelle Gruber, Hartmut Becker as father Maybach, Peggy Lukac as mother Maybach, Louit Lippstreu as Tobias Hassmann, Carina Wiese as Monja Nowak , Katja Göhler as Elina Jungklaus

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ SOKO Leipzig - Blackout. Oddsmeter.de, accessed on September 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Primetime check: Friday, September 21, 2018.quotemeter.de , September 22, 2018, accessed on September 24, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: Primetime check: Friday, September 28, 2018.quotemeter.de, September 29, 2018, accessed on October 6, 2018 .
  4. ↑ SOKO Leipzig - never enough. Oddsmeter.de, accessed on October 6, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Primetime-Check: Friday, October 12, 2018.quotemeter.de , October 13, 2018, accessed on October 13, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Friday, October 19, 2018.quotemeter.de, October 20, 2018, accessed on October 20, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Primetime Check: Friday, October 26, 2018.quotemeter.de , October 27, 2018, accessed on October 30, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Friday, November 2nd, 2018.quotemeter.de, November 3rd, 2018, accessed on November 3rd, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Friday, November 9th, 2018.quotemeter.de, November 10th, 2018, accessed on November 11th, 2018 .
  10. ↑ SOKO Leipzig - Behind closed doors. Oddsmeter.de, accessed on November 17, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Friday, November 23, 2018.quotemeter.de, November 24, 2018, accessed on November 24, 2018 .
  12. ↑ SOKO Leipzig - The intrigue. Oddsmeter.de, accessed on December 8, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Prime Time check: Friday, December 7, 2018. Quotenmeter.de, December 8, 2018 accessed on 8 December 2018 .
  14. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Friday, December 14, 2018.quotemeter.de, December 15, 2018, accessed on December 16, 2018 .
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  19. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Primetime check: Friday, February 1, 2019.quotemeter.de, February 2, 2019, accessed on February 2, 2019 .
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  21. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Primetime Check: Friday, February 15, 2019.quotemeter.de , February 16, 2019, accessed on February 24, 2019 .
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